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Illinois Bill to Restore Horse Slaughter Withdrawn for Lack of Support
Yesterday State Representative Jim Sacia (R - Freeport) pulled his bill to legalize horse slaughter from the agenda for this...
Country Music Artist Lends His Voice to Protecting America’s Wild Horses
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to add Country music artist Clay Canfield’s support to the organization’s ongoing efforts...
Species and Science Abandoned in Favor of Politics and Palates
As the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of...
Animal Welfare Institute Calls on Perdue to Remove Misleading ‘Humanely Raised’ and ‘Raised Cage Free’ Claims from Chicken Packaging
In a letter to Perdue CEO Jim Perdue released today, Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) President Cathy Liss demanded that the...
100+ Environmental Groups Sign on to No Drilling Letter to US Senate
The devastation caused by the explosion and sinking of the BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico will likely...
Equine Welfare Advocates Convene for Homes for Horses Coalition Conference
Equine welfare advocates from around the country gathered this week in Nashville to discuss horse rescue outreach at the fourth...
Oklahoma Horse Trailer Accident Highlights the Need For Federal Legislative Action
The need for federal legislation ending the slaughter of and providing safer transportation for American horses came to the forefront...
Official Whaling Stats Expose the Danger of Lifting Commercial Whaling Ban
With less than two weeks to go before representatives from more than 80 governments meet in Agadir, Morocco, to decide...
Congress Moves to Restore Ban on Animal Crush Videos
Members of Congress and constitutional experts testified on May 26, 2010 before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and...
Victory Declared for Wildlife in Florida
Project Coyote and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) declared a victory for wildlife, after the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...