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Bill Takes Aim at Dealer System That Is “an Unmitigated Disaster”
Press ReleaseJuly 11, 2013Companion AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the reintroduction by Reps. Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) of the Pet Safety and Protection Act (H.R. 2224). In order to protect companion...
Animal Welfare Groups, New Mexico Leaders Appalled by USDA’s Decision to Process Application for Horse Slaughter Plant Inspections
Press ReleaseJune 28, 2013EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), The ASPCA®(The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), and Animal Protection of New Mexico are dismayed over the US Department of Agriculture’s...
AWI Honors Journalist Tom Knudson with the Schweitzer Medal
Press ReleaseJune 27, 2013Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has awarded journalist Tom Knudson of the Sacramento Bee with the Schweitzer Medal for his outstanding investigative journalism and commitment to both thorough research and candor in...
Iceland Resumes Killing of Endangered Fin Whales
Press ReleaseJune 17, 2013Marine WildlifeIcelandic media are reporting that the Icelandic whaling company Hvalur hf killed an endangered fin whale Monday in defiance of the international ban on commercial whaling. The whale was killed...
USFWS Proposes to List All Chimpanzees as Endangered
Press ReleaseJune 12, 2013Terrestrial WildlifeThe US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) today announced a proposed rule to classify both wild and captive chimpanzees as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Currently, only wild...
National Academy Report Finds Serious Fault with BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Management Program
Press ReleaseJune 5, 2013EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes a new report by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) that clearly indicates the need for a major overhaul in the Bureau of Land...
AWI Petitions USDA to Make Slaughter More Humane
Press ReleaseJune 4, 2013Farmed AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has submitted a petition to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) requesting that the agency write regulations designed to decrease the needless suffering of animals...
AWI’S Rally for Whales in Portland, ME
Press ReleaseJune 3, 2013Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute and other US animal protection and conservation groups organized a rally in Portland, Maine, on May 31, 2013, to protest Iceland’s expanding commercial whaling program. The...
Animal Advocates Rally in Portland, ME to Protest Whaling to Iceland’s President
Press ReleaseMay 30, 2013Marine WildlifeMembers of the public and representatives of animal protection and conservation organizations are rallying Friday in Harbor View Memorial Park in Portland, Maine, to protest Iceland’s expanding commercial whaling program,...
Japanese Company Withdraws “Jerky” Pet Treats Made from Endangered Fin Whale
Press ReleaseMay 29, 2013Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) and the Iruka & Kujira [Dolphin & Whale] Action Network (IKAN) welcome a Japanese company’s decision...