Program Term Archive
Companion Animals
Horse Rescues Hard Pressed by Pandemic
Companion Animals, EquinesDuring the COVID-19 crisis, equine rescues across the country are contending with dwindling supplies, support, and income. These rescues often rely on fundraising events such as open houses and adoption...
Help Feed Animals in Need on #GivingTuesdayNow
Press ReleaseMay 1, 2020Companion AnimalsFor many years, AWI has participated in Giving Tuesday—a global day of giving on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. #GivingTuesdayNow is a newly created global day of giving and unity that...
AWI Releases State Scorecard on Animal Cruelty Reporting
Press ReleaseApril 3, 2020Companion AnimalsAn analysis by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has found that the majority of states have gotten off to a slow start reporting animal cruelty incidents to the FBI’s national...
Fast Tracking Fatalities: Bust of Horse Racing Doping Ring Highlights Need for Reform
Companion Animals, EquinesEach year in the United States, hundreds of racehorses die on tracks across the country—a death toll that far exceeds the number of fatalities in other racing jurisdictions around the...
USDA Seeks to Shield Scofflaws from Public Scrutiny
Companion Animals, EquinesThe US Department of Agriculture recently proposed new “routine uses” of records under the federal Privacy Act that determine disclosure of information outside the department. The USDA seems determined to...
Dog is Love
Companion AnimalsDr. Clive Wynne, a canine behaviorist and founding director of the Canine Science Collaboratory at Arizona State University in Tempe is the author of Dog Is Love: Why and How Your...
PACT Act Becomes Law
Companion AnimalsOn November 25, the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act passed by Congress was signed by President Trump. This new law extends federal jurisdiction to certain egregious forms of...
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Would Benefit Wildlife, People, Pets
Press ReleaseNovember 15, 2019Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) for reintroducing the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act today. This bill would prohibit the possession or use of body-gripping...
Bombshell Report Exposes Dreadful Abuse of Explosive Detection Dogs
Companion AnimalsDogs dying from parvovirus, heat stroke, and renal failure caused by tick-borne disease. Dogs infested with fleas and ticks. Emaciated dogs living in feces-filled kennels and eating off the floor....
States Strengthen Safeguards for Domestic Violence Survivors and Pets
Companion AnimalsSeveral states have added new protections for domestic violence survivors and their pets, bringing to 37 the number of states that allow for the inclusion of pets in domestic violence...