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AWI Condemns Gray Wolf Delisting
Press ReleaseMarch 6, 2019Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) condemns a proposed rule, announced today by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), to eliminate Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for gray wolves across...
Animal Welfare Advocates Applaud Congressional Action to Restrict Possession of Dangerous Big Cats
Press ReleaseFebruary 26, 2019Terrestrial WildlifeToday, the Animal Welfare Institute, Big Cat Rescue, Born Free USA, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society Legislative Fund and Performing...
National Park Service Sued to Stop Deer Kill on Fire Island
Press ReleaseFebruary 18, 2019Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Wildlife Preserves, Inc. (WPI) filed for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction Friday against Kelly Fellner, acting superintendent of the Fire Island National Seashore (FINS),...
BLM Drops Wild Horse Sterilization Experiments, Plans to Return Some Horses & Burros to the Range
Press ReleaseFebruary 18, 2019EquinesWild horse advocacy groups are hailing an announcement Friday by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to officially abandon any plans to use mares rounded up from Oregon’s Warm Springs...
PREPARED Act Aims to Save Animals from Natural, Man-Made Disasters
Press ReleaseFebruary 7, 2019Animals in Laboratories, Companion AnimalsFires, floods and earthquakes can cause intense suffering and death to the millions of animals trapped in commercial and research facilities. Today, Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Peter King (R-NY)...
AWI Urges APHIS to Investigate Dolphinaris after Fourth Dolphin Death
Press ReleaseFebruary 1, 2019Marine WildlifeUpdate: Dolphinaris announced on Feb. 5 that it would temporarily close while an “outside" panel of veterinarians, pathologists, water quality experts and animal behavior specialists evaluates the dolphinarium following the death...
Animal Welfare Groups Applaud Federal Legislation to Ban Horse Slaughter
Press ReleaseJanuary 30, 2019EquinesFederal lawmakers introduced legislation today to permanently ban the slaughter of horses for human consumption in the US and end the current export of American horses for slaughter abroad. Introduced by...
Garamendi and Young Introduce Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act
Press ReleaseJanuary 30, 2019Terrestrial WildlifeCongressman John Garamendi (D-CA) and Congressman Don Young (R-AK) today introduced the Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2019, which would strengthen the enforcement powers of federal agencies tasked with...
Barn Fires Killed 150,000+ Farm Animals in 2018
Press ReleaseDecember 28, 2018Farmed AnimalsMore than 150,000 farm animals perished in potentially preventable barn fires in the United States in 2018, an Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) analysis of media reports to date has found....
Farm Bill Advancing Animal Welfare Protections Signed into Law
Press ReleaseDecember 20, 2018Farmed AnimalsWith the president’s signature today, a new Farm Bill that includes major wins for animals has become law. This legislation, officially known as the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, includes...