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House Committee Joins Senate in Voting to Deny Use of Taxpayer Dollars to Inspect Horse Slaughter Plants
Press ReleaseMay 29, 2014EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the House Appropriations Committee for including an amendment in the Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations bill to defund federally required inspections of horse slaughter...
Poll Shows Big Jump in Percentage of Americans Opposed to Keeping Orcas Captive for Public Display
Press ReleaseMay 29, 2014Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) have released results of a poll they commissioned on the American public’s attitudes toward keeping orcas (also known as killer whales)...
Senate Appropriations Committee Once Again Approves Amendment Blocking Funds for USDA Inspections of Horse Slaughter Facilities
Press ReleaseMay 22, 2014EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute commends the Senate Appropriations Committee for approving the Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations bill, which included an amendment defunding federally required inspections of horse slaughter facilities...
Whale Advocates Bring Anti-Icelandic Whaling Message to NYC
Press ReleaseMay 20, 2014Marine WildlifeFollowing a high-profile "Don't buy from Icelandic whalers” ad campaign on the Boston public transit system in March and April, animal protection and conservation organizations are now taking the message...
Settlement Reached with Feld Entertainment
Press ReleaseMay 15, 2014Terrestrial WildlifeToday, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and numerous other parties reached a settlement with Feld Entertainment, Inc. (Feld) ending over a decade of litigation. The settlement resolves a request by...
USDA Fails to Verify Food Label Claims
Press ReleaseMay 14, 2014Farmed AnimalsA new report reveals the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is failing to verify the accuracy of label claims on meat and poultry products sold in the United States. Released by the...
Court Halts Coyote Hunting in Red Wolf Recovery Area
Press ReleaseMay 14, 2014Terrestrial WildlifeA federal court issued a preliminary injunction blocking the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission’s authorization of coyote hunting—including at night—in the five-county area of eastern North Carolina inhabited by the world’s only...
European Campaign Warns Seafood Expo — ‘Don’t Support Whale Slaughter’
Press ReleaseMay 6, 2014Marine WildlifeAn alliance of 13 leading conservation groups is this week urging major buyers at Europe’s biggest seafood trade show not to do business with Icelandic seafood company HB Grandi because...
Foundation to Protect New Mexico Wildlife Reaches Agreement with Navajo Nation to Protect Horses
Press ReleaseMay 1, 2014EquinesThe Foundation to Protect New Mexico Wildlife today announced it has formalized an agreement with the Navajo Nation to develop a comprehensive and humane program to manage the thousands of...
US Protection Sought for Depleted Beluga Whale Stock
Press ReleaseApril 23, 2014Marine WildlifeToday, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), Cetacean Society International, and Earth Island Institute filed a petition with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to designate the Sakhalin...