Program Term Archive
Equines
AWI Scholarship Winners Lead Grassroots Efforts to Improve Animals’ Lives
Press ReleaseMarch 18, 2022Companion Animals, Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the 15 winners of a scholarship designed to support high school seniors who are pursuing a post-secondary education intended to better the lives...
70,000+ Petition Interior Department to Halt Brutal Wyoming Horse Roundup
Press ReleaseDecember 13, 2021EquinesOn the National Day of the Horse, the Animal Welfare Institute and the American Wild Horse Campaign, joined by more than 70,000 supporters, petitioned Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to stop...
USDA Attempts to Sweep Bungled HPA Enforcement Under the Rug
Companion Animals, EquinesThe Horse Protection Act (HPA) was passed in 1970 to clamp down on the practice of soring (intentionally injuring horses’ legs and hooves) to create a more high-stepping gait for...
Senate Appropriators Aim to Fix BLM’s Broken Wild Horse Program
Press ReleaseOctober 19, 2021EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) applaud the Senate Appropriations Committee for including critical directives in the fiscal year 2022 Interior appropriations bill to...
BLM’s Adoption Incentive Program Under Scrutiny
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeOn May 15, the New York Times published an investigation into the Bureau of Land Management’s Adoption Incentive Program (AIP), which pays individuals to adopt wild horses ($1,000 per animal). Some of...
Equine Protection Measures Advance
Companion Animals, EquinesThe House of Representatives passed two of AWI’s equine welfare priorities as part of the transportation and infrastructure package (HR 3684). One is an amendment banning the transport of equines...
On the Heels of Walking Horse Celebration, House Revives Legislation to End Brutal Practice of Horse Soring
Press ReleaseOctober 4, 2021EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes Friday’s reintroduction in the US House of Representatives of the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act to combat the inhumane practice of “soring,” whereby individuals...
Animal Welfare Groups Commend US Senators for Reintroducing Bill to Ban Horse Slaughter
Press ReleaseSeptember 14, 2021EquinesToday, a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers reintroduced legislation to permanently ban horse slaughter in the United States and end the current export of American horses for slaughter. Sponsored by...
Animal Welfare Groups Commend US House of Representatives for Passing Critical Amendment to Ban Horse Slaughter
Press ReleaseJuly 1, 2021EquinesThe US House of Representatives yesterday passed the Carter-Fitzpatrick Amendment to the INVEST in America Act, which would ban the slaughter of American equines. Led by Reps. Troy Carter (D-LA),...
House Committee Moves to Reform Federal Wild Horse Program
Press ReleaseJuly 1, 2021EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) commend the US House Appropriations committee for advancing bipartisan language today that would require the Bureau of Land...