AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Government/Legal
Ohio: Efforts to Curtail Cruel Puppy Mill Practices
Companion AnimalsIn the last eight years, the number of puppy mills in Ohio has increased fourfold—a consequence of the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) relaxing its regulation of these entities. To...
Court Intervenes to Halt Horror at Beagle Breeding Facility
Animals in LaboratoriesA federal court in Virginia has taken the extraordinary step of granting the Department of Justice a temporary restraining order against a facility in Cumberland, Virginia, that breeds and sells...
Should Killing Surplus Lab Animals Be a Crime?
Animals in LaboratoriesA court in Germany is investigating whether killing animals bred for labs but never used in research constitutes a crime, since German law forbids hurting animals without reasonable cause. According...
Court Restores Federal Protections for Gray Wolves
Terrestrial WildlifeIn a much-needed win for gray wolves, a federal court recently scrapped a rule issued by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in 2020 that removed Endangered Species Act (ESA)...
Animal Welfare Wins and Whiffs in Omnibus Spending Bill
Program Oversight With nearly half the fiscal year over, Congress finally finished work on the fiscal year 2022 spending bills. The good news is that they contain several important provisions...
Birds Finally in Line for Animal Welfare Act Protections
Animals in Laboratories, Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeIt only took 20 years, two lawsuits, and prodding from Congress for the US Department of Agriculture to finally propose regulations to extend Animal Welfare Act (AWA) protections to birds...
Progress for Animals Achieved in State Legislatures
Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeTwo AWI-supported state bills recently became law and another is on the cusp. In March, Governor Eric Holcomb of Indiana signed HB 1248 into law, prohibiting public contact with lions,...
AWI Requests Enforcement of Neglected Animal Transport Law
Farmed AnimalsThis February, AWI and Animal Outlook (formerly Compassion Over Killing) submitted a request for enforcement of the Twenty-Eight Hour Law to the Department of Justice. The Twenty-Eight Hour Law generally...
Congress Requests Briefing on Bird Mistreatment at Slaughter
Farmed AnimalsAfter years of monitoring records generated by US Department of Agriculture inspectors that document horrific mistreatment of birds inside poultry slaughter plants, AWI is lobbying Congress to require increased oversight...
Hawaii First US State to Ban Shark Fishing
Marine WildlifeOn January 1, Hawaii became the first US state to make shark fishing illegal. The law bans anyone from knowingly capturing, entangling, or killing any shark species in the state’s...