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AWI Statement in Response to Ruling by International Court of Justice in Australia V. Japan
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the decision made by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Australia’s challenge to...
US Imposes Diplomatic Sanctions for Icelandic Whaling, Falls Short of Trade Sanctions
Yesterday, President Obama announced that the United States will not impose targeted trade sanctions to address Iceland’s commercial whaling, although the...
Wildlife Groups to Sue over Endangered Jaguar Protections
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and WildEarth Guardians (Guardians) are suing USDA’s Wildlife Services program due to its lethal wildlife...
Legislators Reintroduce Legislation to End Cruel Method of Horse Transport
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the reintroduction of the Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2014, by Representatives Steve Cohen...
AWI Will Defend Federal Denial of Permit to Import 18 Wild-Caught Beluga Whales from Russia
A federal district court in Georgia last Friday granted a request to intervene filed by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Whale and...
US Protection Sought for Depleted Beluga Whale Stock
Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), Cetacean Society International, and Earth Island Institute filed a petition with...
Gov. Kotek Called on to Address Growing Disease Risks on Mink Farms
Wildlife-advocacy and animal-protection groups sent an urgent letter today calling on Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and state officials to address mink fur farms’...
While Primates Suffer, Research Labs Benefit from Paltry Fines, Lax USDA Oversight
National Primate Research Centers (NPRCs) that experiment on nonhuman primates stand to gain an additional $30 million in taxpayer funding...
Illinois Bill Would End Mink Farming to Safeguard Human Health
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends today’s filing of the Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act, which would end mink farming...
Marine Stewardship Council Delays Rolling Out Sustainable Fishery Standard
Make Stewardship Count, a coalition of more than 90 global marine conservation organizations, experts and academics, is incredibly disappointed by...
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In Program: Marine WildlifeA commission under the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) released a report yesterday confirming that Mexico’s unwillingness to enforce its own wildlife protection, trade, and fisheries laws...
Captive dolphins face uncertain futures. They deserve better
In Program: Marine WildlifeIn this op-ed for the Tampa Bay Times, Dr. Naomi Rose, AWI’s senior scientist in marine mammal biology, discusses the challenges in caring for orcas...
Yahoo! Japan Sells Polluted Whale and Dolphin Meat Products to Unsuspecting Consumers
In Program: Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and an international coalition of animal protection and environmental groups are calling on Yahoo! Japan and its parent company, the...
As Iceland Calls Off Fin Whale Slaughter, Japan and Norway Launch Cruel, Unsustainable Whale Hunting Seasons
In Program: Marine WildlifeJapan and Norway resumed slaughtering whales this month, while Iceland’s only fin whaling company has decided that it will not hunt this summer, citing a...