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New Consumer Guide Deciphers Food Labels
Press ReleaseAugust 14, 2012Farmed AnimalsMany food labels are confusing—and some downright misleading—especially with regard to animal welfare claims. To help navigate the confusion, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has released A Consumer’s Guide to Food...
Animal Welfare Groups Demand Action After 400 Pregnant Cattle from US Die en Route to Russia
Press ReleaseAugust 9, 2012Farmed AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Compassion in World Farming are calling on the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to take immediate action following reports that 400 pregnant cattle among...
Senate Introduces Bill to Protect and Support Wild Horses in North Carolina
Press ReleaseJuly 27, 2012EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends Senator Kay Hagen (D-NC) and Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) for introducing S. 3448, the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act. A companion to the bill...
International Day of Action for South Korean Dogs and Cats – August 7
Press ReleaseJuly 23, 2012Companion AnimalsEvery year in South Korea, over two million dogs and thousands of cats are killed for food. Many are sadistically tortured prior to slaughter to “improve” the taste of the...
Animal Protection Organizations Host Congressional Briefing on Animal Welfare and Use of Antibiotics in Livestock Production
Press ReleaseJuly 23, 2012Farmed AnimalsA briefing for Members of Congress and their staff on the need to pass the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA), hosted by the Animal Welfare Institute, the...
Poll Reveals Americans Oppose Keeping Orcas in Captivity for Public Display
Press ReleaseJuly 16, 2012Marine WildlifeThe Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, together with The Humane Society of the United States and the Animal Welfare Institute, released the first-ever nationwide opinion poll gauging attitudes about keeping...
International Whaling Commission Rejects Commercial Whaling Bid by Greenland
Press ReleaseJuly 5, 2012Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) report that the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has firmly rejected a proposal by Greenland that would have put...
International Whaling Commission Approves Kill of 24 Humpback Whales Despite Controversy
Press ReleaseJuly 4, 2012Marine WildlifeAfter hours of rancorous debate, the International Whaling Commission accepted a proposal from the Caribbean nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) to kill four humpback whales a year...
US Wastes Taxpayer Dollars in Pursuit of Useless Whaling Quota
Press ReleaseJuly 3, 2012Marine WildlifeThe International Whaling Commission (IWC) has unfortunately approved a request by the United States for an aboriginal subsistence whaling (ASW) quota for the Makah Tribe of Northwest Washington State. Pursuit...
House Appropriations Committee Approves Amendment Blocking Use of Tax Dollars to Revive Horse Slaughter Industry in US
Press ReleaseJune 19, 2012EquinesThe language to disallow funding for inspections, originally passed into law in 2005 with bipartisan support, has effectively halted horse slaughter operations on American soil for years—that is, until late...