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Illinois Bill to Restore Horse Slaughter Withdrawn for Lack of Support
Press ReleaseMarch 12, 2010EquinesYesterday State Representative Jim Sacia (R - Freeport) pulled his bill to legalize horse slaughter from the agenda for this legislative session. The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) appreciates his recognition...
US Navy Sued to Protect Critically Endangered Whales
Press ReleaseJanuary 28, 2010Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), has filed suit against the US Navy over its plans to build a $100 million Undersea Warfare Training Range (USWTR) 50 miles east of the...
Parties in Federal Lawsuit Concerning Beech Ridge Wind Energy Project Announce Agreement on Bat Protection and Turbine Operation
Press ReleaseJanuary 27, 2010Terrestrial WildlifeAn agreement has been reached among all parties involved in federal litigation under the Endangered Species Act concerning the Beech Ridge wind project in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, that will...
The Animal Welfare Institute Continues Fight to Protect Endangered Elephants from Abuse by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Press ReleaseDecember 31, 2009Terrestrial WildlifeAfter nearly a decade of litigation, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) will continue its battle to protect endangered Asian elephants from abuse at the hands of Ringling Bros. and Barnum...
Wildlife Coalition Condemns Coyote Killing Tournament as Ethically and Ecologically Indefensible
Press ReleaseDecember 30, 2009Terrestrial WildlifeA national coalition of wildlife advocacy and conservation organizations representing more than 70,000 Maine citizens is calling for an end to a coyote killing tournament that is currently underway in...
Wildlife Advocacy Organizations Petition U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Halt Illegal Trapping of Canada Lynx
Press ReleaseDecember 10, 2009Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the Wildlife Alliance of Maine (WAM) urged the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) today to enforce the Endangered Species Act (ESA) against the...
Federal Court Rules Massive Wind Energy Project in Violation of Endangered Species Act
Press ReleaseDecember 9, 2009Terrestrial WildlifeFederal district court Judge Roger Titus of the US District Court for the District of Maryland has issued a comprehensive ruling that an industrial wind energy facility in Greenbrier County,...
Shark Conservation Act of 2009 Approaches the Finish Line in Senate
Press ReleaseNovember 19, 2009Marine WildlifeFollowing the swift and unanimous passage by the House of Representatives in March of this year, the Senate’s companion bill, S. 850, the Shark Conservation Act of 2009, moved out...
Coyote and Fox Live Bait Training and Penning Condemned as Unethical & Ecologically Reckless
Press ReleaseNovember 11, 2009Terrestrial WildlifeMore than 40 scientists, veterinarians, and attorneys and a coalition of wildlife advocacy organizations including Project Coyote, Indiana Coyote Rescue (ICR), and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) have submitted a formal...
Bills Target Animal Dealers With “Sordid History”
Press ReleaseOctober 23, 2009Animals in Laboratories, Companion AnimalsDetermined to provide better safeguards against companion animals being used in experiments Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) and Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA) reintroduced the Pet Safety and Protection Act (S. 1834/H.R....