Archive: News
Continental Divide: Photo Exhibit Explores Border Wall’s Impact on Wildlife
A new photo exhibit on Capitol Hill examines how a US-Mexico border wall could cause irreversible damage to human communities...
AWI Urges House Vote on Eliminating “Crush Video” Loophole
Six months after the Senate unanimously adopted the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act, the bill remains stalled in...
AWI Statement on Legislative Attempts to Modify Commercial Trucking Requirements
During this session of Congress, numerous measures have been introduced to modify Department of Transportation (DOT) commercial truck driver requirements....
Despite Overwhelming Support for Marine Mammal Protections, House to Vote on Bill to Expand Sea Lion Killings
Americans overwhelmingly support comprehensive protections for marine mammals, according to a new poll commissioned by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI),...
Iceland Flouts International Ban to Slaughter First Protected Fin Whale of New Hunting Season
Conservation and animal protection organizations are horrified at the slaughter today of an endangered fin whale by Icelandic whaling company...
A Voice for Animals Contest Winners Embody Hope
From nursing orphan rhino calves in South Africa to helping to preserve endangered salmon in the Pacific Northwest, the winners...
House of Representatives Deals Fatal Blow to Marine Mammals
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is deeply troubled that the US House of Representatives voted yesterday to pass H.R. 2083,...
US Fish & Wildlife Service Plan Dooms Remaining Wild Red Wolves to Extinction
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced a proposal today to confine red wolves to federal lands—including a bombing...
UNESCO Ignores Vaquita’s Imminent Extinction, Delays ‘In Danger’ Designation
Conservation and animal protection organizations are alarmed that the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC) today postponed an “in danger” listing...
New Senate Bill Undercuts Endangered Species Act
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is expressing vehement opposition to draft legislation, released yesterday by Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), entitled...