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Celebrities, School Children, Citizen Advocates Gather at Capitol to Lobby for Permanent Ban on Horse Slaughter
As part of the “Horses on the Hill” event, celebrities, school children and citizen advocates joined Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La.,...
Iceland to Resume Endangered Fin Whale Hunt
Conservation and animal welfare groups expressed concern today over news that Iceland’s endangered fin whale hunt will resume this summer....
North Carolina Wildlife Commission Adopts Unregulated Night Hunting
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Project Coyote expressed grave concerns in response to the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission’s...
USDA Helps Industrial Farms Claim Humane and Con Consumers
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) today requested a USDA Inspector General audit of the USDA Process Verified Program, which certifies...
Illinois Toughens Dog Fighting Laws
The Animal Welfare Institute commends the Illinois General Assembly for passing and sending to the governor legislation that allows the...
House Appropriations Committee Approves Amendment Blocking Use of Tax Dollars to Revive Horse Slaughter Industry in US
The language to disallow funding for inspections, originally passed into law in 2005 with bipartisan support, has effectively halted horse...
US Wastes Taxpayer Dollars in Pursuit of Useless Whaling Quota
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has unfortunately approved a request by the United States for an aboriginal subsistence whaling (ASW)...
International Whaling Commission Approves Kill of 24 Humpback Whales Despite Controversy
After hours of rancorous debate, the International Whaling Commission accepted a proposal from the Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and...
International Whaling Commission Rejects Commercial Whaling Bid by Greenland
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) report that the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has...
Poll Reveals Americans Oppose Keeping Orcas in Captivity for Public Display
The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, together with The Humane Society of the United States and the Animal Welfare Institute,...
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