Archive: Government/Legal
The Current State of Animal Farming in the US
On November 5, 2002, voters in Florida approved the first US law prohibiting the use of small “gestation crates” to...
Supreme Court to Weigh California Anticonfinement Law
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case challenging California’s Proposition 12, a voter initiative requiring pork, veal, and eggs...
Should Killing Surplus Lab Animals Be a Crime?
A court in Germany is investigating whether killing animals bred for labs but never used in research constitutes a crime,...
Court Intervenes to Halt Horror at Beagle Breeding Facility
A federal court in Virginia has taken the extraordinary step of granting the Department of Justice a temporary restraining order...
Preventing Pandemics, Protecting Wildlife
Language from the AWI-endorsed Preventing Future Pandemics Act (PFPA) was successfully adopted as an amendment to the House-passed version of...
House Makes Ample Room for Animals in Minibus
In July, the House of Representatives passed HR 8294, a “minibus” package of six spending bills for fiscal year 2023...
Horse Protection Bills Gallop Forward
On June 23, both the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act (HR 3355) and the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST)...
Booting Cyanide Bombs off Public Lands
On July 21, Canyon’s Law (HR 4951/S 4584), a bill to outlaw the use of M-44 devices (a.k.a. cyanide bombs)...
Bill to Bar Big Cats in Private Homes Passes House
On International Tiger Day (July 29), the House of Representatives passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act by a vote...
CITES CoP19: Nations Converge on Panama to Determine Protections for Species in Trade
In 2019, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services revealed that over 1 million species were in danger...
Latest AWI Quarterly Articles on Marine Wildlife
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Titus Reintroduces Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act as New AWI Report Reveals Feeble Enforcement of Welfare Violations
In Program: Farmed AnimalsToday, US Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) reintroduced the Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act to improve conditions for livestock transported across the United States. The bill would...
New Poll: Consumers Overwhelmingly Support Meaningful Standards for “Humanely Raised” Food Label
In Program: Farmed AnimalsEighty-eight percent of American consumers believe that claims such as “humanely raised” or “sustainably farmed” on meat and poultry products should be based on meaningful,...
New Research: USDA Fails to Pursue Prosecutions of Slaughter Plants, Despite Repeat Violations
In Program: Farmed AnimalsRepeat violators of the federal Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (HMSA) continue to escape meaningful enforcement by the US Department of Agriculture, resulting in continued...
AWI Scholarship Winners Campaign for a Better World for Animals
In Program: Animals in Laboratories, Farmed AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the 12 winners of a scholarship designed to invest in future leaders who seek to improve the lives...