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Organizations Partner to Donate Children’s Books to Domestic Violence Shelters In Recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Press ReleaseOctober 22, 2014Companion AnimalsIn recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has partnered with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) to provide copies of its children’s publications, Kamie Cat's...
Animal Welfare Institute Requests Revision of National Cattleman’s Beef Association Standards
Press ReleaseOctober 16, 2014Farmed AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today that it has sent a written appeal to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), criticizing and requesting revision of the trade association’s guidelines for the...
Animal Welfare Institute Announces Christine Stevens Wildlife Award Winners
Press ReleaseOctober 7, 2014Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute officially 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...
Virgin Falls Short in Effort to Take Progressive Leadership Role to Prevent Ongoing Exploitation of Dolphins and Whales in Captivity
Press ReleaseSeptember 30, 2014Marine WildlifeToday’s statement by Virgin that it intends to continue to work with aquariums that confine whales and dolphins (cetaceans) in captivity for public entertainment has disappointed wildlife experts from leading animal welfare...
New Report Highlights Ten American Species Our Children May Never See
Press ReleaseSeptember 23, 2014Terrestrial WildlifeOur children are less likely to see monarch butterflies, bumble bees, and a host of other once-common wildlife species due to farm pesticides, declining ocean health, climate change, and dirty...
FBI Adds Animal Cruelty Category to Nation’s Crime Report
Press ReleaseSeptember 17, 2014Companion AnimalsFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James B. Comey officially announced a historic change in the identification and reporting of animal cruelty crime statistics. The FBI will now report animal...
Animal Protection Groups Call on American Travel Writers to Help Protect Whales in Iceland
Press ReleaseSeptember 16, 2014Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and WDC—Whale and Dolphin Conservation are calling on the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) to help protect whales from hunting in Iceland. The 2014...
Thirty-Five Governments Call on Iceland to Stop Whaling and End Trade in Fin and Minke Whales
Press ReleaseSeptember 15, 2014Marine WildlifeA formal diplomatic protest, known as a démarche, was today delivered to the Icelandic government in Reykjavik. The top-level protest registered countries’ “strong opposition” to Iceland’s continued whaling, particularly of...
Governments and Retailers Must Act to Halt Iceland’s Slaughter of Endangered Fin Whales
Press ReleaseSeptember 10, 2014Marine WildlifeA new report today calls for the international community and vested commercial interests to take tough action to end Iceland’s ongoing slaughter of endangered fin whales. Slayed in Iceland: The commercial...
UK and German Citizens Overwhelmingly Reject Iceland’s Commercial Whaling
Press ReleaseSeptember 9, 2014Marine WildlifeA new poll commissioned by leading anti-whaling organizations, Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Humane Society International (HSI), International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), OceanCare, Pro Wildlife, and Whale...