Archive: News
New Bill Aims to Strengthen Animal Welfare Act Enforcement
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the introduction today of the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act (H.R. 4211), which would protect animals...
AWI Endorses Senate Bill to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) for introducing Tuesday the Scientific Assistance...
AWI Welcomes New Bills to Repeal Recent Devastating ESA Regulations
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes bills—introduced today by Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Debbie Dingell...
House Natural Resources Committee Passes Bills to Protect Big Cats, Sharks, Species Killed for Sport
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the House Natural Resources Committee, under the leadership of Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), for...
Senate Bills Introduced to Keep Primates and Big Cats Out of the Pet Trade
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) supports the recent Senate reintroduction of the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA) and the Big...
New Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Risky Sterilization Experiments on Wild Horses
Seventy-seven percent of Americans are opposed to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) proposed surgical sterilization experiments on wild horses,...
ProTECT Act Would Ban Trophy Imports & Domestic Sport Hunting of At-Risk Species
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends Representatives Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Ted Lieu (D-CA), and Peter King (R-NY) for reintroducing...
Veterinarians Call on BLM to Abandon Barbaric Surgical Sterilization Experiments on Wild Horses
Nearly 80 veterinarians from across the United States delivered a letter to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt today condemning the Bureau of Land...
“Humanely Raised” Thanksgiving Turkey? USDA Ignores Deceptive Welfare Labels
As families across the country begin planning their Thanksgiving feasts, consumers interested in purchasing higher-welfare or sustainably raised turkeys will...
Animal Welfare Institute Funds Original Research on Human-Wildlife Conflicts
Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced the six recipients of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award who are developing innovative,...