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European Campaign Warns Seafood Expo — ‘Don’t Support Whale Slaughter’
An alliance of 13 leading conservation groups is this week urging major buyers at Europe’s biggest seafood trade show not...
USDA Fails to Verify Food Label Claims
A new report reveals the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is failing to verify the accuracy of label claims on meat and...
Court Halts Coyote Hunting in Red Wolf Recovery Area
A federal court issued a preliminary injunction blocking the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission’s authorization of coyote hunting—including at night—in the five-county...
Settlement Reached with Feld Entertainment
Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and numerous other parties reached a settlement with Feld Entertainment, Inc. (Feld) ending over...
Whale Advocates Bring Anti-Icelandic Whaling Message to NYC
Following a high-profile "Don't buy from Icelandic whalers” ad campaign on the Boston public transit system in March and April,...
Senate Appropriations Committee Once Again Approves Amendment Blocking Funds for USDA Inspections of Horse Slaughter Facilities
The Animal Welfare Institute commends the Senate Appropriations Committee for approving the Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations bill, which included...
Poll Shows Big Jump in Percentage of Americans Opposed to Keeping Orcas Captive for Public Display
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) have released results of a poll they commissioned on the American...
House Committee Joins Senate in Voting to Deny Use of Taxpayer Dollars to Inspect Horse Slaughter Plants
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the House Appropriations Committee for including an amendment in the Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture...
Europe: An Open market for the Ivory Trade?
On the eve of inter-governmental meetings in Brussels and Geneva in June and July to debate the fate of elephants,...
Conservation Groups Condemn Resumption of Iceland’s Brutal Hunt of Endangered Whales
Conservation groups are calling on the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and its member governments to condemn Iceland’s commercial whale hunt...