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BLM Seeks Severe Reduction in Wild Horse Population, Habitat
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeIn June, AWI filed a protest against the Bureau of Land Management’s plan to eliminate over 2 million acres of designated habitat for wild horses in the Wyoming Checkerboard region....
Bringing an End to Bear-Bile Farming in Vietnam
Terrestrial WildlifeAWI recently provided substantial financial support to help the nonprofit Animals Asia construct a second bear sanctuary in Vietnam, primarily to house Asiatic black bears rescued from bear-bile farming. Although...
Study Examines Pandemic Potential of Climate Change
Terrestrial WildlifeCOVID-19—the most recent example of a zoonotic pathogen causing a global pandemic—continues to claim human lives, even as vaccines and other strategies return us to some semblance of normalcy. However,...
Advocating Animal-Friendly Appropriations
During a key stage of the fiscal year 2023 appropriations cycle, members of Congress consider spending requests from individuals and groups. In the House of Representatives, where that part of...
Bill Seeks Ban on Wild Horse Helicopter Roundups
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeEarlier this year, footage of a Bureau of Land Management roundup in Nevada captured a horrifying and tragic incident where a young colt’s leg snapped in half as he was...
Effort to End Killing Contests on Public Lands
Terrestrial WildlifeIn April, the Prohibit Wildlife Killing Contests Act (HR 7398) was introduced in the House by Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) to bar organizing, sponsoring, conducting, or participating in most types...
Hearing Held on Big Cat Public Safety Act
Terrestrial WildlifeThe Big Cat Public Safety Act (HR 263/S 1210) received a hearing in the House Natural Resources Committee on May 12. This bill would prohibit private ownership of big cats...
National Academies’ Curious Conflict of Interest Criteria
Animals in LaboratoriesThe National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) recently announced the provisional composition of an ad hoc committee that will examine the need, both current and future, for the...
Ohio: Efforts to Curtail Cruel Puppy Mill Practices
Companion AnimalsIn the last eight years, the number of puppy mills in Ohio has increased fourfold—a consequence of the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) relaxing its regulation of these entities. To...
Should Killing Surplus Lab Animals Be a Crime?
Animals in LaboratoriesA court in Germany is investigating whether killing animals bred for labs but never used in research constitutes a crime, since German law forbids hurting animals without reasonable cause. According...