Archive: Government/Legal
Animal Welfare in Upcoming Appropriations
Spending bills for the 2025 fiscal year are shaping up in Congress, and AWI is working to ensure animal welfare...
Advancing Animal Protection in Ocean Policy
In June, AWI staff members attended Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW), hosted by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation in Washington,...
CITES Animals Committee Considers Host of Wildlife Trade Issues
AWI joined several hundred delegates representing nearly 80 countries and a similar number of observer organizations in Geneva this July...
Stubborn Whalers Take to Sea Despite Sinking Demand
The start of summer 2024 signaled a fitful continuation of the commercial whaling still conducted by three nations: Iceland, Norway,...
IUCN Task Force Tabs 46 Atlantic Areas for Potential Marine Mammal Protection
On May 20, the Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced...
Hawai‘i Adopts Rules to Protect Animals at Sea
In Hawai‘i, regulations are now in place to protect cattle, sheep, goats, and other farmed animals transported via barge between...
Fire Code Adds Sprinkler Requirement for Larger Animal Operations
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Technical Committee on Animal Housing—the body that oversees development and revisions of the Fire...
Export for Slaughter from Great Britain Banned
Following decades of campaigning by animal protection organizations, a ban has been enacted on export of livestock for slaughter from...
Calling Out Cruelty: AWI Asks USDA to Help States Clamp Down on Animal Abuse in Slaughter Plants
Kicked, beaten, exposed to extreme temperatures and weather—all too often, animals in slaughter plants are severely mistreated before they are...
AWI Initiative Makes Animal Cruelty Data Readily Available to Researchers
AWI’s new Center for the Study of NIBRS Animal Cruelty Data (the Center) provides easy access to a wealth of information on...
Latest AWI Quarterly Articles on Companion Animals
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