Archive: Press Release
Handful of Legislators Condemn Horses to USDA Approved Abuse
It would appear that some in Congress are all talk when it comes to seriously reducing federal spending and decreasing...
Animal Welfare Institute Urges Nationwide Action on We the People Petition to Save Bats!
Over one million dead animals. A disease that is affecting 9 species in 19 states. Nearly 100 percent mortality at...
Animal Welfare Institute Honors Prosecutors with Schweitzer Medal
On Monday, November 14, 2011, US Assistant Attorney General Laurie Robinson, who heads the US Department of Justice’s Office of...
The Face of American Horse Slaughter: Shady Dealer Shifts Species but Modus Operandi Remains Unchanged
Some politicians in Washington feel that restarting a horse slaughter industry on American soil is a good idea. We’d like...
Horse Sense Prevails: House Committee Approves Bill with Ban on Double-Deck Trailer Transport
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to report that the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act, H.R. 7, approved...
Victory for Wild Horses in North Carolina
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the House of Representatives for unanimously passing H.R. 306, the Corolla Wild Horses Protection...
Big Cat Act Needed to Protect Felines and Families
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends Representatives Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) and Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) for introducing the “Big Cats...
Animal Welfare Institute Commends USDA for Posting Humane Slaughter Records Online
Last week the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) began posting on the agency’s website letters sent to slaughter...
The FBI Crime Report: Making Animal Cruelty Offenses Count
A very simple sad fact is that people abuse animals. It is hard for most people to fathom why anyone...
DC Mayor Vincent Gray Proclaims April 28th as Save the Frogs Day in the District
Mayor Vincent Gray has officially proclaimed April 28th, 2012 to be Save the Frogs Day in the District of Columbia to...
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