News Term Archive
Press Release
AWI Scholarship Winners Dream Big on Behalf of Animals
Press ReleaseApril 5, 2023All ProgramsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the 14 winners of a scholarship designed to support high school seniors who are planning to use their post-secondary education to better the...
US Senators Urge USDA to Address Misleading Food Label Claims
Press ReleaseMarch 30, 2023Farmed AnimalsUS Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) are urging the US Department of Agriculture to fulfill its obligation to protect the public...
CITES Sanctions Mexico for Failing to Protect the Vaquita Porpoise
Press ReleaseMarch 27, 2023Marine WildlifeThe Secretariat to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) announced today trade sanctions against Mexico for its failure to control illegal fishing and trade...
AWI Funds Innovative, Humane Strategies to Resolve Human-Wildlife Conflicts
Press ReleaseMarch 15, 2023Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeToday, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced the eight recipients of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award who are developing creative tools and strategies to reduce or prevent conflicts between wild...
CITES Turns 50: International Trade Agreement Must Do More to Respond to Global Biodiversity Crisis
Press ReleaseMarch 3, 2023Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeToday, on World Wildlife Day, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the...
EU Plan to Protect Marine Species Threatens Seafood Exports to United States
Press ReleaseFebruary 23, 2023Marine WildlifeThe European Commission’s EU Action Plan released this week falls short of protecting and restoring marine species, and jeopardizes continued access for EU fish products to the lucrative US seafood market, according...
Gulf of Maine Lobster Fishery Abandons Bid for Sustainable Certification
Press ReleaseFebruary 3, 2023Marine WildlifeIn a move welcomed by the conservation community, the Gulf of Maine lobster fishery will no longer seek recertification under the “blue fish tick” ecolabel, a program of the Marine...
AWI Awards $70,000 to Lab Animal Sanctuaries After Giving Tuesday Campaign
Press ReleaseJanuary 20, 2023Animals in LaboratoriesFollowing the most successful Giving Tuesday fundraiser in recent memory, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has awarded $70,000 to three sanctuaries that provide socialization, veterinary care, enrichment activities, and more...
New Research: Custom Slaughter Facilities Among Worst for Animal Abuse
Press ReleaseJanuary 19, 2023Farmed AnimalsThe US Department of Agriculture consistently fails to review and respond to animal welfare violations at custom-exempt slaughter facilities, resulting in animals being beaten, held in deplorable conditions, and deprived...
New Legislation Prioritizes Emergency Preparedness to Help Farm Animals and Taxpayers
Press ReleaseJanuary 10, 2023Farmed AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the Humane Farming Association commend today’s introduction of the Emergency and Disaster Preparedness for Farm Animals Act (H.R. 243) led by Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN)....