“Deer and Wolves and Bobcats, Oh My!”: UPDATE
10 Feb 2022

“Deer and Wolves and Bobcats, Oh My!”: UPDATE

by | posted in: Activism, Advocacy, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, Hunting, Legislation, Michigan Legislature, Natural Resources Commission, Urban Deer, Wildlife, Wolves | 0

Timing is everything, and within hours of posting this article, important news broke. The US Fish & Wildlife Service order removing gray wolves from Endangered Species Act listing was “vacated” by US District Judge Jeffrey S. White, meaning that gray … Continued

AFA Named to Wolf Management Advisory Council: We Ask a Wolf Advocate What it Means
29 Mar 2021

AFA Named to Wolf Management Advisory Council: We Ask a Wolf Advocate What it Means

by | posted in: Activism, Advocacy, Department of Natural Resources, Endangered Species Act, Endangered Species Act, Hunting, Natural Resources Commission, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wolf, Wolf Management Advisory Council | 0

EDITOR’S NOTE: Nancy Warren is Executive Director of the National Wolfwatcher Coalition and a resident of the western Upper Peninsula who has advocated on behalf of wolves for nearly three decades. After AFA was named to the new Advisory Council, … Continued

3 Wins this Week and it’s only Tuesday
7 Jul 2020

3 Wins this Week and it’s only Tuesday

by | posted in: Activism, Advocacy, Analysis, Endangered Species Act, Endangered Species Act, Federal, federal agency, Legislation, Litigation, NEPA, NEPA | 0

On July 6, two court decisions breathed new life into the 50 year old National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. § 4321 et seq.; and, in one case, supported a broad interpretation of the Endangered Species Act. The decisions … Continued

Advocacy in the Time of Coronavirus*
30 Apr 2020

Advocacy in the Time of Coronavirus*

by | posted in: Activism, Advocacy, Analysis, Congress, Coronavirus, Farmed Animals, Federal, federal agency, Governor Whitmer, Legislation, Media, Natural Resources Commission, PCRM, Wayne State dog experiments, Wildlife | 1

*With apologies to the Nobel laureate and Columbian writer, Gabriel García Márquez “Since we all have time on our hands, do you think it’s a good time to write to our legislators? Or would it be better to get the … Continued

Experimenting on Dogs in the Midst of a Pandemic
7 Apr 2020

Experimenting on Dogs in the Midst of a Pandemic

by | posted in: Activism, Advocacy, Attorney General Nessel, Coronavirus, Governor Whitmer, PCRM, Wayne State dog experiments | 0

Today, Attorneys for Animals joined Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) in calling on Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy to investigate Wayne State University for ongoing violations of Governor Whitmer’s #StayHomeStaySafe Order. Image: Heart … Continued

Legislative Tracker: End-of-Summer-Recess Edition
27 Aug 2019

Legislative Tracker: End-of-Summer-Recess Edition

by | posted in: Activism, Advocacy, Analysis, Congress, Federal, Legislation, Legislative Tracker | 0

End of summer means pumpkin spice latte in your favorite coffee shop, the beginning of school, and the return of legislators to the state and US capitols. In Michigan, we’ve seen two bills introduced this past month which the AFA … Continued