Archive: Government/Legal
Partial Protection for African Elephants
The US Fish and Wildlife Service released a final rule that provides important additional Endangered Species Act protections for imperiled...
New ESA Regulations Fall Short
The US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service have released new Endangered Species Act regulations that...
Howl for Justice for Tortured Wyoming Wolf
Earlier this year, a horrific scene of torment and death unfolded in Daniel, Wyoming. According to multiple news reports and...
Critical NEPA Regulations Restored
The Biden administration released its final phase II rule updating regulations that implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), our...
AWI Report Details Feeble Enforcement of State Farmed Animal Welfare Laws
Legal protections for farmed animals in the United States are few and far between—especially while the animals remain on farms,...
Two More States Ban Wild Animal Circus Acts
In May, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed SB 547/HB 379 into law, prohibiting the use of elephants, big cats, bears,...
Seminar Examines Global Impacts of Animal Law
In July, Caroline Griffin, vice chair of AWI’s board of directors, and Robin Jacobsohn, AWI’s general counsel, participated in the...
Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act Introduced
In June, Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) introduced the Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act (HR 8699) to improve conditions for...
Horseracing Safety Measures Survive Challenge
In June, the US Supreme Court declined to take up a case involving a challenge to the oversight authority of...
Hawai‘i Says “Don’t” to DIY Pet Surgery
Hawai‘i Gov. Josh Green signed HB 1527 in July, finally closing a loophole in the state’s cruelty statute that allowed...
Latest AWI Quarterly Articles on Companion Animals
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In Program: Terrestrial WildlifeThe International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today released an update to its Red List of Threatened Species. The update revealed that the long-tailed...
AWI Funds Research to Alleviate Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Animal Suffering
In Program: Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the eight recipients of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award who are developing humane solutions to human-wildlife conflicts and...
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Reintroduced to Protect Wildlife and Pets on Public Lands
In Program: Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act, reintroduced today in the US House of Representatives by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)....
Colorado Now Leads Country in Comprehensive Approach to Fighting Wildlife Trafficking
In Program: Terrestrial WildlifeToday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed S.B. 25-168 into law to combat wildlife trafficking. The bipartisan legislation, which is unique among states for the number...