Program Term Archive
Equines
Legislators Reintroduce Legislation to End Cruel Method of Horse Transport
Press ReleaseApril 9, 2014EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the reintroduction of the Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2014, by Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Ed Whitfield (R-KY). The bill, which prohibits the...
Congress Reinstates Annual Ban on Horse Slaughter
Press ReleaseJanuary 14, 2014EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the US Congress for wisely reinstating the annual ban on the slaughtering of horses in its Fiscal Year 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Act released late...
Battlefield Training Torture to End
Equines, Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeIn the Summer 2012 AWI Quarterly, we reported that more than 10,000 animals each year are shot, stabbed, mutilated, and killed in military training exercises, despite the availability of more effective...
MoMA Cafe Keeps Horse Meat off the Menu
EquinesShortly before the M. Wells Dinette opened at the Museum of Modern Art’s PS1 gallery (MoMA PS1) in Long Island City, New York, in late September, the restaurant’s chefs announced...
Judge Allows Horse Slaughter to Resume in U.S. While Serious Concerns of Safety and Cruelty Remain
Press ReleaseNovember 4, 2013EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute is deeply disappointed that a US District Judge has allowed for the resumption of horse slaughter in the United States for the first time since plants...
AWI Joins Willie Nelson’s 80th Birthday Bash
EquinesAWI was honored to be with Willie Nelson and his family at the Hard Rock Café in New York City in June for a celebration of his 80th birthday, and to...
Horses are Sacred: A View from the Nohooká Dine’
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeIn August, Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly stated that—to alleviate what he claimed was a horse overpopulation problem—the government of the Navajo Nation would support rounding up, selling, and slaughtering...
Bipartisan Bill Aims to Halt Cruel Form of Horse Transport
Press ReleaseAugust 6, 2013EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the reintroduction of S. 1459, the Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2013, by Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ). The bill, which...
Animal Welfare Groups, New Mexico Leaders Appalled by USDA’s Decision to Process Application for Horse Slaughter Plant Inspections
Press ReleaseJune 28, 2013EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), The ASPCA®(The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), and Animal Protection of New Mexico are dismayed over the US Department of Agriculture’s...
National Academy Report Finds Serious Fault with BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Management Program
Press ReleaseJune 5, 2013EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes a new report by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) that clearly indicates the need for a major overhaul in the Bureau of Land...