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Legislation Introduced to Phase Out Dangerous Mink Farms, Reimburse Farmers
Press ReleaseJune 6, 2023Farmed AnimalsUS Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) has introduced legislation to phase out US mink farms within one year and establish a grant program to reimburse farmers for the full value of...
United States Finds Mexico Is Undermining Wildlife Treaty, May Impose Embargo
Press ReleaseMay 26, 2023Terrestrial WildlifeThe US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced today that Mexico has failed to halt the illegal wildlife trade threatening the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, diminishing the effectiveness of an international wildlife...
Bill Introduced to Ban Brutal Helicopter Roundups of Wild Horses
Press ReleaseMay 24, 2023EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) commend US Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV), David Schweikert (R-AZ), and Steve Cohen (D-TN) for reintroducing today the Wild...
Animal Welfare Groups Commend Members of Congress for Reintroducing Legislation to End Horse Slaughter
Press ReleaseMay 18, 2023EquinesA bipartisan group of federal lawmakers has reintroduced the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act—federal legislation that would permanently protect American horses from commercial slaughter. This legislation would expand the...
Animal Protection Groups Call on USDA to Require Cameras Inside CO2 Stunning Areas of Pig Slaughter Plants
Press ReleaseMay 16, 2023Farmed AnimalsToday, a coalition of animal protection groups submitted a rulemaking petition to the US Department of Agriculture to require pig slaughter plants to install cameras inside gondola cages used in carbon dioxide...
Marine Mammal Bycatch in Ecuador’s Fisheries Threatens Access to US Seafood Market
Press ReleaseMay 10, 2023Marine WildlifeA report released today by conservation and animal protection groups finds that Ecuador’s fishing industry does not meet US standards for limiting whale and dolphin bycatch. As a result, Ecuador may lose...
Environmental/Wild Horse Advocates File Lawsuit Over Government Plan to Eradicate One-Third of Wyoming’s Wild Horse Population
Press ReleaseMay 10, 2023EquinesToday, a coalition of wild horse advocates, environmentalists, and academics filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Wyoming against the US Department of the Interior over a federal...
House Revives PAST Act to End Equine Abuse at Horse Shows
Press ReleaseMay 8, 2023EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses Friday's reintroduction in the US House of Representatives of the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act (H.R. 3090) to combat the inhumane practice of “soring,”...
US to Decide Whether Mexico’s Failure to Protect Vaquita Warrants Embargo
Press ReleaseApril 10, 2023Marine WildlifeIn a settlement filed in court Friday, the US Department of the Interior (DOI) agreed to determine whether Mexico has failed to stop illegal fishing and trade of totoaba that is driving...
Atlantic Humpback Dolphin Recommended for Endangered Species Act Listing
Press ReleaseApril 7, 2023Marine WildlifeThe National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced a proposed rule today to list the Atlantic humpback dolphin under the Endangered Species Act, in response to a 2021 petition filed by the Animal Welfare Institute,...