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Animal Welfare Institute and Farm Sanctuary Sue USDA to Disclose Slaughterhouse Records
Press ReleaseAugust 23, 2018Farmed AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute and Farm Sanctuary sued the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today for failing to respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for department records related...
AWI Files Brief in Support of New York’s Ivory Restrictions
Press ReleaseAugust 22, 2018Terrestrial WildlifeDefending New York’s move to curtail the illegal ivory trade, AWI filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief earlier this month in support of a state law restricting trade in...
Fourth California County Suspends Contract with Federal Wildlife-killing Agency
Press ReleaseAugust 21, 2018Terrestrial WildlifeResponding to legal pressure from a coalition of animal-protection and conservation groups, Siskiyou County officials recently announced that the county has suspended its contract with the notorious federal wildlife-killing program known as...
AWI Applauds Illinois for Restricting Ivory and Rhino Horn Sales
Press ReleaseAugust 15, 2018Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds Governor Rauner of Illinois for signing a bill to restrict the sale of ivory and rhino horn within the state yesterday. “This law limits...
CSU Withdraws from Barbaric Wild Horse Sterilization Experiments
Press ReleaseAugust 9, 2018EquinesFollowing substantial public outcry, Colorado State University (CSU) announced yesterday that it was withdrawing from a joint plan with the Bureau of Land Management to conduct surgical sterilization experiments on...
Report: USDA fails to protect birds who are neglected, abandoned during transport and at slaughterhouse
Press ReleaseAugust 9, 2018Farmed AnimalsIn a letter sent today to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) urged the agency to protect poultry from mistreatment, citing more than 50 recent...
Report: 100,000+ Dolphins, Small Whales and Porpoises Slaughtered Globally Each Year
Press ReleaseAugust 7, 2018Marine WildlifeA shocking new report released today reveals that more than 100,000 dolphins, small whales and porpoises (small cetaceans) are slaughtered globally in hunts each year—many to be used as fishing bait. Most...
Forcing Wild Horses to Undergo Ovariectomies is Animal Abuse
Press ReleaseAugust 3, 2018EquinesEarlier this week, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) voiced their opposition to the Bureau of Land Management’s barbaric proposal to surgically sterilize wild...
AWI Outlines Farm Bill Priorities as Congress Begins Deliberations
Press ReleaseAugust 2, 2018Farmed AnimalsThe conference between the US House of Representatives and Senate to work out their differences on the Farm Bill (H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018), has formally begun with...
Animal Welfare Institute, Other Groups Urge Florida Governor to Reassign Raccoon Drowning Case
Press ReleaseAugust 1, 2018Companion Animals, Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeIn a letter sent Monday to Florida Gov. Rick Scott regarding the Ocala teacher accused of drowning animals in front of his students, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), the Association of Prosecuting...