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Solitary Orca Endures Elder Abuse at Miami Seaquarium
For over 50 years, Lolita (a.k.a. Tokitae, Toki, and Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut), an orca originally captured from the Southern Resident killer whale...
Judge Recommends Waiver to Allow Gray Whale Hunt
In September, the administrative law judge who presided over the November 2019 hearing regarding the Makah tribe’s request for a...
Mortality Aboard Cattle Shipment Raises Serious Questions
In late August, AWI sent a letter to USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack about an incident in which 207 cattle (over...
Horizon Organic Severs Ties with Northeast Family Farms
The viability of 89 family-owned organic dairy farms in the Northeast is now in jeopardy following an announcement by Horizon...
California Enhances System to Rescue Animals in Emergencies
Following a series of devastating wildfires, the state of California is investing $3 million to better protect animals when disasters...
AVMA Urged to Revise Guidelines for Mass Killing of Animals
AWI is urging the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) to revise its guidelines to no longer permit killing animals by...
Progress for Animals Achieved in State Legislatures
Two AWI-supported state bills recently became law and another is on the cusp. In March, Governor Eric Holcomb of Indiana...
Birds Finally in Line for Animal Welfare Act Protections
It only took 20 years, two lawsuits, and prodding from Congress for the US Department of Agriculture to finally propose...
Study Highlights Importance of Restoring Large Mammals to Landscapes
A new study published in the journal Ecography (Vynne et al., 2022) identifies key opportunities for improving ecosystem health through restoration of...
Eagles Poisoned at High Rates by Lead Ammunition
A recently published study in the journal Science (Slabe et al., 2022) documented alarmingly high levels of lead in bald and golden...
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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...