AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Government/Legal
Missouri Court Quashes Local Oversight of Hog Farms
Farmed AnimalsThe Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that a state law prohibiting counties from imposing regulations on industrial hog operations does not violate the Missouri Constitution. The ruling upholds a lower...
Treating Salmonella as Adulterant in Poultry
Farmed AnimalsThe US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing, for the first time, to treat Salmonella as an adulterant for purposes of the Poultry Products Inspection Act. Under...
USDA Urged to Address Misleading Label Claims
Farmed AnimalsFour US senators, led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), have written to Sandra Eskin, the US Department of Agriculture’s deputy under secretary for food safety, expressing concern about the department’s...
“Downed” Pig Lawsuit Dismissed
Farmed AnimalsIn March, a judge in the US District Court, Western District of New York, dismissed a lawsuit brought by AWI and six other animal advocacy organizations to protect the welfare...
California Sea Otters Should Not Lose ESA Protections
Marine WildlifeIn August 2022, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published a positive 90-day finding regarding a petition from the sea urchin fishery in California to remove the southern sea...
Effort to Protect Atlantic Humpback Dolphin Under ESA Advances
Marine WildlifeIn September 2021, AWI, along with the Center for Biological Diversity and VIVA Vaquita, petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to list the Atlantic humpback dolphin as endangered under...
Advocating Greater Protections for African Elephants
Terrestrial WildlifeIn March, AWI submitted comments to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) urging the agency to ban the import of live African elephants and their trophies into the United...
Correcting Course on Right Whales
Marine WildlifeIn February, Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) introduced the RESCUE Whales Act (HR 1213). This bill would repeal harmful language included in the fiscal year 2023 omnibus funding package that significantly...
Improving Welfare of Captive Wild Animals
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeIn a surprise move, the US Department of Agriculture published a notice that it was considering changes to its Animal Welfare Act regulations to improve the handling of wild and...
AWI Proposes Slaughter Reforms to Help Protect Poultry and Public Health
Farmed AnimalsFood poisoning. We’ve all experienced it. A few hours after enjoying a meal, you suddenly find yourself vomiting—or worse. Each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control, foodborne illnesses...