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AWI Welcomes New Bills to Repeal Recent Devastating ESA Regulations
Press ReleaseSeptember 17, 2019Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes bills—introduced today by Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and Senator Tom Udall (D-NM)—to repeal the devastating regulatory...
AWI Endorses Senate Bill to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales
Press ReleaseSeptember 11, 2019Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) for introducing Tuesday the Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered (SAVE) Right Whales Act (S.2453) to help...
New Bill Aims to Strengthen Animal Welfare Act Enforcement
Press ReleaseAugust 29, 2019All ProgramsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the introduction today of the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act (H.R. 4211), which would protect animals from unscrupulous dealers and exhibitors and close existing loopholes in the US...
Wildlife Law Enforcement Leaders Honored at CITES
Press ReleaseAugust 20, 2019Terrestrial WildlifeWildlife law enforcement champions from 10 countries were recognized today with the Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Award at the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) to...
CITES Ends Export of Wild African Elephants to Zoos, Circuses
Press ReleaseAugust 27, 2019Terrestrial WildlifeIn a monumental move today, delegates at the 18th meeting of the CITES Conference of the Parties delivered a crucial victory for African elephants by voting in plenary to end the barbaric...
CITES’s Last Chance to Save the Vaquita
Press ReleaseAugust 14, 2019Marine WildlifeAs governments from around the world prepare to meet in Geneva this week, the fate of the critically endangered vaquita hangs in the balance. A new report, prepared for the...
Illinois Becomes Third State to Ban Sale of Animal-Tested Cosmetics
Press ReleaseAugust 12, 2019Animals in LaboratoriesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Cruelty Free International congratulate Illinois for joining California, Nevada, and more than 30 countries worldwide in banning the sale of animal-tested cosmetics. SB 241,...
New ESA Regulations Deliver Devastating Blow to Wildlife Conservation
Press ReleaseAugust 12, 2019Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeToday, the Trump administration released final regulations to gut critical Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections, just months after a UN report warned of “unprecedented” and “accelerating” global mass extinctions caused by human...
Trump Administration Reauthorizes Wildlife-Killing ‘Cyanide Bombs’
Press ReleaseAugust 8, 2019Terrestrial WildlifeEarlier this week, the Trump administration reauthorized use of sodium cyanide in wildlife-killing devices called M-44s. These “cyanide bombs” received approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency despite inhumanely and indiscriminately killing...
Shark Fins Remain on the Menu, Despite State Bans
Press ReleaseJuly 26, 2019Marine WildlifeAs Shark Week kicks off July 28, restaurants across the nation are contributing to the rapid decline in shark species by serving up soup made from shark fins, despite bans...