Archive: Government/Legal
US Egg Producers to Curb Chick Culling
For the first time, several major US egg producers have committed to using a new technology called “in-ovo sexing” that...
Octopus Farming’s Odious Outlook
The unsustainability and cruelty involved in octopus farming prompted Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to introduce the...
Legislators Quell Cell-Cultivated Competition to Livestock
In May, Florida became the first US state to ban the sale and manufacture for sale of “cell-cultivated” meat (aka...
FDA Foregoes Animal Welfare in Gene-Altering Guidance
AWI recently submitted comments urging greater consideration of animal welfare in guidance documents issued by the Food and Drug Administration to developers...
Buyer Beware: USDA’s New Meat Label Guidelines Are a Raw Deal
In a much-anticipated move, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released its updated Guideline on Substantiating...
HHC Members Ascend Capitol Hill to Advance Equine Welfare
In September, more than 100 representatives of equine rescue, sanctuary, and advocacy organizations from across the country met in Washington,...
Monkey Business on Hold—for Now
As reported this spring in the AWI Quarterly, a company called Safer Human Medicine (SHM) is seeking to build a massive facility...
An Uncertain Time Ahead
Eight years ago at this time, we waited to see how the incoming Trump administration would handle issues of animal...
USDA Acquiescence in Cruel Killing Method
Thirty members of Congress sent a bipartisan letter to the US Department of Agriculture in February with pointed questions about...
Right Whale Recovery Faces Roadblocks in Congress
North Atlantic right whales face grave danger in both the choppy waters off the coast and within the storm-tossed chambers...
Latest AWI Quarterly Articles on Marine Wildlife
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Titus Reintroduces Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act as New AWI Report Reveals Feeble Enforcement of Welfare Violations
In Program: Farmed AnimalsToday, US Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) reintroduced the Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act to improve conditions for livestock transported across the United States. The bill would...
New Poll: Consumers Overwhelmingly Support Meaningful Standards for “Humanely Raised” Food Label
In Program: Farmed AnimalsEighty-eight percent of American consumers believe that claims such as “humanely raised” or “sustainably farmed” on meat and poultry products should be based on meaningful,...
New Research: USDA Fails to Pursue Prosecutions of Slaughter Plants, Despite Repeat Violations
In Program: Farmed AnimalsRepeat violators of the federal Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (HMSA) continue to escape meaningful enforcement by the US Department of Agriculture, resulting in continued...
AWI Scholarship Winners Campaign for a Better World for Animals
In Program: Animals in Laboratories, Farmed AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the 12 winners of a scholarship designed to invest in future leaders who seek to improve the lives...