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Conservation Groups Condemn Killing of Red Wolf Mother
Press ReleaseJune 23, 2015Terrestrial WildlifeFollowing the federally authorized gunshot death of a mother red wolf—a critically endangered species—in the Red Wolf Recovery Area of eastern North Carolina, conservation groups today demanded the US Fish...
AWI Applauds Humane Cosmetics Act Introduction
Press ReleaseJune 23, 2015Companion AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds Representatives Martha McSally (R-AZ), Don Beyer (D-VA), Joe Heck (R-NV), and Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) for introducing the Humane Cosmetics Act (H.R. 2858). This bipartisan...
Conservation, Animal Protection Groups Call for Trade Sanctions Against Icelandic Companies Linked to Whaling
Press ReleaseJune 15, 2015Marine WildlifeA coalition of international animal protection and conservation organizations has urgently asked the Obama administration to impose economic sanctions against Icelandic companies with corporate ties to the commercial whaling industry....
Conservation Groups Denounce Icelandic Attempts to Ship Whale Meat Through Russian Waters
Press ReleaseJune 12, 2015Marine WildlifeWDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) have discovered that, in the latest desperate effort to prop up a dying industry, Hvalur hf, Iceland’s fin whaling...
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Thorny Skates
Press ReleaseMay 28, 2015Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Defenders of Wildlife (Defenders) filed a petition today with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to list the Northwest Atlantic population of the thorny skate (Amblyraja radiata), a species of fish, as...
New TEDx Talk Highlights Why SeaWorld Should Retire Shamu
Press ReleaseMay 26, 2015Marine WildlifeIn a TEDx Talk released today entitled “Let’s Throw Shamu a Retirement Party!,” Animal Welfare Institute marine mammal scientist Dr. Naomi Rose advocates for the gradual phasing out of exhibits...
“In Danger” Status Sought for Mexico’s Gulf of California World Heritage Area
Press ReleaseMay 13, 2015Marine WildlifeAlthough the World Heritage Committee designated Mexico’s “Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California” as a World Heritage property in 2005 in recognition of the area’s outstanding biodiversity,...
Wildlife Conservation Groups Commend Introduction of Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act
Press ReleaseApril 27, 2015Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeLeading animal welfare and wildlife conservation organizations this week announced support for the reintroduction of the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act (H.R. 2016/S. 1081) in both the US House of...
Federal Legislation Introduced to Prohibit Slaughter of American Horses
Press ReleaseApril 22, 2015EquinesFederal lawmakers today introduced legislation to prevent the establishment of horse slaughter operations within the US, end the current export of American horses for slaughter abroad, and protect the public...
Fish Buyers Urged to Reject Seafood Caught by Icelandic Whalers
Press ReleaseApril 21, 2015Marine WildlifeA coalition of animal welfare and conservation groups has launched a new online ad campaign to coincide with the 2015 Seafood Exposition Global and Seafood Processing Global convention in Brussels this week,...