| Jan. 19, 2023
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Stefanik Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill to Combat Invasive Species
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| Dec. 8, 2022
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Meng and Carter Celebrate Inclusion of End Wildlife Trafficking Act in NDAA
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| Nov. 29, 2022
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Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Durbin Urges USDA To Update Standards For Commercial Dog Breeding Facilities
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Sept. 20, 2022
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Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, Kevin Shea, Administrator of the Animal and Planet Health Inspection Service - Congressman Joe Morelle Continues Push to Eradicate the Spotted Lanternfly
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Rep. Joe Morelle
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| Aug. 29, 2022
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Letter to Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Kilmer Pushes for Federal Funding to Fight Invasive Species
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Rep. Joe Morelle, ...
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| July 20, 2022
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Letter to Jolie Harrison, Chief of the Permits and Conservation Division of the National Marine Fisheries Service, and Carolyn McKinnie, Senior Staff Veterinarian at APHIS Animal Care - Requesting Update on Welfare of Miami Orca, Lolita
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Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, ...
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| July 11, 2022
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Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, Randy Moore, Chief of the Forest Service - Rep Lieu Calls for Increased Protections for Wild Horses at Devil's Garden Wild Horse Territory
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| June 22, 2022
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Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Rep. Titus Fights for Animal Testing Alternatives
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Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, ...
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| Jan. 20, 2022
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Chairman Nadler Statement at Natural Resources Hearing on the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| Dec. 15, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary Dept. of Interior - Bipartisan Delegation Seeks Emergency ESA Gray Wolf Listing Protections
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| Dec. 2, 2021
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Malliotakis Introduces Puppy Mill Bill with Colleagues; ASPCA Applauds Legislation
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Rep. Nicole Malliotakis
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| Nov. 18, 2021
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Portman, Coons Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Reauthorize Wildlife Trafficking Law
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Rep. Grace Meng, ...
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| Nov. 4, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Schiff, Feinstein, Huffman, Delbene, Colleagues Urge USDA to Improve Standard of Care for Captive Marine Mammals
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| Oct. 28, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary Department of the Interior - Protecting Grey Wolves
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Oct. 24, 2021
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Letter to Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Cruel Taxpayer-Funded Experiments on Puppies
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Rep. Andrew Garbarino, ...
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| Oct. 8, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Nadler Urges Secretary Vilsack to Act on COVID-19 Spread from Mink Farms
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| Sept. 30, 2021
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Letter to Rochelle Walensky, Director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Fitzpatrick, Deutch Lead Bipartisan Letter Calling on CDC to Lift Dog Import Suspension
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Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, ...
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| Sept. 21, 2021
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Schumer Reveals: New Yorkers Being Bit By "Record' Number Of Mosquitos As More & More West Nile Virus Pools --Over 1K-- Confirmed; With Climate Change, Mosquito Season Could Last Even Longer; Senator Announces New Fed Push To Boost Funds Localities Need To Beat Back The Bug & Diseases Before Spread
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 21, 2021
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Letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Schumer Reveals: New Yorkers Being Bit By "Record' Number Of Mosquitos As More & More West Nile Virus Pools --Over 1K-- Confirmed; With Climate Change, Mosquito Season Could Last Even Longer; Senator Announces New Fed Push To Boost Funds Localities Need To Beat Back The Bug & Diseases Before Spread
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 7, 2021
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Letter to the Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - O'Halleran Advocates for Animal Safety in Extreme Weather Events
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| July 27, 2021
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Nadler & Blumenauer Introduce the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| June 29, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior - Representatives Panetta And Carbajal Lead Letter Urging Interior Department To Designate The Monarch Butterfly An Endangered Species
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Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
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| June 14, 2021
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Failure of the Endangered Species Act
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Rep. Claudia Tenney
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| June 11, 2021
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Gillibrand Pushes For $50 Million In Funding To Protect New York's Natural Resources From Invasive Species Threatening The Great Lakes And Lake Champlain
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| June 1, 2021
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Tweet - "I fought to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and stop the Trump administration's plan for drilling I am proud to see the Biden administration reverse this Trump-era plan We must fight to preserve America's wild places for future generations"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 24, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Jeff Merkley, Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies and Hon. Lisa Murkowski, Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies - Padilla Calls for More Resources to Protect Vulnerable Species from Extinction
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 20, 2021
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The Global Pandemic Prevention and Biosecurity Act
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| March 19, 2021
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Reps. Jeffries, Huffman, Fitzpatrick And Buchanan Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Support Vital Efforts To Conserve Endangered Amphibians
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| March 19, 2021
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Reps. Jeffries, Huffman, Fitzpatrick and Buchanan Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Vital Efforts to Conserve Endangered Amphibians
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
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| March 16, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Representatives Cohen, Schakowsky, Buchanan, and Fitzpatrick Lead More than 100 Members Asking Secretary Vilsack to Publish Rule Preventing Horse "Soring"
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Rep. Grace Meng, ...
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| March 3, 2021
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Bill to Restore Native Plants in National Parks Introduced by Sens. Collins, Cantwell and Reps. Cartwright, Stefanik
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Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
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| March 1, 2021
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Letter to the Hon. Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Leopoldo Miranda, Southeast Region Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service - McEachin Leads More Than 30 Colleagues in Letter Urging FWS to Save the American Red Wolf
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| Feb. 5, 2021
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Letter to the Hon. Martha Williams, Principal Deputy Director of the US Fish and Wildlife Service - Congressman Panetta Calls for Monarch Protections
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Rep. Grace Meng, ...
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| Dec. 22, 2020
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Gillibrand Announces Passage Of Her Horseracing Integrity And Safety Act
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Dec. 16, 2020
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Letter to Honorable Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, Honorable Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the Committee on Appropriations, Honorable Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, and Honorable Kay Granger, Ranking Member on the Committee on Appropriations - Gillibrand Calls For $16 Million In Funding To Combat The Invasive Spotted Lanternfly
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
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| Sept. 9, 2020
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Majority Leader McConnell and Senators Gillibrand, McSally and Feinstein Introduce Bill to Help Make Horseracing Safer, Fairer, and More Transparent
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Sept. 1, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Robert Redfield, Dir. of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Kathleen Rice, Long Island Delegation Demand Immediate CDC Intervention to Prevent Death of Veteran's Service Dog
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Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
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| July 23, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - 83 Members of Congress Urge Support for Animal Shelters and Rescues
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| July 14, 2020
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Letter to David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Interior - Carper, Van Hollen Lead Democratic Senators in Push for Interior to Reverse Course on Harmful Migratory Bird Treaty Act Changes
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 20, 2020
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Letter to Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer, Chairman Shelby, and Vice Chairman Leahy - Wyden, Merkley Join Bipartisan Push to Increase Funding to Protect Survivors of Domestic Violence & Pets in Next COVID-19 Relief Bill
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| May 20, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader - House Democrats Push for Millions of Restoration and Resilience Jobs
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Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
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| April 29, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - As COVID-19 Highlights Need to Understand Links Between Human, Animal and Environmental Health, U.S. Senator Tina Smith Urges Senate to Take Up Her Bipartisan Bill Pushing "One Health" Approach
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| April 9, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Wilbur Ross, Secretary to the Department of Commerce - Huffman, Case, Cunningham, Graves advocate for fisheries relief in bipartisan letter
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| March 26, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior - Raskin joins bipartisan effort to reverse proposed Interior Dept. rule threatening millions of migratory birds
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| March 19, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior - 23 Senators Urge the Interior Department to Reverse Course on Proposed Changes to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Feb. 6, 2020
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Congressman Lowenthal Introduces Bill To Protect Federal Lands In Utah As Wilderness
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| Feb. 5, 2020
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Stefanik Helps House Pass the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| Jan. 28, 2020
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Congressman Barr Testifies on Horseracing Integrity Act
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Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
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| Jan. 23, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary for the Department of the Interior - 48 House Members in Calling on Interior Dept. to Maintain Artic Wilderness Protections
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| Jan. 21, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Interior - Congressman Lowenthal Leads 47 House Members In Calling On Interior Dept To Maintain Arctic Wilderness Protections
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Rep. Adriano Espaillat, ...
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| Jan. 14, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. RD James, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) - Kaptur Leads 41 Lawmakers in Bipartisan Letter Urging Army Corps of Engineers To Prioritize Great Lakes Projects in 2020
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Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
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| Jan. 8, 2020
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Congressman Lowenthal Introduces Legislation To Protect Millions Of Migratory Birds Threatened By Trump Administration Actions
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez, ...
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| Dec. 20, 2019
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Still on the front lines of combating Lyme disease, Schumer, Gillibrand announce $2 million increase in CDC Lyme disease funding & inclusion of Kay Hagan TICK Act in final, bipartisan budget deal; senators say funding boost & bill are vital to support all-out war against tick-borne diseases across Upstate NY
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Nov. 30, 2019
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Tweet - "This can't continue. There must be international standards to protect animals from this type of cruelty."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Nov. 26, 2019
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Tweet - "For too long, animal abusers were not held to the highest standard of the law The maiming & torturing of innocent animals is now finally a federal felony After years of supporting the PACT Act, I'm proud it passed the Senate unanimously and became law"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Nov. 18, 2019
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House Delegation Introduces Humane Cosmetics Act
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Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
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| Nov. 8, 2019
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After years of Schumer support & advocacy, anti-animal cruelty legislation unanimously passes in senate and awaits president's signature; Schumer says bipartisan Pact Act will close existing loophole and finally make animal cruelty a federal felony once and for all
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Oct. 31, 2019
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Rep. Nadler Applauds Passage of Legislative Package to Protect Our National Parks and Public Lands
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Rep. Jerry Nadler
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| Oct. 30, 2019
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Stefanik Sends TICK Act Letter to Energy and Commerce Committee Chairs
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Rep. Elise Stefanik
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| Oct. 22, 2019
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Passage of Bipartisan PACT Act, Protecting Animals From Cruelty in Key Utilization of New House Rules
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, ...
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| Sept. 27, 2019
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Warner & Kaine join Van Hollen & Capito to Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Boost Resources for Chesapeake Bay Conservation
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
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| Sept. 27, 2019
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Wittman, Jeffries Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Celebrate Urban Wildlife Refuges
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
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| Sept. 20, 2019
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Tweet - "Proud of the over 670 @DiscoveryIncTV volunteers participating in community service for Impact Day across New York City, from conducting environmental stewardship at Riverside Park, to exploring the Bronx Zoo with public schools, to creating baby box kits for new parents."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 9, 2019
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Tweet - "Dangerous doors-off flights are meant for professional photographers--not social media enthusiasts & innocent dogs Now that FlyNYON says they'll do right by animals--they should consider the same for people and axe dangerous doors-off flights altogether before more lives are lost"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 9, 2019
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Tweet - "Thank you so much for working together on this, @PETA. Dangerous doors-off flights are not meant for social media enthusiasts & their innocent dogs. And now, FlyNYON should consider axing these dangerous doors-off flights altogether before more lives are lost."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 8, 2019
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Tweet - "This is a promotional video from the reckless FlyNYON to the tune of You Make My Dreams Come True. No dog's dream is to fly 1000 feet above the ground, doors dangerously off their helicopter, strapped into an uncomfortable harness, helicopter blades whirling loudly just above."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Sept. 8, 2019
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Letter to the Hon. Stephen Dickson, Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - Schumer reveals: Dangerous chopper company--FlyNYON--Persists with brazen marketing campaign to bait more customers aboard by including new incentive to strap in your dog; despite death of five in similar flight, FlyNYON continues dangerous behavior; Schumer & Menendez demand Fed action
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Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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| Aug. 29, 2019
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Schumer reveals: under-the-radar Fed decision against bees could sting north country, local Ag, food supply & local economy if not reversed; as honey bee population spirals, Schumer pushes Feds to step-up data collection of insect to help combat trend & keep local populations, biz & jobs buzzing
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| Aug. 23, 2019
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Letter to Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Meng Sends Letter to President Trump Urging Him to Prioritize Amazon Fires at Upcoming G7 Summit
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Rep. Grace Meng
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| Aug. 12, 2019
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Tweet - "The Trump administration's shortsighted decision to significantly weaken the Endangered Species Act is a slap in the face to those fighting to address the climate crisis & undermines four decades of wildlife conservation efforts."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 29, 2019
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Schumer Reveals: Under-The-Radar Fed Decision Against Bees Could Sting Mohawk Valley, Local Ag, Food Supply & Local Economy if Not Reversed; as Honey Bee Population Spirals, Schumer Pushes Feds to Step-Up Data Collection of Insect to Help Combat Trend & Keep Local Populations, Biz & Jobs Buzzing
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 28, 2019
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Schumer Reveals: Under-The-Radar Fed Decision Against Bees Could Sting Nyc & Long Island, Local Food Supply & Economy if Not Reversed; as Honey Bee Population Spirals, Schumer Pushes Feds to Step-Up Data Collection of Insect to Help Combat Trend & Keep Local Populations, Biz & Jobs Buzzing
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| July 22, 2019
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Schumer Reveals: Under-The-Radar Fed Decision Hits Bees but Could Also Sting Capital Region, Local Ag, Food Supply & Economy if Not Reversed; as Honey Bee Population Spirals, Schumer Pushes Feds to Step-Up Data Collection of Insect to Help Combat Trend & Keep Upstate Populations, Biz & Jobs Buzzing
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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| May 21, 2019
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Velázquez Seeks to Remove Dangerous Pesticide from Wildlife Refuges
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Rep. Nydia Velázquez
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| April 25, 2019
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Tweet - "Will we just let baseball suffer because Emerald Ash Borer is threatening ash trees? Those are the trees vital, upstate NY companies like @CooperstownBat use to make @MLB bats We need federal funding to strike out the invasive Emerald Ash Borer"
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Sen. Chuck Schumer
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