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Thanksgiving Survey: Majority of Poultry Purchasers Find Turkey Factory Farming Practices Unacceptable
Press ReleaseNovember 5, 2021Farmed AnimalsAs families start shopping for their Thanksgiving menus, a new survey commissioned by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) finds that a majority of poultry purchasers think conventional turkey production practices are unacceptable....
AVMA Urged to Revise Guidelines to Prevent Mass Killing of Farm Animals by Heat Stroke
Press ReleaseOctober 27, 2021Farmed AnimalsAs the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is urging the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) to revise its guidelines to no longer permit killing animals by...
Biden Administration Proposes Repealing Regulations That Undermine Species Recovery
Press ReleaseOctober 27, 2021Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds the US Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service for proposing Tuesday to repeal two rules that undermine the Endangered Species Act...
Federal Regulators Must Enforce Animal Welfare Law to Protect Toki
Press ReleaseOctober 22, 2021Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is urging the US Department of Commerce and the US Department of Agriculture to initiate enforcement actions against Miami Seaquarium (MSQ) for failing to protect...
Filmmakers On a Mission to Save Australia’s Kangaroos
Press ReleaseOctober 21, 2021Terrestrial WildlifeAhead of World Kangaroo Day on Oct. 24, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has been collaborating with Australian filmmakers to help bring international attention to the relentless and cruel commercial...
Senate Appropriators Aim to Fix BLM’s Broken Wild Horse Program
Press ReleaseOctober 19, 2021EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) applaud the Senate Appropriations Committee for including critical directives in the fiscal year 2022 Interior appropriations bill to...
Legislation to Ban Brutal and Indiscriminate Body-Gripping Traps Reintroduced
Press ReleaseOctober 18, 2021Terrestrial WildlifeThe Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act was reintroduced last Friday in the House of Representatives by Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC). This bill would prohibit the import and export of,...
Norway’s Whale Meat Industry Has Gone to the Dogs
Press ReleaseOctober 18, 2021Marine WildlifeJust days after the Norwegian whaling industry announced that 575 minke whales were slaughtered this season (the most in five years) new documents reveal that whalers are struggling to sell the whale...
Judge Rules Humane Handling Lawsuit Against USDA Must Move Forward
Press ReleaseOctober 14, 2021Farmed AnimalsIn a potential victory for billions of birds, a federal judge ruled yesterday that a lawsuit filed against the US Department of Agriculture for failing to require humane handling of poultry at...
Minnesota Law Enforcement Urged to Investigate Butterfield, Jennie-O for Animal Cruelty
Press ReleaseOctober 14, 2021Farmed AnimalsToday, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) sent letters to two county sheriffs in Minnesota, urging them to investigate and consider filing charges against Butterfield Foods, headquartered in Butterfield, Minnesota, and...