Archive: News
AWI Funds Research to Alleviate Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Animal Suffering
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the eight recipients of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award who are developing humane...
North American Environmental Commission Confirms Mexico’s Role in Imperiling Vaquita
A commission under the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) released a report yesterday confirming that Mexico’s unwillingness to enforce its own wildlife...
Federal Appeals Court Reins in BLM Wild Horse Wyoming Eradication Plan
After 14 years of litigation, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC), Western Watersheds Project, and their allies have secured a legal...
House Appropriators Again Reject Wild Horse Slaughter in Funding Bill
Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC) commend the US House Committee on Appropriations for...
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Reintroduced to Protect Wildlife and Pets on Public Lands
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act, reintroduced today in the US House of Representatives...
“A Voice for Animals” Contest Winners Devise Practical Strategies to Improve the Lives of Animals
From examining how plastics smother and abrade coral reefs, to spreading awareness about donkeys being sacrificed for the donkey-hide gelatin...
Heber Wild Horse Territory
We have learned that the US Forest Service plans to remove 400 wild Arizona horses from the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest...
Man Hauling Horses To Slaughter Charged With Animal Cruelty
Just days after a committee of the US House of Representatives tried to kill legislation aimed at curtailing commercial horse...
New Food Seal Sets Highest Standards for Humane Treatment of Farm Animals
The Animal Welfare Approved standards prohibit cruel conditions and practices that other labels allow. The animals breathe fresh, clean air,...
Conservationists Call on Interior Dpt. to Cancel Illegal Black Bear Hunt
Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), In Defense of Animals (IDA), the American Environment Foundation (AEF), and two individuals asked...