Archive: Companion Animals
Bill Takes Aim at Animal Dealers with “Atrocious Record of Illegal Activity”
AWI Helps Domestic Violence Victims Get Pets to Safety
Animal Welfare Institute Announces 2011 Schweitzer Awards
Animal Welfare Institute Honors Prosecutors with Schweitzer Medal
The Face of American Horse Slaughter: Shady Dealer Shifts Species but Modus Operandi Remains Unchanged
The FBI Crime Report: Making Animal Cruelty Offenses Count
Illinois Toughens Dog Fighting Laws
International Day of Action for South Korean Dogs and Cats – August 7
AWI’s Safe Havens Mapping Project Helps Human and Animal Victims of Domestic Violence
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Published: June 24, 2025
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Reintroduced to Protect Wildlife and Pets on Public Lands
In Program: Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act, reintroduced today in the US House of Representatives by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)....
Published: May 12, 2025
New AWI Grant Funds Analysis of Animal Cruelty Data to Better Protect Animals and Communities
In Program: Companion AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has awarded an inaugural research grant to encourage the analysis of animal cruelty data to identify distinct characteristics of animal abusers, leading...
Published: March 20, 2025
AWI Expands Directory to Help Unhoused People and Their Pets
In Program: Companion AnimalsToday, Safe Havens for Pets, an initiative of the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), launched an expanded online directory to include sheltering services that assist individuals who are...
Published: January 29, 2025
Bill Introduced to Require Data Collection Linking Animal Cruelty and Child Abuse
In Program: Companion AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act (H.R. 712), reintroduced last week by Reps. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ)...