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Animal Welfare Institute Announces 2015 Christine Stevens Wildlife Award Winners
Press ReleaseAugust 19, 2015Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the winners of its annual Christine Stevens Wildlife Award. Established in 2006, the Christine Stevens Wildlife Award provides grants of up to $10,000 to...
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Canada Lynx from Trapping Deaths, Injuries in Maine
Press ReleaseAugust 17, 2015Terrestrial WildlifeWildlife conservation and animal welfare organizations filed a lawsuit today against the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for allowing trappers in Maine to seriously injure and kill Canada lynx, a federally...
USDA to Present Case Against Santa Cruz Biotechnology in Historic Proceeding
Press ReleaseAugust 17, 2015Animals in LaboratoriesThe US Department of Agriculture’s case against Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. (SCBT), one of the world’s largest research antibody suppliers, is scheduled to be heard by an administrative law judge beginning Tuesday,...
AWI Commends Introduction of CECIL Animal Trophies Act
Press ReleaseAugust 4, 2015Terrestrial WildlifeIn light of the tragic illegal killing of Cecil the lion by an American dentist, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the swift response by Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Cory...
Animal Protection, Conservation Organizations Sue Mendocino County in Response to Wildlife Services Contract Renewal
Press ReleaseJuly 27, 2015Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeAnimal protection and conservation organizations filed suit today challenging Mendocino County’s contract renewal with Wildlife Services, a notorious federal wildlife-killing program that killed close to 3 million animals in the...
SPAR Norway Under Fire for Key Role in Advancing Norwegian Whaling
Press ReleaseJuly 15, 2015Marine WildlifeA coalition of environmental groups released today a new brief, “Convenience Kills,” detailing the whale meat sales of SPAR Norway—part of the international SPAR convenience store chain. The groups are calling...
Conservationists Rally Outside Mexican Embassy to Save Vaquita Porpoise
Press ReleaseJuly 9, 2015Marine WildlifeLocal conservationists rallied outside the Mexican Embassy today in support of the vaquita marina, the world’s smallest and most endangered porpoise, found only in Mexico’s Gulf of California. Participating organizations and...
Roybal-Allard Amendment Blocks Funds to License Dealers of Randomly Sourced Cats and Dogs
Press ReleaseJuly 9, 2015Companion AnimalsIn a great victory for animal welfare, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) succeeded in including language in the manager’s amendment of the House Appropriations Committee’s Fiscal Year 2016 Agriculture Bill to...
USFWS Suspends Red Wolf Reintroductions in North Carolina
Press ReleaseJune 30, 2015Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) condemns today’s decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to suspend red wolf reintroductions pending additional review of the red wolf recovery program. USFWS intends...
Bill to Protect Companion Animals from Unscrupulous Animal Dealers
Press ReleaseJune 24, 2015Companion AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the reintroduction by Representative Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Christopher Smith (R-NJ) of the Pet Safety and Protection Act (H.R. 2849). In order to protect companion animals from illegal sale...