AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Government/Legal
Throwing the Book at Animal Abusers: More States Crack Down on Cruelty
Companion AnimalsWhile it has been necessary to fend off numerous attacks on animal welfare in state legislatures this year (see Spring 2011 AWI Quarterly), there have also been positive developments benefitting animals....
White-Nose Syndrome
Terrestrial WildlifeAs white-nose syndrome (WNS) was confirmed in yet another state—Maine—some Members of Congress were coming to the bats’ rescue. Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Sens. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Patrick...
AWI on the Hill to Testify for Anti-Cruelty Initiative
Farmed AnimalsOn March 11, AWI Senior Federal Policy Advisor Nancy Blaney testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies in favor of continued funding for the...
In Many States, Attempts Afoot to Undermine Animal Welfare
Companion Animals, Farmed Animals, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe fight to extend or deny protections for animals takes place in state capitals as well as on Capitol Hill. The high-profile confrontation this year is in Missouri—again. Last year,...
Senate Bill Seeks Stronger Response to Wildlife Diseases
Terrestrial WildlifeSen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)—citing grave concern over the devastating effect white-nose syndrome (WNS) has had on hibernating bats in New Jersey and across the US—introduced S. 357, the Wildlife Disease...
Court Ruling Offers No Relief For Circus Elephants
Terrestrial WildlifeNearly one year after the groundbreaking lawsuit for elephant mistreatment brought against Ringling Bros.’ parent company Feld Entertainment, Inc. (FEI) went to trial, the US District Court for the District of...
Endangered Indiana Bats Get Reprieve
Terrestrial WildlifeIn a precedent setting decision, a federal court judge has issued a comprehensive ruling that an industrial wind energy farm in Greenbrier County, WV would kill and injure endangered Indiana...
Poison-Free Poultry
Farmed AnimalsAWI supports Representative Steve Israel’s Poison-Free Poultry Act of 2009, H.R. 3624, introduced September 22, 2009. H.R. 3624 bans roxarsone, an arsenic compound used as a growth-promoting additive to poultry...
Shark Bill Moves Forward
Marine WildlifeOn November 19, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation committee passed the Shark Conservation Act of 2009 (S. 850; see AWI Quarterly Summer 2009). It now awaits action by the full Senate....
Steps Taken To End Snake Trade
Terrestrial WildlifeOn December 11, 2009 the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works approved S. 373, a bill “to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal”...