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Ship Strike Fells Mother and Calf Fin Whales
In May, two dead fin whales, believed to be a mother and calf, were discovered after they dislodged from the...
AWI Provides Support for Israel Tar Cleanup
In February, in what is being described as one of the worst ecological disasters in Israel’s history, a massive oil...
USDA to Make Slaughter Records Available to Public
Due to AWI’s efforts, thousands of records about the treatment of animals at slaughter are now publicly available on the...
Feds Urged Not to Upend FDA Oversight of GE Farm Animals
For years, the animal agriculture industry has pressured the federal government to facilitate production of genetically engineered (GE) farm animals...
Egg Association Promotes Emergency Planning
Recently, the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association teamed up with the National Association of SARA Title III Program Officials—an organization...
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...
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Introduced in House
AWI supported House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) in reintroducing the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act (HR 4716) in...
House Committee Approves Increased Funding for Right Whale Conservation
Since 2017, the alarming number of North Atlantic right whale deaths from entanglements in fishing gear and vessel strikes has...
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North American Environmental Commission Confirms Mexico’s Role in Imperiling Vaquita
In Program: Marine WildlifeA commission under the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) released a report yesterday confirming that Mexico’s unwillingness to enforce its own wildlife protection, trade, and fisheries laws...
Captive dolphins face uncertain futures. They deserve better
In Program: Marine WildlifeIn this op-ed for the Tampa Bay Times, Dr. Naomi Rose, AWI’s senior scientist in marine mammal biology, discusses the challenges in caring for orcas...
Yahoo! Japan Sells Polluted Whale and Dolphin Meat Products to Unsuspecting Consumers
In Program: Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and an international coalition of animal protection and environmental groups are calling on Yahoo! Japan and its parent company, the...
As Iceland Calls Off Fin Whale Slaughter, Japan and Norway Launch Cruel, Unsustainable Whale Hunting Seasons
In Program: Marine WildlifeJapan and Norway resumed slaughtering whales this month, while Iceland’s only fin whaling company has decided that it will not hunt this summer, citing a...