AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Government/Legal
House passes Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act
EquinesOn September 29, the House of Representatives passed the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HR 1754) by voice vote. Led by Representatives Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Andy Barr (R-KY), the...
New Year, New Congress
With a new administration taking the helm in January, we can expect an end to the damaging wildlife and environmental policies that have unfortunately been a hallmark of the current...
Preventing Future Pandemics Act
Terrestrial WildlifeOne of the stark realities COVID-19 has forced us to confront is the huge risk posed by zoonotic diseases—pathogens passed from nonhuman animals to humans. COVID is merely the latest...
USDA Admits Negligence in Cyanide Poisoning
Terrestrial WildlifeOver three years ago, 14-year-old Canyon Mansfield and his dog, Kasey, stumbled upon an M-44 “cyanide bomb” while playing near the family’s backyard outside Pocatello, Idaho. The spring-activated device sprays...
House Includes Animal Welfare Measures in Spending Bills
As of mid-August, the US Senate as a whole was getting very little done, but the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee reported out three bills: the Shark Fin Sales Elimination...
NEPA Rollback Endangers Communities and Wildlife
Terrestrial WildlifeIn mid-July, the Trump administration finalized its overhaul of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), enacting new regulations that weaken this key environmental law. Unprecedented in significance and scope, these...
Rep. Huffman: Ban Drilling near Bear Dens
Marine WildlifeOn July 30, Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) introduced the Polar Bear Cub Survival Act (HR 7876). Polar bears are one of many species facing ongoing threats from the oil and...
Rep. Lieu Leads Effort to Get the Lead Out
Terrestrial WildlifeAWI has been working closely with Representative Ted Lieu’s (D-CA) office on the Lead Endangers Animals Daily (LEAD) Act, which was introduced on July 9. Rep. Lieu is determined to...
Colorado Going Cage-Free
Farmed AnimalsIn July, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed HB20-1343 into law, making Colorado the ninth US state to pass egg-laying hen confinement restrictions. The new law requires egg farmers with more...
OIG Audits USDA Label Approval Process
Farmed AnimalsThe US Department of Agriculture’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently published an audit report relevant to AWI’s efforts to improve the accuracy of meat label claims. The report, Controls Over...