AWI Statement: Fiscal Year 2018 Spending Bill a Win for Animals

The Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus appropriations bill was signed today by President Trump. “We thank animal champions in Congress for their crucial...

AWI Statement: House Farm Bill Doesn’t Do Enough for Animals

The House Agriculture Committee yesterday reported out its version of the 2018 farm bill (H.R. 2), legislation Congress must pass...

AWI Statement on Legislative Attempts to Modify Commercial Trucking Requirements

During this session of Congress, numerous measures have been introduced to modify Department of Transportation (DOT) commercial truck driver requirements....

AWI Statement on Japan’s Decision to Withdraw from the International Whaling Commission

On December 28, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary, Yoshihide Suga, issued a written statement announcing the government’s decision to withdraw from...

AWI Statement on Transfer of Dolphins from Dolphinaris Arizona

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has confirmed from contacts on the ground that the last four remaining bottlenose dolphins at...

AWI Statement on Iceland Whaling Quota

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) strongly opposes Iceland’s decision Tuesday to establish a base whaling quota of 209 fin whales...

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...

AWI Statement on Japan’s Commencement of Commercial Whaling

Japan faces international criticism and risks legal challenges as it launches a government-subsidized commercial whaling program to kill 383 whales this year...

Statement from AWI RE: Australian Wildfires

We at AWI, like so many people around the world, are deeply concerned about the impacts of the wildfires raging...

A Note from the President of AWI Regarding COVID-19

Dear Members and other friends of AWI: As you know, coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading around the globe, and the human...

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