Archive: Government/Legal
Mistreatment of Birds in Slaughter Plants Goes Unchecked
An AWI report released in December revealed that the US Department of Agriculture’s approach to preventing and responding to the mistreatment of...
Long, Hard Road: Interstate Transport of Animals Unfit to Travel
The cross-country movement of farmed animals has increased steadily over the past several decades, as animal agriculture has shifted toward...
Good Money After Bad: Primate Research Centers Seek Funds to Expand While Failing on Animal Welfare
In the early 1960s, the federal government established a network of National Primate Research Centers (NPRCs) to promote biomedical research...
EPA Drops Target Date but Expands Scope of Animal Testing Phase-Out
The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly abandoned a 2035 target date to end use of mammals in toxicity testing. This...
Captive Primate Safety Act Reintroduced
On May 5, the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA) was reintroduced in Congress. This bipartisan bill, sponsored by Sen. Richard...
Trump Administration Seeks to Slash Habitat Protections for Endangered Wildlife
In April, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a proposed rule...
Executive Order Opens America’s Forests to Unchecked Logging
On March 1, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production,” to massively accelerate and...
Colorado Cracks Down on Wildlife Trafficking
In May, Colorado enacted SB25-168, the nation’s most comprehensive state law to combat wildlife trafficking. The law is unique among...
Marine Science Cast Adrift as Agency Staff Tossed Overboard
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, within the Department of Commerce, is among a host of federal agencies with science-based...
Torching Local Efforts to Prevent Barn Fires
AWI has reported extensively on barn fires, which subject hundreds of thousands of animals to horrific deaths each year. To...
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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
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