Archive: Legislation

Captive dolphins face uncertain futures. They deserve better

Yahoo! Japan Sells Polluted Whale and Dolphin Meat Products to Unsuspecting Consumers

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and an international coalition of animal protection and environmental groups are calling on Yahoo! Japan and its parent company, the...

As Iceland Calls Off Fin Whale Slaughter, Japan and Norway Launch Cruel, Unsustainable Whale Hunting Seasons

Japan and Norway resumed slaughtering whales this month, while Iceland’s only fin whaling company has decided that it will not hunt this summer, citing a...

Trump Administration Seeks to Slash Habitat Protections for Endangered Wildlife

Today the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (the Services) issued a proposed rule that would undermine protections for habitat that threatened...