Program Term Archive
Equines
Horse Transportation Safety Act
EquinesHauling horses in double-deck trailers is dangerous and inhumane. These trailers do not provide sufficient headroom for horses to stand upright. They often endure long journeys in cramped positions and suffer...
Equines
EquinesHorses and humans have had a special bond for millennia. Horses enrich our lives as friends and companions; throughout history, they have carried us on their backs, tilled our fields,...
CEQ Guts NEPA by Rescinding Regulations
Press ReleaseApril 11, 2025Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeToday the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) took the most drastic action since its creation in 1970 by rescinding 50 years’ worth of regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy...
AWI Priority Bills Reintroduced
Companion Animals, Equines, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeTwo of AWI’s priority equine bills were reintroduced at the end of February in recognition of National Horse Protection Day on March 1. Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Jan Schakowsky...
To Celebrate National Horse Protection Day, Lawmakers Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to End Horse Slaughter
Press ReleaseFebruary 27, 2025EquinesIn honor of National Horse Protection Day on March 1, a bipartisan group of federal lawmakers today reintroduced the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act to permanently protect American horses...
Facing Industry Pressure, USDA Delays Crucial Horse Protections
Press ReleaseJanuary 24, 2025EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is disappointed with the US Department of Agriculture’s announcement today that it will delay implementation of regulations to protect horses from egregiously inhumane soring until April 2, 2025. Soring...
AWI Urges Etsy to Stop Selling Horsemeat, Donkey-Hide Gelatin
Press ReleaseDecember 17, 2024EquinesConsumers shopping on Etsy for the holidays may be shocked to learn that the online marketplace sells products containing horsemeat and ejiao (gelatin made from boiling donkey hides). Etsy should...
Global Students Get Vocal for Animals
Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed Animals, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe 2024 edition of the annual “A Voice for Animals” contest, sponsored by AWI, the Humane Education Network, and the Palo Alto Humane Society, once again provided a platform for...
Message Delivered to Amazon: Stop Selling Ejiao
EquinesOn October 16, AWI and other advocacy groups rallied in front of Amazon’s second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, to deliver more than 370,000 petition signatures urging the company to ban...
HHC Members Ascend Capitol Hill to Advance Equine Welfare
EquinesIn September, more than 100 representatives of equine rescue, sanctuary, and advocacy organizations from across the country met in Washington, DC, for the 2024 Homes for Horses Coalition (HHC) Conference....