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Scientists Declare Red Wolf to be Valid Species
The Animal Welfare Institute commends today’s announcement by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Mathematics that the red wolf is a...
AWI Commends Bipartisan Effort to Stop Horse Slaughter
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the 111 members of the US House of Representatives who recently signed a bipartisan letter...
Government Erred in Deciding to Grant Waiver to Makah Tribe
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is alarmed that the federal government has proposed allowing the Makah tribe of Washington to...
AWI Endorses CECIL Act to Restrict Imports of Protected Species Killed for Sport
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is grateful for today’s reintroduction of the Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large...
AWI-Endorsed Legislation Advanced by House Committee to Aid North Atlantic Right Whale Recovery
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the US House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee for approving H.R. 1568, the SAVE...
Legislators Decry Forest Service Plan to Condemn Wild Horses to Slaughter
Today, 64 members of Congress sent a bipartisan letter to US Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and US Forest Service Chief...
BLM to Proceed with Barbaric Sterilization of Wild Mares, Despite Outcry
Despite multiple lawsuits, federal injunctions and overwhelming public opposition, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced last night that it is again moving...
AWI Supports Bipartisan Bill to Protect Children and Animals from Abuse
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act of 2019, introduced today by...
AWI Supports Bill to Prohibit the Use of Performing Exotic Animals
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) supports the reintroduction of the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA). Sponsored...
Members of Congress Condemn Barbaric Surgical Sterilization Experiments on Wild Horses
Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), co-chair of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus, led a bipartisan letter signed by 30 members of Congress...