Archive: Equines
Court Corrals BLM’s Wild Horse Removal Plan
We are delighted to report that on July 15, the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled in...
In a Land of Awe
Dr. Chad Hanson’s In a Land of Awe: Finding Reverence in the Search for Wild Horses offers a sweeping vista of the...
PAST Act Passes House
On November 14, by a resounding 304-111 vote, the US House of Representatives passed the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST)...
Closing the Book on 117th Congress
Two of the 117th Congress’s final pieces of legislation that made it into law included many provisions affecting animals—both positively and...
Park Service Plans Wild Horse Purge
The National Park Service is seeking to remove the entire herd of wild horses from Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP)....
Advancing Animal Welfare Through Appropriations
AWI has been working with members of the House of Representatives and Senate to raise the profile of animal welfare...
Saner Solutions to Wildlife Management
Two bills were introduced to curb cruel, costly, and dangerous wildlife management methods. In May, Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV) and...
Protecting Horses from Slaughter and Unsafe Transport
AWI worked closely with Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Lindsey Graham...
AWI Sues BLM over Wild Horse Management
AWI is suing the Bureau of Land Management after the agency finalized a management plan to eliminate millions of acres...
New Regs to Rein In Racehorse Abuse; USDA Proposes Potential HPA Upgrade
Whether they are thoroughbreds running full tilt around an outdoor track or walking horses stepping gracefully across an arena, horses...
Latest AWI Quarterly Articles on Companion Animals
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IUCN Reaffirms Long-Tailed Macaques’ Endangered Status Despite Industry Pressure
In Program: Terrestrial WildlifeThe International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today released an update to its Red List of Threatened Species. The update revealed that the long-tailed...
Ejiao Act Reintroduced as Consumer Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Protecting Donkeys from Dangerous Gelatin Trade
In Program: EquinesToday, US Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) reintroduced the bipartisan Ejiao Act to ban the sale and trade of donkey-hide gelatin products in the United States;...
On First Day Back in Session, Congress Urged to Protect Horses
In Program: EquinesAs Congress returned today from its August recess, thousands of Americans across the country joined a National Day of Action to call on lawmakers to...
AWI Funds Research to Alleviate Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Animal Suffering
In Program: Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the eight recipients of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award who are developing humane solutions to human-wildlife conflicts and...