Archive: Quick Read
Can’t Save Salmon by Scapegoating Sea Lions
In February, the House Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the...
AWI Priority Bills Reintroduced
Two of AWI’s priority equine bills were reintroduced at the end of February in recognition of National Horse Protection Day...
AWI Mourns Rep. Raúl Grijalva
On March 13, Rep. Raúl Grijalva passed away at the age of 77. The Arizona congressman, a stalwart advocate for...
Funding Freeze Puts Key Red Wolf Recovery Project on Ice
In December, the Federal Highway Administration announced that the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) had won a Wildlife Crossings...
CITES Standing Committee Meets in Geneva
The Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) met in...
Victory at Sea: US Bycatch Standards Applied to Imports
As of next year, the United States will be required to prohibit seafood imports from countries that fail to meet...
Extolling Sustainability at Seafood Expos
AWI is once again attending two key seafood industry events: Seafood Expo North America in Boston in March and Seafood...
Cuts to NOAA Cast Science Adrift
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is well known for its weather-related work, which for decades has included studying the...
GAP Updates Welfare Certification Standards for Chickens
In January, the animal welfare organization Global Animal Partnership (GAP) released updated production standards for meat chickens under its six-tier...
Cage-Free Laws in the Crosshairs
In recognition of the immense suffering experienced by egg-laying hens confined to battery cages, 10 states in the last 15...
Latest AWI Quarterly Articles on Farmed 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...