AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Government/Legal
Titus Bill Takes Aim at Inhumane Transport
Farmed AnimalsIn September, Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) reintroduced the Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act (HR 5286)—bipartisan legislation to improve transport conditions for farmed animals in the United States. The bill...
SPEEDing Environmental Destruction
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeIn December, the House Natural Resources Committee voted to advance HR 4776, the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act. Targeting the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), our country’s...
Making the Case for Marine Mammal Protection
Marine WildlifeFor more than half a century, the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) has played a crucial role in safeguarding marine mammals from myriad threats—from entanglement in fishing gear to human-caused...
Ejecting Ejiao from the American Market
EquinesThe Ejiao Act (HR 5544), led by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), was reintroduced in September to protect donkeys from the inhumane trade in their hides. Donkey hides are boiled to...
Farmers Flock to DC to Defend Animal Welfare Laws
Farmed AnimalsIn October, AWI assisted with a fly-in that brought over 200 farmers to Capitol Hill to meet with congressional offices in support of California’s Proposition 12, which sets minimum space...
Too Tall for Transport: Ending the Use of Double-Deck Trailers for Horses
EquinesImagine not being able to lift your head for hours on end in a moving vehicle. For horses forced to travel in double-deck trailers, this is the reality. While experts...
House Committee Leadership Bullish on Anti-wildlife Bills
Endangered Species, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe House Natural Resources Committee has continued to pursue a markedly anti-wildlife agenda by teeing up action on an array of bills to weaken and eliminate protections under the Endangered...
Protecting Wild Species from Cruel Capture and Killing Methods
Terrestrial WildlifeOn June 24, the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act (HR 4108), was reintroduced by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY). This bill would prohibit the possession or use of body-gripping devices, such...
Securing Funding for Animal Welfare Priorities
Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed AnimalsIn encouraging news, both Senate and House fiscal year 2026 Agriculture Appropriations bills winding their way through Congress contain provisions that continue to bar horse slaughter operations in the United...
AWI’s Nancy Blaney: Tenacious in Making Government Work for Animals
All ProgramsOn any given day, you’ll find Nancy Blaney, AWI’s director of government affairs, sprinting through the halls of Congress, camped out at a committee hearing, and/or intercepting a potential ally...