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AWI’s Safe Havens Mapping Project Helps Human and Animal Victims of Domestic Violence

Press ReleaseJanuary 31, 2013Companion Animals

In its ongoing effort to address the needs of victims of domestic violence and their companion animals, the Animal Welfare Institute announces a new feature on its Animals and Family Violence...

USFWS Reports High Death Rate for Endangered Red Wolves Since Beginning of Coyote Night Hunt

Press ReleaseJanuary 22, 2013Terrestrial Wildlife

In November 2012, the Animal Welfare Institute and several other organizations sued and obtained a preliminary injunction against spotlight hunting of coyotes at night in the five-county area of eastern...

The Homes for Horses Coalition Announces New Coordinator

Press ReleaseJanuary 17, 2013Equines

The Homes for Horses Coalition, a resource and representative voice of the nation’s horse rescue and sanctuary community, announced the appointment of Cindy Gendron as the program’s new coordinator. The...

Federal Inspectors Uncover Animal Cruelty and Deception at California Biotech

Press ReleaseJanuary 14, 2013Animals in Laboratories

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) today called upon Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to immediately revoke the dealer license of Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. (SCBT)—one of the nation’s largest commercial...

Court Awards Default Ruling in Indiana Penning Case

Press ReleaseDecember 19, 2012Terrestrial Wildlife

Earlier this month, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), and Project Coyote obtained a default ruling in our lawsuit against the Indiana Department of Natural Resources...

Court Halts N.C. Spotlighting of Coyotes After 4th Endangered Red Wolf Shot

Press ReleaseNovember 26, 2012Terrestrial Wildlife

A North Carolina court halted a temporary state rule that allowed spotlight hunting of coyotes at night in the five-county area of eastern North Carolina inhabited by the world’s only...

Halt of NC Spotlighting of Coyotes Sought After Endangered Red Wolf Killed

Press ReleaseOctober 23, 2012Terrestrial Wildlife

Concerned groups asked a state court to stop spotlight hunting of coyotes at night in North Carolina—including the area inhabited by the world’s only wild population of about 100 red...

California Fish & Game Commission accepts Petition to list the Gray Wolf under the California Endangered Species Act

Press ReleaseOctober 5, 2012Terrestrial Wildlife

California moved one step closer to deciding whether to protect the gray wolf under the California Endangered Species Act, by accepting a petition that had been filed earlier this year....

Cattle deaths lead US groups to demand suspension of livestock trade between Russian Federation and the United States

Press ReleaseSeptember 19, 2012Farmed Animals

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) are urging the Russian Federation to suspend imports of cattle by sea from the United States. This request from...

Groups Challenge N.C. Spotlighting of Coyotes near Endangered Red Wolves

Press ReleaseSeptember 7, 2012Terrestrial Wildlife

Accidental shootings resulting in death or injury are a primary concern outlined in a court challenge filed today against an illegal, temporary state rule that allows spotlight hunting of coyotes...