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Animal Welfare Groups Welcome Reps. Mike Fitzpatrick and Earl Blumenauer as New Co-Chairs of Bipartisan Congressional Animal Protection Caucus
Press ReleaseFebruary 4, 2015All ProgramsThe ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), the Animal Welfare Institute, The Humane Society of the United States, and the Humane Society Legislative Fund applaud the naming of Reps. Mike...
CharityWatch Recognizes Animal Welfare Institute with ‘A+’ Rating
Press ReleaseNovember 4, 2014All ProgramsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today that it has been awarded an A+ rating by CharityWatch, a leading independent charity-rating organization, in its recently released Winter 2014-2015 Charity Rating Guide &...
Animal Cruelty: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding
All ProgramsThe various contributors to the seventeen chapters of Animal Cruelty: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding address all critical aspects of the subject: history, related legislation, special types of cruelty, its link to...
Merchandise Partnership to Benefit the Animal Welfare Institute and the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance
Press ReleaseMay 22, 2013All ProgramsWHO: "The Family Nelson & Willie", including Willie Nelson, Paula Nelson Band (Willie's daughter), Raelyn Nelson Band (Willie's granddaughter) Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real, featuring Willie Nelson...
Hard Rock Celebrates Willie Nelson’s 80th Birthday with the Announcement of a new Partnership
Press ReleaseApril 29, 2013All ProgramsWillie Nelson and Hard Rock International announce the launch of the limited-edition Willie Nelson Artist Spotlight merchandise program today, benefiting Animal Welfare Institute and the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance. The line,...
Schweitzer Medals Awarded to Prosecutors Who Display Their Mettle in Defense of Animals
All ProgramsInvestigations of animal fighting, hoarding, puppy mills, and other cases of animal abuse unveil instances of the most shocking brutality. The length and extent of the torture these animals endure...
John Gleiber: Colleague and Dear Friend
All ProgramsI was in high school when John Gleiber met AWI’s founding president, Christine Stevens, at a dinner party. Christine invited John to her home the next day. It was 1975...
Animal Fighting Spectators Support the Savagery
All ProgramsThe federal government, in the last few years, has increased coverage of and penalties for animal fighting activities under the Animal Welfare Act, but it is still lacking in one...
Journal of Animal Ethics
All ProgramsWhile we humans on the whole have yet to acknowledge our moral obligation to other species and to behave accordingly, there is some evidence that the idea of such a moral obligation...
AWI Turns 60
All Programs"The Animal Welfare Institute has been established by a group of persons interested in the humane treatment of all animals." Those were the first words to grace Vol. 1 No....