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AWI Commends Bipartisan Effort to Stop Horse Slaughter
Press ReleaseApril 4, 2019EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the 111 members of the US House of Representatives who recently signed a bipartisan letter in support of defunding federal inspections of horse slaughter facilities....
AWI Opposes Nomination of Oil Lobbyist to Lead Department of the Interior
Press ReleaseMarch 28, 2019Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) strongly opposes President Trump’s nomination of former oil and gas lobbyist David Bernhardt to be the next secretary of the interior. Bernhardt spent years as...
Scientists Declare Red Wolf to be Valid Species
Press ReleaseMarch 28, 2019Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute commends today’s announcement by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Mathematics that the red wolf is a “distinct species.” As detailed in the National Academies’ report, “Evaluating...
34 Marine Mammal Biologists Urge Putin to Release Orcas and Belugas
Press ReleaseMarch 18, 2019Marine WildlifeToday, a group of prominent marine mammal biologists from across the globe, including Dr. Naomi Rose of the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), sent a second letter requesting that Russia release the...
BLM Bucks Controversial Policy for Wild Horse Sale
Press ReleaseMarch 15, 2019EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is gratified to learn that the Bureau of Land Management has rescinded a controversial sales policy for wild horses and burros in the United States...
Massive Naples Barn Fire Highlights Need for Improved Fire Safety Precautions
Press ReleaseMarch 15, 2019Farmed AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is dismayed to learn that 4,000 pigs perished Wednesday at Holden Farms in Naples, Wisconsin. While we are relieved that no humans were injured in...
Animal Welfare Institute Supports Bill to Keep Primates Out of Pet Trade
Press ReleaseMarch 14, 2019Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) supports the reintroduction of the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA), which addresses the cruel and dangerous problem of pet primate ownership in the United States. Sponsored by...
Report: Only 10 Vaquita Remain, May Not Survive President Obrador’s Tenure
Press ReleaseMarch 13, 2019Marine WildlifeScientists announced today that only 10 vaquita porpoises likely remain in the world and that the animal's extinction is virtually assured without bold and immediate action. The vaquita, the world's smallest...
Latest Report on Exploitation of Captive Marine Mammals: Situation Improving in West, Deteriorating in East
Press ReleaseMarch 8, 2019Marine WildlifeThe tide is turning in the West for captive marine mammals, yet live capture operations, traveling dolphin shows, polluted sea pens and needless deaths of animals continue to mar the...
Law Enforcement Leader Receives Prestigious Albert Schweitzer Medal
Press ReleaseMarch 8, 2019Companion AnimalsJohn Thompson, a seasoned public safety leader who has brought the hidden atrocity of animal cruelty to the forefront of law enforcement, was honored Thursday with the Albert Schweitzer Medal. This...