Archive: News

Great Dismal Bear Hunt on National Wildlife

In an 8-page letter to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) delivered today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and...

Whales Need US: More than 50 members of Congress and 20 Conservation Groups Call for U.S. Leadership to Protect Whales

The "Whales Need US" coalition, an unprecedented joint effort of 20 US-based environmental, conservation and animal welfare organizations, representing more...

AWI Joins Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered Whales from Navy Sonar

Conservation and animal welfare organizations have filed a legal challenge to the US Navy's plan to use high-intensity, mid-frequency active...

Man Who Throws Puppy on Grill Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the Honorable Thomas Cooper of the Richland County Fifth Judicial Circuit for sentencing 28-year...

“Barbaric, Barbaric, Barbaric!” Vick Dog Fighting Charges Symptomatic of a Larger Problem

"Barbaric, Barbaric, Barbaric!" This is the phrase recently opined by Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, our nation's longest-serving US...

US House of Representatives Votes to Stop

Once again, Congress has voiced its opposition to horse slaughter. The US House of Representatives today approved an amendment to...

Obi Sushi Stops Sale of Shark Fin Soup

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to learn that Obi Sushi restaurant, located in Northern Virginia's Reston Town Center,...

Groups Stage Street Theater Enactment of Navy Authorization to Flood World’s Oceans with LFA Sonar

This Thursday the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Citizens Opposing Active Sonar Threats (COAST) will stage a colorful enactment outside...

US Court of Appeals Upholds Illinois Ban on Horse Slaughter

Recognizing the will of the people of Illinois and championing America's horses, a three-judge panel from the US Court of...

Ringling Brothers Will Stand Trial for Elephant Abuse

Today, Judge Emmet Sullivan of the federal district court in Washington DC issued a major ruling rejecting the last-ditch attempt...