Archive: News
Wildlife Conservation Groups Commend Introduction of Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act
Leading animal welfare and wildlife conservation organizations this week announced support for the reintroduction of the Refuge from Cruel Trapping...
“In Danger” Status Sought for Mexico’s Gulf of California World Heritage Area
Although the World Heritage Committee designated Mexico’s “Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California” as a World Heritage...
New TEDx Talk Highlights Why SeaWorld Should Retire Shamu
In a TEDx Talk released today entitled “Let’s Throw Shamu a Retirement Party!,” Animal Welfare Institute marine mammal scientist Dr....
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Thorny Skates
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Defenders of Wildlife (Defenders) filed a petition today with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to list the Northwest Atlantic population of...
Conservation Groups Denounce Icelandic Attempts to Ship Whale Meat Through Russian Waters
WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) have discovered that, in the latest desperate effort to...
Conservation, Animal Protection Groups Call for Trade Sanctions Against Icelandic Companies Linked to Whaling
A coalition of international animal protection and conservation organizations has urgently asked the Obama administration to impose economic sanctions against...
AWI Applauds Humane Cosmetics Act Introduction
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds Representatives Martha McSally (R-AZ), Don Beyer (D-VA), Joe Heck (R-NV), and Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)...
Conservation Groups Condemn Killing of Red Wolf Mother
Following the federally authorized gunshot death of a mother red wolf—a critically endangered species—in the Red Wolf Recovery Area of...
Bill to Protect Companion Animals from Unscrupulous Animal Dealers
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the reintroduction by Representative Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Christopher Smith (R-NJ) of the Pet Safety and Protection Act (H.R....
USFWS Suspends Red Wolf Reintroductions in North Carolina
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) condemns today’s decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to suspend red wolf reintroductions pending...