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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Published: October 10, 2025

IUCN Reaffirms Long-Tailed Macaques’ Endangered Status Despite Industry Pressure

In Program: Terrestrial Wildlife

The 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...

Published: September 23, 2025

Ejiao Act Reintroduced as Consumer Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Protecting Donkeys from Dangerous Gelatin Trade

In Program: Equines

Today, 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;...

Published: September 2, 2025

On First Day Back in Session, Congress Urged to Protect Horses

In Program: Equines

As Congress returned today from its August recess, thousands of Americans across the country joined a National Day of Action to call on lawmakers to...

Published: August 21, 2025

AWI Funds Research to Alleviate Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Animal Suffering

In Program: Terrestrial Wildlife

The 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...