Archive: Government/Legal
Prohibiting Primates as Pets
The cruel and dangerous trade in primates as pets brings misery to thousands of animals in the United States. To...
Improving Animal Welfare Enforcement
The Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act (AWEIA; HR 3277), introduced May 17 by Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), would end US...
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A big thank you to all our members and constituents who have been sending messages to Congress, the administration, and state officials...
Ending Abuse of Show Horses
A coalition of 114 representatives and 48 senators recently urged Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to finalize a Horse Protection Act...
USFWS Recommends Continued Protections for Grizzly Bears
Following a recent review of the conservation status of grizzly bears in the continental United States, the US Fish and...
Aiming to End Wildlife Killing Contests
As dusk falls, two men, assault-style weapons in hand, crouch in an open field. One sets up a device that...
New Push to Include Animal Welfare Standards to Organic Program
Since the Biden administration took the reins in January, animal welfare and organic farming advocates have resumed their push to...
Court Pulls Break on USDA’s Speedup of Pig Slaughter Lines
In April, a federal court ruled against an element of a 2019 US Department of Agriculture rule that removed limits...
Wildlife Services Directed to Pursue Nonlethal Management
Every year, the US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program spends millions of dollars on lethal, ineffective predator control, including...
Senate Passes Shark Fin Sales Ban
On World Oceans Day (June 8) the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act, which would prohibit the sale, purchase, and possession...
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AWI Awards Safe Havens for Pets Grant to Support Unhoused People and Pets in DC
In Program: Companion AnimalsThis Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to announce a $15,000 grant to the Humane Rescue Alliance (HRA) to support...
AWI Funds Research to Alleviate Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Animal Suffering
In Program: Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the eight recipients of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award who are developing humane solutions to human-wildlife conflicts and...
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Reintroduced to Protect Wildlife and Pets on Public Lands
In Program: Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act, reintroduced today in the US House of Representatives by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)....