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CITES Censures Japan for Trading in Whale Products from an Endangered Species
Press ReleaseOctober 2, 2018Marine WildlifeConservation organizations today welcomed the news that Japan’s import and sale of sei whale products from its controversial “scientific” whaling program in the North Pacific has been censured as illegal...
Horse Advocates Seek Injunction to Block Trump Administration from Surgically Removing Ovaries of Wild Mares
Press ReleaseOctober 1, 2018EquinesA coalition of animal protection and wild horse advocacy groups filed a motion Friday for a preliminary injunction in US District Court in Oregon to stop the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)...
House Committee to Vote on Removing Federal Protections for Gray Wolves
Press ReleaseSeptember 25, 2018Terrestrial WildlifeUPDATE: The House Natural Resources Committee voted Sept. 26 to remove federal protections for the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act. The vote was 19-15. The full House has...
800,000+ Public Comments Submitted in Defense of Endangered Species Act
Press ReleaseSeptember 24, 2018Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeToday, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and 16 other conservation groups submitted more than 500,000 public comments to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service,...
Lawsuit Filed to Stop Barbaric BLM Wild Horse Sterilization Experiments
Press ReleaseSeptember 21, 2018EquinesCiting violations of the US Constitution and three federal laws, an alliance of wild horse protection and animal welfare advocates filed a lawsuit today in the US District Court in...
BLM Approves Surgical Sterilization Experiments on Oregon’s Wild Horses
Press ReleaseSeptember 14, 2018EquinesThe Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Burns District Office in Oregon announced Wednesday night that it will begin controversial experiments to remove the ovaries of wild mares next month. The...
IWC Broadens Conservation Mandate, Rejects Japan’s Bid to Resume Commercial Whaling
Press ReleaseSeptember 14, 2018Marine WildlifeAs the International Whaling Commission meeting wrapped up this week, members voted on several key measures that will impact whales for years to come. Although the proposal for the creation...
97 Legislators Voice Opposition to Anti-Wildlife Spending Bill Riders
Press ReleaseSeptember 13, 2018Terrestrial WildlifeNinety-seven legislators sent a letter yesterday urging House leadership to reject anti-wildlife riders in the final Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The members urged House...
New Manual Helps Protect Ohio Domestic Violence Survivors and their Pets
Press ReleaseSeptember 10, 2018Companion AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) unveiled a new publication entitled “Representing Domestic Violence Survivors with Pets in Ohio: A Manual for Domestic Violence Attorneys & Advocates Helping Survivors Obtain Protection...
Japan Must be Stopped in its Push to Resume Commercial Whaling Worldwide
Press ReleaseAugust 28, 2018Marine WildlifeAfter spending more than three decades slaughtering whales in defiance of an international moratorium on commercial whaling, Japan is proposing a package of measures at an International Whaling Commission (IWC)...