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US Court of Appeals Upholds Illinois Ban on Horse Slaughter
Press ReleaseAugust 21, 2007EquinesRecognizing the will of the people of Illinois and championing America's horses, a three-judge panel from the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit today ruled unanimously to uphold...
Groups Stage Street Theater Enactment of Navy Authorization to Flood World’s Oceans with LFA Sonar
Press ReleaseAugust 14, 2007Marine WildlifeThis Thursday the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Citizens Opposing Active Sonar Threats (COAST) will stage a colorful enactment outside the headquarters of the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration Fisheries...
Obi Sushi Stops Sale of Shark Fin Soup
Press ReleaseAugust 3, 2007Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to learn that Obi Sushi restaurant, located in Northern Virginia's Reston Town Center, has retracted their decision to sell shark fin soup and...
US House of Representatives Votes to Stop
Press ReleaseAugust 2, 2007EquinesOnce again, Congress has voiced its opposition to horse slaughter. The US House of Representatives today approved an amendment to the 2008 Agriculture Appropriations bill that will temporarily bring horse...
“Barbaric, Barbaric, Barbaric!” Vick Dog Fighting Charges Symptomatic of a Larger Problem
Press ReleaseJuly 23, 2007Companion Animals"Barbaric, Barbaric, Barbaric!" This is the phrase recently opined by Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, our nation's longest-serving US Senator and last great political orator. Following news of charges...
Man Who Throws Puppy on Grill Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
Press ReleaseJune 8, 2007Companion AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the Honorable Thomas Cooper of the Richland County Fifth Judicial Circuit for sentencing 28-year old Adan Gonzalez to three years in prison for throwing...
AWI Joins Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered Whales from Navy Sonar
Press ReleaseMay 16, 2007Marine WildlifeConservation and animal welfare organizations have filed a legal challenge to the US Navy's plan to use high-intensity, mid-frequency active sonar in antisubmarine exercises in Hawai'i's waters. The planned sonar...
Whales Need US: More than 50 members of Congress and 20 Conservation Groups Call for U.S. Leadership to Protect Whales
Press ReleaseApril 17, 2007Marine WildlifeThe "Whales Need US" coalition, an unprecedented joint effort of 20 US-based environmental, conservation and animal welfare organizations, representing more than 15 million people, today urged the Bush Administration to...
Great Dismal Bear Hunt on National Wildlife
Press ReleaseNovember 29, 2006Terrestrial WildlifeIn an 8-page letter to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) delivered today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and In Defense of Animals (IDA) questioned the legality of the...
Conservationists Call on Interior Dpt. to Cancel Illegal Black Bear Hunt
Press ReleaseNovember 28, 2006Terrestrial WildlifeToday, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), In Defense of Animals (IDA), the American Environment Foundation (AEF), and two individuals asked the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) of the US...