AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Government/Legal
Beagle Breeder Atrocities Leave USDA-APHIS Unmoved
Animals in Laboratories“Beagle production facility.” That’s how John Sagartz, chief strategy officer for Inotiv (the company that purchased Envigo last November) repeatedly described its Cumberland, Virginia, dog-breeding operation during a June 2022...
USDA Addresses Poultry Dealers’ Unfair Practices
Farmed AnimalsThe US Department of Agriculture recently requested comments on a proposed rulemaking under the Packers and Stockyards Act, which governs how meat and poultry companies buy and source animals for...
Effort on Capitol Hill to Close Down Captivity of Certain Cetaceans
Marine WildlifeIn July, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), and Suzan DelBene (D-WA) introduced the Strengthening Welfare in Marine Settings (SWIMS) Act (HR 8514/S 4740)....
BLM Seeks Severe Reduction in Wild Horse Population, Habitat
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeIn June, AWI filed a protest against the Bureau of Land Management’s plan to eliminate over 2 million acres of designated habitat for wild horses in the Wyoming Checkerboard region....
CITES CoP19: Nations Converge on Panama to Determine Protections for Species in Trade
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeIn 2019, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services revealed that over 1 million species were in danger of extinction and called for transformative change to prevent such...
Bill to Bar Big Cats in Private Homes Passes House
Terrestrial WildlifeOn International Tiger Day (July 29), the House of Representatives passed the Big Cat Public Safety Act by a vote of 278–134, aiming to end several abusive practices associated with...
Booting Cyanide Bombs off Public Lands
Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeOn July 21, Canyon’s Law (HR 4951/S 4584), a bill to outlaw the use of M-44 devices (a.k.a. cyanide bombs) on public lands, received a hearing in the House Natural...
Horse Protection Bills Gallop Forward
Companion Animals, EquinesOn June 23, both the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act (HR 3355) and the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act (HR 5441) were unanimously approved by the House Energy...
House Makes Ample Room for Animals in Minibus
Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeIn July, the House of Representatives passed HR 8294, a “minibus” package of six spending bills for fiscal year 2023 that includes many wins for animals. For starters, the bill...
Preventing Pandemics, Protecting Wildlife
Terrestrial WildlifeLanguage from the AWI-endorsed Preventing Future Pandemics Act (PFPA) was successfully adopted as an amendment to the House-passed version of the National Defense Authorization Act. The PFPA recognizes the urgent...