Archive: Government/Legal
NMFS Nixes Quick Steps to Protect Rice’s Whales
The Rice’s whale was initially listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in 2019 as a subspecies—the Gulf of...
USDA Launches Antibiotic Sampling Program
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced in September that it had launched a new exploratory sampling program to...
USDA Establishes Animal Welfare Standards for Organic Program
In November, the US Department of Agriculture published a final rule establishing animal welfare standards for the millions of animals...
Supreme Court Declines to Review North Carolina Ag-Gag Law
In October, the US Supreme Court denied a petition to review the Fourth Circuit ruling that struck down portions of...
Dr. Randour’s Legacy: Securing the Data to Bring Animal Cruelty into Sharper Focus
Dr. Mary Lou Randour, who served as senior policy advisor for AWI’s Animals and Interpersonal Violence program until her recent...
OLAW Oversight Fails to Protect Mice in Research
Institutions that receive Public Health Service (PHS) funding and conduct research using live vertebrate animals are required by law to...
Care Standards Considered for Cephalopods
Currently, there is no federal oversight of the use of invertebrates in research in the United States. In a welcome...
Fur Farms: Cultivating Cruelty, Courting Disaster
This year, AWI is supporting federal, state, and local efforts to restrict fur farming and end the sale of new...
Day-One Executive Orders Will Decimate Wildlife Habitat
On his first day back in office, President Trump signed multiple executive orders designed to advance policies that are disastrous...
Can’t Save Salmon by Scapegoating Sea Lions
In February, the House Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the...
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North American Environmental Commission Confirms Mexico’s Role in Imperiling Vaquita
In Program: Marine WildlifeA commission under the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) released a report yesterday confirming that Mexico’s unwillingness to enforce its own wildlife protection, trade, and fisheries laws...
Captive dolphins face uncertain futures. They deserve better
In Program: Marine WildlifeIn this op-ed for the Tampa Bay Times, Dr. Naomi Rose, AWI’s senior scientist in marine mammal biology, discusses the challenges in caring for orcas...
Yahoo! Japan Sells Polluted Whale and Dolphin Meat Products to Unsuspecting Consumers
In Program: Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and an international coalition of animal protection and environmental groups are calling on Yahoo! Japan and its parent company, the...
As Iceland Calls Off Fin Whale Slaughter, Japan and Norway Launch Cruel, Unsustainable Whale Hunting Seasons
In Program: Marine WildlifeJapan and Norway resumed slaughtering whales this month, while Iceland’s only fin whaling company has decided that it will not hunt this summer, citing a...