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Florida Teacher Likely Violated Anti-Cruelty Laws
Press ReleaseMay 22, 2018Terrestrial WildlifeIn a letter sent Tuesday to Florida state, county and school officials, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is calling for a full investigation into the alleged drowning of multiple animals...
Animal Welfare Institute Praises House Defeat of Farm Bill
Press ReleaseMay 18, 2018Farmed AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute is grateful that a massive farm bill loaded with provisions that would have reversed gains in animal welfare and weakened endangered species protections was defeated Friday...
Anti-Wildlife Provisions Mar House Interior Appropriations Bill
Press ReleaseMay 16, 2018Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, passed late Tuesday by a House subcommittee, includes several anti-wildlife provisions that raise grave concerns for the Animal...
Proposed Amendments Threaten to Make a Bad Farm Bill Even Worse for Animals
Press ReleaseMay 11, 2018Farmed AnimalsThis was updated on May 15, 2018 to reflect additional amendments that were submitted. Washington, DC—Today we learned the extent to which certain members of the US House of Representatives...
Bordallo and Young Introduce Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018
Press ReleaseMay 8, 2018Terrestrial WildlifeCongresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-Guam) and Congressman Don Young (R-Alaska) today introduced the Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018, which is endorsed by the Animal Welfare Institute and other...
Taiwanese Humpback Dolphin Protected Under US Endangered Species Act
Press ReleaseMay 8, 2018Marine WildlifeThe National Marine Fisheries Service today protected rare Taiwanese humpback dolphins, listing the species as “endangered” under the Endangered Species Act. The decision comes in response to a March 2016 petition from the Animal Welfare...
Consumer Trust in Marine Stewardship Council Certification Hangs in the Balance
Press ReleaseApril 26, 2018Marine WildlifeA new poll commissioned by members of the Make Stewardship Count coalition indicates that the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) could face a significant erosion of consumer confidence as a result of the...
Campaigners “Don’t Buy” Whaler’s Effort to Distance Icelandic Seafood Giant from Fin Whaling
Press ReleaseApril 20, 2018Marine WildlifeThe Don’t Buy From Icelandic Whalers campaign, an alliance of 14 conservation and animal protection groups, has reacted with dismay to the news that Icelandic whaling company Hvalur will resume...
House Farm Bill Draft Offers Good and Bad News for Animal Welfare
Press ReleaseApril 13, 2018Farmed AnimalsA mammoth 640-plus-page farm bill draft (H.R. 2) was released yesterday and is scheduled for committee action next week. According to the nonprofit Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), the draft represents...
AWI Joins Lawsuit to Force USDA to Implement Organic Animal Welfare Rule
Press ReleaseApril 12, 2018Farmed AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) today joined the Organic Trade Association (OTA) in a lawsuit against the US Department of Agriculture. The suit seeks to force the USDA to implement...