Archive: Press Release
Groups Seek to Protect Endangered Red Wolves in Recovery Area from Deadly Mistaken Identity
Conservation organizations today challenged North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission’s authorization of coyote hunting—including by spotlight at night—in the five county...
Judge Allows Horse Slaughter to Resume in U.S. While Serious Concerns of Safety and Cruelty Remain
The Animal Welfare Institute is deeply disappointed that a US District Judge has allowed for the resumption of horse slaughter...
AWI Seeks Emergency Protection for World’s Smallest Sloth
AWI today filed an emergency petition to list the pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus) as endangered under the US Endangered Species Act...
Petition Seeks to Reform Secretive Federal Agency that Kills Millions of Wild Animals
The Animal Welfare Institute, Center for Biological Diversity, and Project Coyote petitioned the Obama administration today to reform the federal...
Lawsuit Seeks to Reduce Harm to Whales, Dolphins from Navy Sonar in Pacific
A lawsuit filed in Hawai‘i federal court today challenges the National Marine Fisheries Service’s approval of a five-year plan by...
Groups Seek Regulations for Humane Handling of Birds at Slaughter
Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Farm Sanctuary, working with the Animal Law Clinic at Lewis & Clark Law...
Groups Seek Injunction to Halt Slaughter of Endangered Red Wolves
A motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the unlawful killing of highly endangered red wolves caused by hunting in...
Conservationists Sue to Stop Wolf and Coyote Killing Contest on Public Lands
Today a coalition of conservation organizations sued the US Forest Service for failure to require permits and environmental impacts analysis...
Iceland to Ship Whale Meat to Japan via Norway
Documents obtained by the Washington DC-based Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) show that Norway has begun to play a key role...
AWI Seeks to Defend NMFS Decision to Deny Beluga Import
The Animal Welfare Institute, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Whale and Dolphin Conservation North America, Earth Island Institute, and Cetacean Society...
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AWI Funds Research to Alleviate Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Animal Suffering
In Program: Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the eight recipients of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award who are developing humane solutions to human-wildlife conflicts and...
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Reintroduced to Protect Wildlife and Pets on Public Lands
In Program: Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act, reintroduced today in the US House of Representatives by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)....
Colorado Now Leads Country in Comprehensive Approach to Fighting Wildlife Trafficking
In Program: Terrestrial WildlifeToday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed S.B. 25-168 into law to combat wildlife trafficking. The bipartisan legislation, which is unique among states for the number...