AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Government/Legal
Wilderness Way in Senegal Named After AWI Founder
Terrestrial WildlifeSwing open the main gate at Senegal’s Ferlo North Wildlife Reserve and a broad avenue greets you, unfolding for more than two miles across an idyllic African landscape. The landscape...
Animal Protection Stays on Board Omnibus
Congress finally passed an “omnibus” funding measure for the remainder of the current fiscal year. Thanks to the intervention of our allies in the House and Senate, the barrage of...
Citizens Trip Bobcat Trapping Proposals in Two States
Terrestrial WildlifeThis year, Indiana and Ohio officials floated the idea of establishing trapping seasons for bobcats in their respective states (and a hunting season in Indiana). Fortunately, after local AWI members...
Farm Bill
The Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, HR 2, was defeated on May 18 in the US House of Representatives by a vote of 198-213. This massive farm bill came...
USDA Keeps Extending the Leash on Abusive Dog Breeder
Companion AnimalsThe Des Moines Register published an editorial on November 13, 2016, entitled “Why won’t the USDA shut down this serial animal abuser?” The paper of record for the state of...
Another Ag-Gag Law Ruled Unconstitutional
Farmed AnimalsIn a split decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has partially affirmed the district court’s findings that an Idaho “ag-gag” law is unconstitutional. The Idaho law was passed under...
California Ballot Initiative Seeks Stronger Confinement Ban
Farmed AnimalsThis November, California citizens may have the chance to vote for farm animal welfare. A coalition of stakeholders is gathering signatures for a ballot initiative that would strengthen the California...
AWI Files Suit to Save Vaquita
Marine WildlifeIn a desperate attempt to save the last remaining vaquita porpoises, AWI and other groups filed suit against several federal agencies in December. The vaquita, a small porpoise that exists...
AWI Sues over Access to Tilikum Necropsy
Marine WildlifeAWI filed suit in January against the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) related to the agencies’ refusal to enforce requirements for SeaWorld...
Appropriations Bills Pull Plug on Wildlife Protections
Terrestrial WildlifeIn September, the House passed HR 3354, an omnibus (bundled) spending bill that included four amendments to weaken the Endangered Species Act. Then, in November, the Senate Appropriations Committee’s draft...