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IWC Scientific Committee Meets in Slovenia
The Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) met in Bled, Slovenia, in May. At these intense, annual two-week...
ESA Protections
In August 2022, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published a positive 90-day finding regarding a petition from the...
California Sea Otters Should Not Lose ESA Protections
In August 2022, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published a positive 90-day finding regarding a petition from the...
“Downed” Pig Lawsuit Dismissed
In March, a judge in the US District Court, Western District of New York, dismissed a lawsuit brought by AWI...
USDA Urged to Address Misleading Label Claims
Four US senators, led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), have written to Sandra Eskin, the US Department of Agriculture’s deputy...
Treating Salmonella as Adulterant in Poultry
The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing, for the first time, to treat Salmonella as an...
Texas Dairy Fire Kills 18,000 Cattle
In April, a massive fire and explosion occurred on South Fork Dairy in Dimmitt, Texas, tragically killing around 18,000 cows....
Missouri Court Quashes Local Oversight of Hog Farms
The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that a state law prohibiting counties from imposing regulations on industrial hog operations does...
Fed Credit to CAFOs Requires Environmental Assessment
In March, the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the US Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service...
Update on AWI’s Support of Animal Welfare Efforts in Ukraine
With the war in Ukraine now well into its second year, the level of destruction that continues to be inflicted...
Latest AWI Quarterly Articles on Companion Animals
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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...