Archive: News
Forcing Wild Horses to Undergo Ovariectomies is Animal Abuse
Earlier this week, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) voiced their opposition to the...
Report: 100,000+ Dolphins, Small Whales and Porpoises Slaughtered Globally Each Year
A shocking new report released today reveals that more than 100,000 dolphins, small whales and porpoises (small cetaceans) are slaughtered globally in...
CSU Withdraws from Barbaric Wild Horse Sterilization Experiments
Following substantial public outcry, Colorado State University (CSU) announced yesterday that it was withdrawing from a joint plan with the...
Report: USDA fails to protect birds who are neglected, abandoned during transport and at slaughterhouse
In a letter sent today to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) urged the agency...
AWI Applauds Illinois for Restricting Ivory and Rhino Horn Sales
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds Governor Rauner of Illinois for signing a bill to restrict the sale of ivory...
Fourth California County Suspends Contract with Federal Wildlife-killing Agency
Responding to legal pressure from a coalition of animal-protection and conservation groups, Siskiyou County officials recently announced that the county has suspended...
AWI Files Brief in Support of New York’s Ivory Restrictions
Defending New York’s move to curtail the illegal ivory trade, AWI filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief earlier this...
Animal Welfare Institute and Farm Sanctuary Sue USDA to Disclose Slaughterhouse Records
The Animal Welfare Institute and Farm Sanctuary sued the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today for failing to respond to a...
Japan Must be Stopped in its Push to Resume Commercial Whaling Worldwide
After spending more than three decades slaughtering whales in defiance of an international moratorium on commercial whaling, Japan is proposing...
New Manual Helps Protect Ohio Domestic Violence Survivors and their Pets
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) unveiled a new publication entitled “Representing Domestic Violence Survivors with Pets in Ohio: A Manual...