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Bringing an End to Bear-Bile Farming in Vietnam
AWI recently provided substantial financial support to help the nonprofit Animals Asia construct a second bear sanctuary in Vietnam, primarily...
BLM Seeks Severe Reduction in Wild Horse Population, Habitat
In June, AWI filed a protest against the Bureau of Land Management’s plan to eliminate over 2 million acres of...
AWI Aids Ape Sanctuaries
This summer, AWI funded sanctuaries in three countries that provide care to great apes rescued from a variety of cruel...
Invasive Whale Study Fails—Again
For the second year in a row, researchers from the United States and Norway failed to measure a whale’s brain...
Effort on Capitol Hill to Close Down Captivity of Certain Cetaceans
In July, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), and Suzan DelBene (D-WA) introduced the...
Contest Showcases Efforts of Youth to Advance Animal Welfare
On July 31, AWI and the Humane Education Network announced the winners of the 2022 “A Voice for Animals” contest....
USDA Addresses Poultry Dealers’ Unfair Practices
The US Department of Agriculture recently requested comments on a proposed rulemaking under the Packers and Stockyards Act, which governs...
New Welfare Certification for Farmed Fish
This summer, the nonprofit animal welfare certification program Global Animal Partnership (GAP) debuted standards for farmed Atlantic salmon. As with...
Long-Awaited Organic Animal Welfare Regulations Released
Since December 2000, when the regulations implementing the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 were released by the US Department...
California Funds Plant-Based School Meals
In its recently passed budget bill, the state of California took a huge step forward in promoting healthy plant-based meals...
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In Program: Terrestrial WildlifeThe International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today released an update to its Red List of Threatened Species. The update revealed that the long-tailed...
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)....
Colorado Now Leads Country in Comprehensive Approach to Fighting Wildlife Trafficking
In Program: Terrestrial WildlifeToday, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed S.B. 25-168 into law to combat wildlife trafficking. The bipartisan legislation, which is unique among states for the number...