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House Passes Legislation to Restore and Strengthen Wild Horse Protections
In a decisive move, the US House of Representatives today approved a measure to restore basic protections for America's wild...
Origins Natural Resources, Inc. Flip Over Dolphins
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds skincare company, Origins, for abandoning plans for a swim-with dolphins prize at Cabo Dolphins...
US House of Representatives Takes Action to Protect Animals From Cruel Traps on National Wildlife Refuges
Yesterday, Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) introduced legislation to end the use of brutal traps on furbearing animals within federal wildlife...
Wildlife Advocacy Organizations File Motion to Stop Start of Early Coyote & Fox Trapping in Maine to Protect Imperiled Lynx from Deadly Traps
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the Wildlife Alliance of Maine (WAM) filed a motion in federal district court in...
Trial Challenging Wind Energy Impacts on Endangered Bat Set to Begin in Federal Court
Today a groundbreaking trial began in Federal District Court in Greenbelt, MD (6500 Cherrywood Lane, Greenbelt, MD 20770) pitting a...
Bills Target Animal Dealers With “Sordid History”
Determined to provide better safeguards against companion animals being used in experiments Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) and Rep. Mike Doyle...
Coyote and Fox Live Bait Training and Penning Condemned as Unethical & Ecologically Reckless
More than 40 scientists, veterinarians, and attorneys and a coalition of wildlife advocacy organizations including Project Coyote, Indiana Coyote Rescue...
Shark Conservation Act of 2009 Approaches the Finish Line in Senate
Following the swift and unanimous passage by the House of Representatives in March of this year, the Senate’s companion bill,...
Federal Court Rules Massive Wind Energy Project in Violation of Endangered Species Act
Federal district court Judge Roger Titus of the US District Court for the District of Maryland has issued a comprehensive...
Wildlife Advocacy Organizations Petition U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Halt Illegal Trapping of Canada Lynx
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the Wildlife Alliance of Maine (WAM) urged the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service)...
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