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Washington, DC, Passes Law to Ban the Sale of Ivory and Rhino Horn
Press ReleaseMay 5, 2020Terrestrial WildlifeThe District of Columbia has passed a law to address the surging local market for goods that contribute to declines in endangered wildlife. The Elephant Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Trafficking Prohibition...
Humboldt County Agrees to Prioritize Nonlethal Solutions to Urban Wildlife Conflict
Press ReleaseMay 5, 2020Terrestrial WildlifeIn response to advocacy by a coalition of animal protection and conservation groups, Humboldt County today unanimously approved a new contract with the federal wildlife-killing program, Wildlife Services, that will...
Colorado Becomes Sixth US State to Outlaw Cruel and Unsporting Wildlife Killing Contests
Press ReleaseMay 1, 2020Terrestrial WildlifeA coalition of leading wildlife protection organizations is applauding the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission for their vote yesterday to ban wildlife killing contests for furbearer and certain small game species...
Help Feed Animals in Need on #GivingTuesdayNow
Press ReleaseMay 1, 2020Companion AnimalsFor many years, AWI has participated in Giving Tuesday—a global day of giving on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. #GivingTuesdayNow is a newly created global day of giving and unity that...
Report: JBS, Smithfield Worst Slaughter Plants in US
Press ReleaseApril 29, 2020Farmed AnimalsAmid reports of COVID-19 outbreaks at the largest meat processors in the United States, a new analysis of government documents by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has found that, over a three-year span, JBS...
After “Tiger King,” 53 Members of Congress Urge USDA to Crack Down on Animal Abusers
Press ReleaseApril 28, 2020Terrestrial WildlifeIn the wake of Netflix docuseries “Tiger King” and heightened public attention to the exploitation of captive big cats, 53 bipartisan members of Congress sent a letter yesterday to the US Department...
Mystic, Georgia Aquariums Lobby Commerce Secretary for Beluga Import Permit
Press ReleaseApril 22, 2020Animals in Laboratories, Marine WildlifeLobbyists and executives for Mystic Aquarium and Georgia Aquarium used back-door politics to try to win approval for a controversial permit application to import five captive-born beluga whales from Marineland...
60+ Members of Congress Urge International Groups to End Live Wildlife Trade
Press ReleaseApril 10, 2020Terrestrial WildlifeIn a strong bipartisan showing, more than 60 members of Congress sent a letter this week to the World Health Organization, the World Organisation for Animal Health, and the Food and Agriculture...
AWI Releases State Scorecard on Animal Cruelty Reporting
Press ReleaseApril 3, 2020Companion AnimalsAn analysis by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has found that the majority of states have gotten off to a slow start reporting animal cruelty incidents to the FBI’s national...
AWI, 10,000+ Consumers Urge Poultry Association to Save Birds from Barn Fires
Press ReleaseMarch 31, 2020Farmed AnimalsToday, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) sent a letter to the US Poultry & Egg Association urging the world’s largest poultry organization to immediately implement fire prevention strategies to stop devastating barn...