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AWI Joins Veterinarians in Urging AVMA to Stop Endorsing Inhumane Killing Methods
Press ReleaseJanuary 6, 2022Farmed AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is supporting thousands of veterinary professionals in their recent request to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) that the association revise its guidelines to no...
More Than 681,000 Farm Animals Died in Barn Fires in 2021
Press ReleaseJanuary 5, 2022Farmed AnimalsMore than 681,000 farm animals perished in potentially preventable barn fires in 2021, according to an Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) analysis of media reports released today. This follows the worst year on...
USDA to Proactively Post Slaughter Records to Settle Lawsuit by AWI, Farm Sanctuary
Press ReleaseJanuary 4, 2022Farmed AnimalsIn a huge win for transparency and accountability, the US Department of Agriculture has agreed to publicly disclose on its website records related to the treatment of animals in US slaughter plants...
70,000+ Petition Interior Department to Halt Brutal Wyoming Horse Roundup
Press ReleaseDecember 13, 2021EquinesOn the National Day of the Horse, the Animal Welfare Institute and the American Wild Horse Campaign, joined by more than 70,000 supporters, petitioned Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to stop...
Atlantic Humpback Dolphin Takes Step Toward Endangered Species Act Protection
Press ReleaseDecember 2, 2021Marine WildlifeThe National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced today that it would begin a status review to determine whether the highly imperiled Atlantic humpback dolphin should be protected under the Endangered...
Deadline Today: Will Nations Lose Access to US Seafood Market?
Press ReleaseNovember 30, 2021Marine WildlifeBy today’s deadline, seafood-exporting nations worldwide must have adopted regulations to reduce entanglements of whales, dolphins, and seals in fishing gear or face a US import ban. Under a National...
Dr. Jane Goodall Joins NGOs in Urging Governments to Adopt 50-Year Vision to Save Whales and Dolphins from Extinction on 75th Anniversary of International Whaling Commission
Press ReleaseNovember 30, 2021Marine WildlifeToday, Dr. Jane Goodall, UN Messenger of Peace, joined with many of the world’s leading animal protection and conservation organizations to urge the 88 member countries of the International Whaling...
Help AWI Support First-Ever North American Seaside Sanctuary to Retire Captive Whales on #GivingTuesday
Press ReleaseNovember 22, 2021Marine WildlifeNovember 30 is Giving Tuesday—a global day of giving to inspire positive change. This year, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is collaborating with the Whale Sanctuary Project (WSP), which is creating North America’s...
AWI Grants Support Humane Approaches to Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflicts
Press ReleaseNovember 10, 2021Terrestrial WildlifeToday, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced the nine recipients of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award who are developing innovative, less intrusive wildlife study techniques and more humane methods of...
Federal Agency Petitioned to Protect Public Health and Wildlife from Threats Posed by Mink Trade
Press ReleaseNovember 10, 2021Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute, in partnership with the Humane Society of the United States, the Humane Society Legislative Fund, Animal Defenders International, and Born Free USA, petitioned the US Fish and Wildlife...