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US to Ban Seafood Imports from 42 Nations to Protect Whales, Dolphins
Press ReleaseAugust 29, 2025Endangered Species, Marine WildlifeThe National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) determined today that 42 nations may not export certain seafood products to the United States because fishers in these countries catch marine mammals in violation of...
“A Voice for Animals” Contest Winners Devise Practical Strategies to Improve the Lives of Animals
Press ReleaseAugust 27, 2025All ProgramsFrom examining how plastics smother and abrade coral reefs, to spreading awareness about donkeys being sacrificed for the donkey-hide gelatin trade, participants in the 2025 “A Voice for Animals” contest...
AWI Funds Research to Alleviate Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Animal Suffering
Press ReleaseAugust 21, 2025Terrestrial 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 less intrusive methods to study...
North American Environmental Commission Confirms Mexico’s Role in Imperiling Vaquita
Press ReleaseAugust 19, 2025Endangered Species, 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 is driving the extinction of...
Federal Appeals Court Reins in BLM Wild Horse Wyoming Eradication Plan
Press ReleaseJuly 15, 2025EquinesAfter 14 years of litigation, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC), Western Watersheds Project, and their allies have secured a legal victory that delivers a major setback to the largest attempted...
House Appropriators Again Reject Wild Horse Slaughter in Funding Bill
Press ReleaseJuly 14, 2025EquinesToday, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC) commend the US House Committee on Appropriations for advancing bipartisan language in its fiscal year 2026 Interior, Environment,...
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Reintroduced to Protect Wildlife and Pets on Public Lands
Press ReleaseJune 24, 2025Companion 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). This bill would prohibit the...
Yahoo! Japan Sells Polluted Whale and Dolphin Meat Products to Unsuspecting Consumers
Press ReleaseJune 16, 2025Marine 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 LY Corporation, to stop selling...
President’s Budget Could Usher in Mass Horse Slaughter, Lethal “Management”
Press ReleaseJune 11, 2025EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is deeply concerned that the administration's proposed fiscal year 2026 budget omits critical protections for wild horses and burros, which could allow them to be...
Colorado Now Leads Country in Comprehensive Approach to Fighting Wildlife Trafficking
Press ReleaseJune 2, 2025Terrestrial 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 of species covered, establishes criminal...