Archive: News
Bill Takes Aim at Dealer System That Is “an Unmitigated Disaster”
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the reintroduction by Reps. Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) of the Pet Safety...
Governor Quinn of Illinois Signs Bill to Curb Tethering Abuses
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to announce that Governor Quinn has signed into law new rules to provide...
Bipartisan Bill Aims to Halt Cruel Form of Horse Transport
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the reintroduction of S. 1459, the Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2013, by Senators...
National Marine Fisheries Service Denies Permit to Import 18 Wild-Caught Beluga Whales from Russia
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to report that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has denied a permit...
Indiana Coyote Penning Investigation Uncovers Brutal Practices and Illegal Activity
Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Project Coyote, and the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) released the results of an...
Statement on Georgia Aquarium Appeal of NMFS Permit Denial
Today, Georgia Aquarium filed a complaint in a federal district court in Georgia appealing the decision made by the National...
Groups Seek to Protect Endangered Red Wolves in Recovery Area from Deadly Mistaken Identity
Conservation organizations today challenged North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission’s authorization of coyote hunting—including by spotlight at night—in the five county...
Judge Allows Horse Slaughter to Resume in U.S. While Serious Concerns of Safety and Cruelty Remain
The Animal Welfare Institute is deeply disappointed that a US District Judge has allowed for the resumption of horse slaughter...
AWI Seeks Emergency Protection for World’s Smallest Sloth
AWI today filed an emergency petition to list the pygmy three-toed sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus) as endangered under the US Endangered Species Act...
Petition Seeks to Reform Secretive Federal Agency that Kills Millions of Wild Animals
The Animal Welfare Institute, Center for Biological Diversity, and Project Coyote petitioned the Obama administration today to reform the federal...