Congressional Leaders Send Message to Bureau of Land Management

Joining with a growing public chorus of outrage at a recent proposal by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and...

US House of Representatives Strives to Strengthen US Shark Finning Ban

On the opening day of the 111th Congress, Representative Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), chairwoman of the House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee...

Animal Welfare Institute Establishes Abandoned Horse Reward Fund

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the establishment of the "Animal Welfare Institute Abandoned Horse Reward Fund."  Under the...

Bill to Ban Horse Slaughter Introduced in Senate

A bill to ban horse slaughter was introduced in the United States Senate today. Sponsored by Senators Mary Landrieu (D-LA)...

Attempt to Overturn Illinois Horse Slaughter Ban Stalled in House

The Animal Welfare Institute commends the Illinois General Assembly's House of Representatives for reaffirming their commitment to equine welfare by...

Homes for Horses Coalition Conference Held in Las Vegas

Representatives from dozens of national and state-based equine protection, advocacy and rescue organizations gathered April 9 and April 10 at...

Senator Kerry Introduces the Shark Conservation Act of 2009

Sharks may soon receive much-needed protection from finning, a practice by which their fins are cut off while the animal...

Bill to Restore Protection of American Icon Passes House Natural Resources Committee

The Restoring Our American Mustangs Act (H.R. 1018) today passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee. Known as the...

Federal Lawsuit Filed over Industrial Wind Project that Jeopardizes Endangered Bats

Charging that a massive wind energy project threatens endangered bats, the Animal Welfare Institute, a national animal protection organization, along...

Animal Protection Groups Petition Federal Government to Regulate Dolphin Petting Pools

The Animal Welfare Institute joins The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society and four other organizations today in filing a Petition...

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