Program Term Archive
Companion Animals
Horse Transportation
Companion Animals, EquinesIn July, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure unanimously approved the Horse Transportation Safety Act (H.R. 305). This bill would make it illegal to haul horses in trailers with...
AWI Joins Forces with Shelters and Rescue Organizations
Press ReleaseSeptember 18, 2010Companion AnimalsAn enormous victory was achieved for animals this week when nearly 200 dogs and 54 cats were rescued from a North Carolina animal testing facility that closed its doors after...
The Animal Welfare Institute Mourns the Passing of Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
Press ReleaseJune 28, 2010Companion AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute mourns the passing of Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) and praises his long history of staunch support of animal protection legislation and the numerous impassioned speeches he...
Victory Declared for Wildlife in Florida
Press ReleaseJune 24, 2010Companion AnimalsProject Coyote and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) declared a victory for wildlife, after the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted unanimously today to ban coyote and fox...
Thoroughbred Owner Races to Save Mares from Slaughter
Companion Animals, EquinesCarol Brown and her husband Don own a small Thoroughbred farm in Kentucky. Her horses may never earn a garland of roses at Churchill Downs, but she’d hoped, at least,...
USDA Fails to Enforce Animal Welfare Act Against Problem Breeders
Companion AnimalsOn May 20, the Obama Administration pledged to fully enforce the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). Not a minute too soon, it turns out. Two days later, the USDA’s Office of...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Banning Crush Videos
Companion AnimalsOn April 20, the US Supreme Court, in United States v. Stevens, handed a victory to animal abusers when it overturned the federal statute (18 U.S.C. §48) prohibiting the creation, sale,...
Adoption Can be an Option for Animals After Their Use in Research
Animals in Laboratories, Companion AnimalsIn a typically hardscrabble corner of southeastern Wyoming, a surprising series of sophisticated yurts and yards punctuate 1,000 dusty acres. Even more surprising, the yurts are home to very special...
Aid for Prosecutors of Animal Abuse
Companion AnimalsThe success of the prosecutor training conference last year (AWI Quarterly Fall 2009) caught the attention of the federal government! AWI’s partner in that conference, the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA),...
Pit Bull Takes Bullet for Family
Companion Animals“If it wasn’t for his hard head, he wouldn’t be here,” the vet told Roberta Trawick, owner of the lifesaving pit bull, D-Boy. Trawick was sitting on the couch of...