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Saner Solutions to Wildlife Management
Two bills were introduced to curb cruel, costly, and dangerous wildlife management methods. In May, Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV) and...
Protecting Horses from Slaughter and Unsafe Transport
AWI worked closely with Reps. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) and Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Lindsey Graham...
Pork Industry Pals Try to Torpedo Prop 12
In May, the US Supreme Court upheld California’s ban on certain forms of extreme confinement for farmed animals in California and the...
Legislators Float Wrong Moves on Right Whales
Vessel strikes continue to be one of the leading threats facing critically endangered North Atlantic right whales (NARW). Slowing down...
Improving Animal Welfare Act Enforcement
In June, Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Nancy Mace (R-SC) reintroduced the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act (AWEIA; HR 3859)...
Helping Homeless People and Pets
Reps. Jason Crow (D-CO), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Nancy Mace (R-SC) reintroduced the Providing for Unhoused People...
New York to Outlaw Wildlife Killing Contests
After years of work by a coalition of advocacy groups, including AWI, the New York legislature passed a bill in...
Combatting Wildlife Trafficking in Africa
Each year, millions of wild animals, including imperiled species, fall victim to an illegal wildlife trade with an annual estimated...
Biodiversity Declines Worse than Previously Thought
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species is a valuable database containing information on...
AWI Sues BLM over Wild Horse Management
AWI is suing the Bureau of Land Management after the agency finalized a management plan to eliminate millions of acres...
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IUCN Reaffirms Long-Tailed Macaques’ Endangered Status Despite Industry Pressure
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...
Ejiao Act Reintroduced as Consumer Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Protecting Donkeys from Dangerous Gelatin Trade
In Program: EquinesToday, US Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) reintroduced the bipartisan Ejiao Act to ban the sale and trade of donkey-hide gelatin products in the United States;...
On First Day Back in Session, Congress Urged to Protect Horses
In Program: EquinesAs Congress returned today from its August recess, thousands of Americans across the country joined a National Day of Action to call on lawmakers to...
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...