AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Government/Legal
Appropriations Process
Animals in LaboratoriesNIH Under PressureResponding to the National Academy of Sciences report on Class B dealers (see AWI Quarterly Summer 2009), both the House and Senate reports accompanying the bills funding the National Institutes...
Battle to Protect Canada Lynx Continues
Terrestrial WildlifeAt least 47 Canada lynx have been illegally trapped in Maine over the past decade and despite a designation as threatened on the federal endangered species list, a court has...
B Dealers and NIH
Animals in Laboratories, Companion AnimalsHouse and Senate Appropriations subcommittees have again expressed disappointment with the pace of efforts by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to end the purchase of dogs and cats from...
Crush Videos
Companion AnimalsSome good news: The Senate unanimously passed legislation, introduced by Senators Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Richard Burr (R-NC), to restore the ban on crush videos (see Summer...
Horse Slaughter
EquinesThe issue of ending horse slaughter continues to resonate with Congress. Just before the House left for election season, over 80 legislators from both parties signed a letter circulated by...
Horse Transportation
Companion Animals, EquinesIn July, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure unanimously approved the Horse Transportation Safety Act (H.R. 305). This bill would make it illegal to haul horses in trailers with...
Shark Finning
Marine WildlifeDespite overwhelming support in the US Senate for a bill to close loopholes in a law banning the finning of sharks, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) took it upon himself to block...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Banning Crush Videos
Companion AnimalsOn April 20, the US Supreme Court, in United States v. Stevens, handed a victory to animal abusers when it overturned the federal statute (18 U.S.C. §48) prohibiting the creation, sale,...
Victory! Florida Bans Coyote and Fox Penning
Terrestrial WildlifeJune 23 was a momentous day for coyotes and foxes in Florida, as the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted unanimously to enact a ban on coyote and...
Aid for Prosecutors of Animal Abuse
Companion AnimalsThe success of the prosecutor training conference last year (AWI Quarterly Fall 2009) caught the attention of the federal government! AWI’s partner in that conference, the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA),...