Archive: General/AWI

Changing of the Guard: Susan Millward Named New Head of AWI

Executive director Susan Millward has been appointed the organization’s new chief executive upon the retirement of Cathy Liss at the...

A Message from the President

Twenty years ago (midway through my career at AWI) I was appointed AWI president following the untimely death of our...

The Christine Stevens Wildlife Awards: Advancing Win-Win Solutions for Wildlife and People

It was a simple gesture. In 2006, a single donor to the Animal Welfare Institute offered a $10,000 grant to...

AWI Aids Effort to Save Hawaiian Honeycreepers

Last summer, AWI launched a partnership with the American Bird Conservancy and Kaua‘i Forest Bird Recovery Project to save Hawaiian honeycreepers...

AWI Gears Up for Important Caribbean Conservation Meetings

AWI has long been involved with the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider...

Students: Raise Your Voice for Animals!

The annual “A Voice for Animals” contest is open now through May 21. As in past years, AWI has partnered...

AWI Petitions for Meaningful Oversight of Custom Slaughter

In January, AWI submitted a petition for policy change in response to the US Department of Agriculture’s consistent failure to...

Loosening Snaring’s Grip on Indian Wildlife

Snares are indiscriminate tools of torture used around the world to capture wild animals—primarily for food but also for trade...

Update on AWI’s Support of Animal Welfare Efforts in Ukraine

With the war in Ukraine now well into its second year, the level of destruction that continues to be inflicted...

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...