AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Government/Legal
Biden Administration Suspends ANWR Leases
Terrestrial WildlifeThe Biden administration announced in June that it would suspend all leases and leasing activities in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) until it completes a comprehensive environmental review of...
BLM’s Adoption Incentive Program Under Scrutiny
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeOn May 15, the New York Times published an investigation into the Bureau of Land Management’s Adoption Incentive Program (AIP), which pays individuals to adopt wild horses ($1,000 per animal). Some of...
States Redouble Attacks on Gray Wolves
Terrestrial WildlifeSince the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) stripped Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections from gray wolves across most of the country last year, the embattled animals have come under...
Tiger King Conclusion? DOJ Stepping In to Bring Down Lowes
Terrestrial WildlifeJeff and Lauren Lowe, of Tiger King fame, are closer than ever to being brought to justice. By the end of that wildly popular Netflix documentary, the couple had assumed ownership of...
Equine Protection Measures Advance
Companion Animals, EquinesThe House of Representatives passed two of AWI’s equine welfare priorities as part of the transportation and infrastructure package (HR 3684). One is an amendment banning the transport of equines...
House Committee Approves Increased Funding for Right Whale Conservation
Marine WildlifeSince 2017, the alarming number of North Atlantic right whale deaths from entanglements in fishing gear and vessel strikes has been deemed an “unusual mortality event” under the Marine Mammal...
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Introduced in House
Terrestrial WildlifeAWI supported House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) in reintroducing the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act (HR 4716) in July. This bill would prohibit the possession or use of...
Senate Passes Shark Fin Sales Ban
Marine WildlifeOn World Oceans Day (June 8) the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act, which would prohibit the sale, purchase, and possession of shark fins in the United States, passed the Senate...
Wildlife Services Directed to Pursue Nonlethal Management
Terrestrial WildlifeEvery year, the US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program spends millions of dollars on lethal, ineffective predator control, including chemical poisons such as M-44 sodium cyanide devices. Last year,...
USDA Takes Infamous Chinchilla Dealer to Court
Animals in LaboratoriesAn administrative hearing is underway with respect to allegations of Animal Welfare Act (AWA) violations leveled by the US Department of Agriculture against Moulton Chinchilla Ranch (MCR), a supplier of...