Archive: News
Environmental/Wild Horse Advocates File Lawsuit Over Government Plan to Eradicate One-Third of Wyoming’s Wild Horse Population
Today, a coalition of wild horse advocates, environmentalists, and academics filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Wyoming...
Animal Protection Groups Call on USDA to Require Cameras Inside CO2 Stunning Areas of Pig Slaughter Plants
Today, a coalition of animal protection groups submitted a rulemaking petition to the US Department of Agriculture to require pig slaughter plants...
Animal Welfare Groups Commend Members of Congress for Reintroducing Legislation to End Horse Slaughter
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers has reintroduced the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act—federal legislation that would permanently protect...
Bill Introduced to Ban Brutal Helicopter Roundups of Wild Horses
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) commend US Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV), David Schweikert...
United States Finds Mexico Is Undermining Wildlife Treaty, May Impose Embargo
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced today that Mexico has failed to halt the illegal wildlife trade threatening the critically...
Legislation Introduced to Phase Out Dangerous Mink Farms, Reimburse Farmers
US Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) has introduced legislation to phase out US mink farms within one year and establish a...
US-Funded Experiment Kills Minke Whale in Northern Norway
A controversial US-backed research study that aimed to capture whales in northern Norway and test how they would respond to...
Bill Reintroduced to Strengthen Vital Protections under the Animal Welfare Act
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the reintroduction today of the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act (AWEIA) by Reps. Raja...
USDA Announces Plans to Strengthen Substantiation of Animal-Raising Claims on Meat and Poultry Product Labels
The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today that it will soon take steps to...
Bill Reintroduced to Ban Deadly “Cyanide Bombs” on Public Lands
A bill reintroduced today by US Reps. Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Steve Cohen (D-TN), and US Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)...