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House Passes Big Cat Public Safety Act to Limit Possession of Dangerous Big Cats
Press ReleaseDecember 3, 2020Terrestrial WildlifeIn the wake of the Netflix docuseries “Tiger King” and heightened public attention to the exploitation of captive big cats, the US House of Representatives passed the Big Cat Public...
AWI Endorses Legislation to Ban Archaic Body-Gripping Traps
Press ReleaseDecember 3, 2020Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the reintroduction of the Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act yesterday by Representatives Alma Adams (D-NC) and Nita Lowey (D-NY). This bill would prohibit...
New Report: USDA Continues to Tolerate Poultry Abuse at Largest Slaughter Plants
Press ReleaseNovember 20, 2020Farmed AnimalsThe US Department of Agriculture’s inadequate, haphazard oversight of the treatment of chickens and turkeys at slaughter has led to the widespread mistreatment and suffering of birds at some of the nation’s...
Lawmakers to BLM: Stop Barbaric Surgical Sterilizations of Wild Horses in Utah
Press ReleaseNovember 19, 2020EquinesToday, 58 lawmakers in both the House of Representatives and the Senate sent a bipartisan letter to the Department of the Interior condemning the Bureau of Land Management’s plan to perform unsafe...
Help AWI Donate Books to Underserved Children on #GivingTuesday
Press ReleaseNovember 17, 2020All ProgramsGiving Tuesday, a global day of giving on December 1 this year, offers an opportunity for people around the world to stand together in unity—to use our individual power of...
Conservation Groups Sue USFWS to Save Wild Red Wolves
Press ReleaseNovember 16, 2020Terrestrial WildlifeOn behalf of the Red Wolf Coalition, Defenders of Wildlife, and the Animal Welfare Institute, the Southern Environmental Law Center today sued the US Fish and Wildlife Service in the US District...
Shopping for a Thanksgiving Turkey? Beware of These Downright Deceptive Labels
Press ReleaseNovember 10, 2020Farmed AnimalsAmerican consumers are increasingly concerned about how animals raised for food are treated. But those wishing to purchase a higher-welfare turkey for Thanksgiving this year will be bombarded with a number of...
Trump Administration Strips Protections from Gray Wolves
Press ReleaseOctober 29, 2020Terrestrial WildlifeToday, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) finalized a rule removing protections for all gray wolves in the lower 48 states except for a small population of Mexican wolves in Arizona...
New Website Offers Shelter Resources for Domestic Violence Survivors with Pets
Press ReleaseOctober 8, 2020Companion AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) unveiled today a comprehensive website that aims to help domestic violence survivors and their pets escape abusive situations. Launched during National Domestic Violence Awareness Month,...
After Santa Anita Deaths, Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act Passes House to Protect Thoroughbreds
Press ReleaseSeptember 29, 2020EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the US House of Representatives for passing the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (H.R. 1754) today. This bill aims to reduce fatalities and injuries...