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AWI Condemns Gray Wolf Delisting

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) condemns a proposed rule, announced today by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), to...

AWI Statement on House Bill to Protect North Atlantic Right Whale

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds Representatives Seth Moulton (D-MA) and John Rutherford (R-FL) for introducing the bipartisan Scientific Assistance...

Latest Report on Exploitation of Captive Marine Mammals: Situation Improving in West, Deteriorating in East

The tide is turning in the West for captive marine mammals, yet live capture operations, traveling dolphin shows, polluted sea...

Law Enforcement Leader Receives Prestigious Albert Schweitzer Medal

John Thompson, a seasoned public safety leader who has brought the hidden atrocity of animal cruelty to the forefront of...

Report: Only 10 Vaquita Remain, May Not Survive President Obrador’s Tenure

Scientists announced today that only 10 vaquita porpoises likely remain in the world and that the animal's extinction is virtually assured...

Animal Welfare Institute Supports Bill to Keep Primates Out of Pet Trade

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) supports the reintroduction of the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA), which addresses the cruel and dangerous problem...

Massive Naples Barn Fire Highlights Need for Improved Fire Safety Precautions

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is dismayed to learn that 4,000 pigs perished Wednesday at Holden Farms in Naples, Wisconsin....

BLM Bucks Controversial Policy for Wild Horse Sale

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is gratified to learn that the Bureau of Land Management has rescinded a controversial sales...

34 Marine Mammal Biologists Urge Putin to Release Orcas and Belugas

Today, a group of prominent marine mammal biologists from across the globe, including Dr. Naomi Rose of the Animal Welfare...

AWI Opposes Nomination of Oil Lobbyist to Lead Department of the Interior

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) strongly opposes President Trump’s nomination of former oil and gas lobbyist David Bernhardt to be...