Program Term Archive
Companion Animals
Shelter Animals Deserve Better
Companion AnimalsRep. Jim Moran (D-VA) has reintroduced his nonbinding resolution, H.Res. 208, expressing opposition to the use of gas chambers to euthanize shelter animals and calling on states to ban the...
The One and Only Ivan
Companion AnimalsThe One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, a poignant book with a strong animal welfare theme, has won the 2013 Newbery Medal—a prestigious award given annually to the most...
AWI Unveils Nationwide Database of Safe Havens for Pets Program
Companion AnimalsWithin the past 10 years, professionals working in the violence prevention field have become more conscious of the fact that many victims of domestic violence delay leaving a dangerous environment...
Scribbles, a Horse that Beat All Odds
Companion Animals, EquinesImagine finding your beloved horse on Facebook, in a kill pen bleeding to death with a severed artery, when you thought she was safe and happy in a loving home....
Illinois House Advances Bill to Restrict Dog Tethering
Companion AnimalsThe Illinois legislature has taken steps to protect animal welfare and public safety by advancing HB 83, a bill that would restrict the tethering of dogs throughout Illinois. Tethered dogs...
Animal Wise
Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed AnimalsRats enjoy being tickled. They also have an innate wariness of cats—such that an extraneous variable could be introduced to research from the scent of domestic cats, however innocently carried...
Illinois Senate Committee Unanimously Advances Bill to Address Tethering Abuses
Press ReleaseMay 1, 2013Companion AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to report that HB 83, a bill before the Illinois State Senate that would put restrictions on the tethering of dogs, was approved...
Illinois House Votes to Clean Up Cruel Dog Tethering Practices
Press ReleaseApril 16, 2013Companion AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to announce that HB 83, a bill that would prevent some of the most inhumane forms of tethering, passed out of the Illinois...
Illinois Committee Unanimously Advances Bill to Address Tethering Abuses
Press ReleaseFebruary 21, 2013Companion AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to report that HB 83, a bill before the Illinois House of Representatives that would put restrictions on the tethering of dogs, was...
Animal Welfare Groups Applaud Naming Rep. John Campbell (R-Calif.) Co-Chair of Congressional Animal Protection Caucus
Press ReleaseFebruary 6, 2013Companion AnimalsThe ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), and The Humane Society Legislative Fund...