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Emergency Petition Filed to Save Plummeting Red Wolf Population
Press ReleaseMay 24, 2016Terrestrial WildlifeConservation groups submitted an emergency petition today calling on the US Fish and Wildlife Service to take immediate steps to bolster flagging protections for the world’s only wild population of red wolves—which...
Santa Cruz Biotechnology Agrees to $3.5M Fine, License Revocation
Press ReleaseMay 20, 2016Animals in LaboratoriesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) lauds the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for reaching a settlement agreement in its multiple cases against Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. (SCBT)—one of the world’s largest research antibody suppliers—resulting in the...
Senate Appropriations Committee Votes to Block Horse Slaughter for Another Year
Press ReleaseMay 19, 2016EquinesToday, the Senate Appropriations Committee voice voted in favor of an amendment to the FY17 Agriculture Appropriations bill to prohibit the USDA from spending any funds to inspect horse slaughter...
Vaquita Population Plummets to Just 60 Individuals
Press ReleaseMay 14, 2016Marine WildlifeScientists have announced that fewer than 60 vaquita porpoises likely remain on Earth, down from 245 in 2008. The vaquita is the world’s smallest and most endangered porpoise, found only...
130,000 Call on Olive Garden to Adopt Ethical ‘Good Food’ Practices
Press ReleaseMay 12, 2016Farmed AnimalsAdvocacy organizations and their supporters demonstrated at Olive Garden restaurants across the United States today to urge the chain and its parent company, Darden Restaurant Inc., to improve food-sourcing and...
Taiwanese Humpback Dolphin Moves Toward Endangered Species Act Protection
Press ReleaseMay 11, 2016Marine WildlifeThe National Marine Fisheries Service today took a step toward protecting rare Taiwanese humpback dolphins, finding that listing the species under the Endangered Species Act may be warranted. The decision comes in...
Mendocino County Cancels Lethal Predator Control
Press ReleaseApril 27, 2016Terrestrial WildlifeIn a major victory for opponents of animal cruelty, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has agreed to perform a full Environmental Impact Report (EIR) under the California Environmental Quality...
New Hampshire Withdraws Proposal for Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Seasons
Press ReleaseApril 13, 2016Terrestrial WildlifeThe New Hampshire Fish and Game Department today withdrew a proposed administrative rule that would have allowed bobcat hunting and trapping in the state for the first time since 1989....
Groups Welcome Federal Agency’s Decision to Protect Russian Beluga Whales
Press ReleaseApril 4, 2016Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Cetacean Society International (CSI), Earth Island Institute (EII), and Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) lauded the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for its proposed designation of the Sakhalin Bay-Amur River population of...
Norwegian Whale Meat Linked to Country’s Fur Industry
Press ReleaseMarch 31, 2016Marine WildlifeAs the Norwegian whaling industry prepares for the start of the 2016 whaling season, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today released a document that indicates Norwegian fur farms have used minke...