AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Government/Legal
Bill Takes Aim at Circus Animal Abuse
Terrestrial WildlifeLions and tigers and bears...do not belong on the road! It is impossible for circuses and other traveling exhibitors to meet the very complex needs of wild and exotic animals....
Feds Saddling Up to Finally Enforce Horse Protection Act?
Companion Animals, EquinesThe federal Horse Protection Act of 1970 (HPA) is supposed to protect Tennessee Walking Horses and other gaited breeds from “soring,” the practice of applying chemicals or mechanical devices to...
Record Fine Assessed Against Ringling Bros.
Terrestrial WildlifeRingling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey—the “Greatest Show on Earth” according to its slogan—has a new distinction that probably won’t appear in its promotional materials: The circus company has been...
Congressional Recess Leaves Animal Laws in Limbo
Companion Animals, Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeWhen Congress hustled out of town in September, it left a lot of unfinished business. Both the House Agriculture Committee and the full Senate had approved amendments to their farm...
Good Eggs Come to Capitol Hill
Farmed AnimalsAWI’s Animal Welfare Approved products continue to experience increased demand across the country. One recent request was from the National Democratic Club in Washington, DC, which now purchases pasture-raised eggs...
Lions and Tigers and Backyards, Oh No
Terrestrial WildlifeOn September 26, AWI participated in a Capitol Hill briefing on H.R. 4122, the Big Cat and Public Safety Protection Act, which Reps. Buck McKeon (R-NC) and Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)...
More Freedom for Wild Corolla Horses
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeSens. Kay Hagen (D-NC) and Richard Burr (R-NC) have introduced S. 3448, the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act. This bill provides for a new management plan for the free-roaming Corolla...
NFL’s Will Witherspoon Tackles Antibiotic Use on the Farm
Farmed AnimalsOne of the many myths about high-welfare, sustainable food is that it's a “niche” market, only for the well off. Tackling the common misconception that making the right food choices...
Putting the Hurt on Horse Soring
Companion Animals, EquinesBuilding on the public outrage accompanying several high profile prosecutions of horse soring, Reps. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) and Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced legislation to strengthen the Horse Protection Act (HPA)....
Sportsmen’s Heritage Act Aims to Gun Down Wildlife Protection on Public Lands
Terrestrial WildlifeCongress is currently considering legislation that would, if enacted, launch a broad assault on America's wildlife and public lands. The Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012 (H.R. 4089), which passed the...