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AWI Unveils Resource for Colorado Attorneys Assisting Pet-Owning Domestic Violence Survivors
Press ReleaseDecember 17, 2014Companion AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today its new publication entitled “Representing Domestic Violence Survivors with Pets in Colorado: A Manual for Domestic Violence Attorneys & Advocates Helping Survivors Obtain Protection...
Congress’s $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill Offers Triumphs, Setbacks for Animal Protection
Press ReleaseDecember 14, 2014Companion Animals, Equines, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeOn Saturday, Congress approved its Fiscal Year 2015 $1.1 trillion spending bill. Within the 1,603-page piece of legislation, which will fund the federal government through September 30, 2015, federal lawmakers...
Conservationists Call on Mexico to Save the Vaquita
Press ReleaseNovember 26, 2014Marine WildlifeOn the day before Mexico’s National Day of Conservation, conservation groups are calling on the Mexican government to enact forceful protective measures to save the critically endangered vaquita, a tiny...
Lawsuit Filed Against Mendocino County Over Contract with Rogue Federal Predator Control Program
Press ReleaseNovember 25, 2014Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeA coalition of animal protection and conservation groups and a local Mendocino resident filed a lawsuit against Mendocino County today in the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino, for...
New Resource to Enable Washington Metropolitan Area Attorneys to Better Assist Pet-Owning Domestic Violence Survivors
Press ReleaseNovember 19, 2014Companion AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today its new publication entitled “Representing Domestic Violence Survivors with Pets in the District of Columbia, Maryland & Virginia: A Manual for Domestic Violence...
Settlement Reached to Promote Red Wolf Conservation
Press ReleaseNovember 13, 2014Terrestrial WildlifeThe US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina approved a settlement agreement today between the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Defenders of Wildlife (Defenders), the Red Wolf Coalition (RWC) and the North Carolina Wildlife Resources...
SCBT Charged Again with Violating Animal Welfare Act
Press ReleaseNovember 10, 2014Animals in LaboratoriesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the action taken by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in filing a second complaint against one of the world’s largest research antibody suppliers,...
CharityWatch Recognizes Animal Welfare Institute with ‘A+’ Rating
Press ReleaseNovember 4, 2014All ProgramsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today that it has been awarded an A+ rating by CharityWatch, a leading independent charity-rating organization, in its recently released Winter 2014-2015 Charity Rating Guide &...
Norway Plans Whale Meat Shipment to Iceland
Press ReleaseOctober 27, 2014Marine WildlifeDocuments obtained by the Washington, DC-based Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) reveal that a Norwegian whaling company, Lofothval, has sought permission to ship up to 22,000 pounds (10 metric tons) of...
AWI Supports Responsible Whale-Watching Workshop in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Press ReleaseOctober 23, 2014Marine WildlifeInternational experts in the development and operation of responsible whale watching are conducting a three-day workshop in St. Vincent and the Grenadines from October 22 to 24 2014, to provide...