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AWI Expands Directory to Help Unhoused People and Their Pets
Safe Havens for Pets is now the most comprehensive directory of sheltering services available for domestic violence survivors and unhoused people with pets. Washington, DC—Today, Safe Havens for Pets, an initiative of the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), launched an expanded online directory to include sheltering services that assist individuals who are experiencing homelessness with a
National Endangered Species Coalition Responds to Republican-led Congressional Attacks on ESA and Gray Wolves
Washington, DC—Today, the Republican-led US House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries considered legislation that would dramatically weaken the widely popular Endangered Species Act and strip protections for gray wolves in 48 states. No vote was taken. The first bill—the ESA Amendments Act of 2025 (H.R. 1897), introduced by Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.)—would
AWI Urges Etsy to Stop Selling Horsemeat, Donkey-Hide Gelatin
Consumers shopping on Etsy for the holidays may be shocked to learn that the online marketplace sells products containing horsemeat and ejiao (gelatin made from boiling donkey hides). Etsy should stop selling these items “in order to uphold animal welfare, better serve consumers, and abide by the company’s commitment to foster a sustainable and responsible
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