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NIH Keeps Chimps in Limbo at Alamogordo
The Chimpanzee Health, Improvement, Maintenance and Protection (CHIMP) Act requires all federally owned chimpanzees retired from research to be moved...
Macaques Maintain Red List “Endangered” Status for Now
In June, a committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced that long-tailed macaques (LTMs) will continue...
Envigo Plea Deal Sets Record
Biomedical company Envigo made headlines in 2022 for atrocious conditions documented at its Virginia beagle-breeding facility, accumulating over 60 citations...
Ridding Interior Appropriations of Harmful Riders
AWI joined a coalition of groups urging US representatives to oppose riders in the House version of the fiscal year...
Protections Spring into Action Under Big Cat Public Safety Act
The Big Cat Public Safety Act (BCPSA), a bill championed by AWI, was signed into law by President Biden in December...
Message Delivered to Amazon: Stop Selling Ejiao
On October 16, AWI and other advocacy groups rallied in front of Amazon’s second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, to deliver...
Lawmakers Urge Stronger Animal Protections
AWI rallied members of Congress to join letters to government agencies seeking greater animal protections. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and...
Latest Mystic Aquarium Beluga Death Merits Further Investigation
Three of five beluga whales imported to Connecticut’s Mystic Aquarium from Canada in 2021 have now died. In mid-September of...
IWC69: International Whaling Commission Sails Past Stormy Waters and Solidifies Future
The AWI team prepared for September’s 69th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC69) in Lima, Peru, with a sense of...
Facing the Facts on Mexico’s Vaquita Protection Failures
In September, AWI—on behalf of a coalition that includes the Center for Biological Diversity, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Environmental...
Latest AWI Quarterly Articles on Marine Wildlife
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IUCN Reaffirms Long-Tailed Macaques’ Endangered Status Despite Industry Pressure
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...
New Analysis: Animal Welfare Act Enforcement Deteriorates Following SCOTUS Ruling
In Program: Animals in LaboratoriesThe US Department of Agriculture, long known for its lackluster enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), appears in recent years to have drifted even...
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)....