AWI Scholarship Winners Lead Grassroots Efforts to Improve Animals’ Lives

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the 15 winners of a scholarship designed to support high school seniors who...

Equine Industry and Animal Welfare Organizations Announce Collaborative Effort to Ban Horse Slaughter

Today, a diverse group of equine industry and animal welfare organizations announced the “Final Stretch Alliance to End Horse Slaughter”—a...

Protest Filed Against Federal Plan to Eliminate One-Third of Wyoming’s Wild Horse Population

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC), along with prominent wildlife photographers Kimerlee Curyl and Carol Walker, submitted a formal protest yesterday...

New House Bill Aims to Protect and Preserve Wild Horses

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) applaud today’s introduction of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses...

House Passes PAST Act to End Equine Abuse at Horse Shows

Yesterday, the US House of Representatives passed the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act of 2021 (H.R. 5441), moving one...

More than 200 Veterinarians Express Support for Legislation to Permanently End the Slaughter of American Horses

Today, more than 200 veterinarians sent a letter to the US House Committee on Energy and Commerce and US Senate Committee on...

House Revives PAST Act to End Equine Abuse at Horse Shows

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses Friday's reintroduction in the US House of Representatives of the Prevent All Soring Tactics...

Environmental/Wild Horse Advocates File Lawsuit Over Government Plan to Eradicate One-Third of Wyoming’s Wild Horse Population

Today, a coalition of wild horse advocates, environmentalists, and academics filed suit in the US District Court for the District of Wyoming...

Animal Welfare Groups Commend Members of Congress for Reintroducing Legislation to End Horse Slaughter

A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers has reintroduced the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act—federal legislation that would permanently protect...

Bill Introduced to Ban Brutal Helicopter Roundups of Wild Horses

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) commend US Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV), David Schweikert...

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AWI Funds Research to Alleviate Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Animal Suffering

In Program: Terrestrial Wildlife

The 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...

Published: July 15, 2025

Federal Appeals Court Reins in BLM Wild Horse Wyoming Eradication Plan

In Program: Equines

After 14 years of litigation, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC), Western Watersheds Project, and their allies have secured a legal victory that delivers a major...

Published: July 14, 2025

House Appropriators Again Reject Wild Horse Slaughter in Funding Bill

In Program: Equines

Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC) commend the US House Committee on Appropriations for advancing bipartisan language in its...

Published: June 24, 2025

Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Reintroduced to Protect Wildlife and Pets on Public Lands

In Program: Companion Animals, Terrestrial Wildlife

The 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)....