AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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California Foie Gras Ban Back on Track
Farmed AnimalsIn a unanimous opinion, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision striking down California’s ban on foie gras. The production of foie gras requires gavage, the...
Sign the Line for Felines: Arizona Ballot Initiative Could End Trophy Hunting of Wild Cats
Terrestrial WildlifeAWI is endorsing an effort by Arizonans for Wildlife (AFW), a coalition of nonprofit organizations and Arizona state legislators, to collect signatures for a ballot initiative that would outlaw trophy...
First Amendment Fells Utah’s Ag-gag Law
Farmed AnimalsA federal district court in Utah has ruled the state’s “ag-gag” law is unconstitutional. The law made it illegal for an individual to use false pretenses to gain access to...
Tyson Workers Convicted of Animal Cruelty
Farmed AnimalsSeven workers at a Tyson factory farm in Virginia were recently convicted of cruelty to animals after an undercover investigation revealed severe mistreatment of chickens. In a video, the workers...
AWI at Arctic Circle Assembly
Marine WildlifeEvery October, Iceland hosts the Arctic Circle Assembly, a gathering of representatives from governments, nonprofit organizations, indigenous communities, scientists, and industry. AWI’s Kate O’Connell joined more than 2,000 people from...
Trader Joe’s Shuns Mexican Shrimp to Help Save Vaquita
Marine WildlifeOn October 11, the Trader Joe’s grocery chain announced that it would stop sourcing shrimp from Mexico in response to a request from the Boycott Mexican Shrimp campaign, led by...
USFWS Denies Protection to Pacific Walrus
Marine WildlifeOn October 4, the US Fish and Wildlife Service ruled against adding the Pacific walrus to the list of threatened and endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. Although the...
AWI Files Suit to Stop Deer Cull on Fire Island
Terrestrial WildlifeAWI and Wildlife Preserves, Inc., filed suit against the National Park Service and the superintendent of Fire Island National Seashore (FINS) on November 29 over a wildlife management plan that...
AWI Scores Big Win for California Wildlife
Terrestrial WildlifeCarnivores in California can breathe a little easier, after AWI and allies reached a settlement with the US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program in November that will result in...
Border Wall Bad News for Wildlife
Terrestrial WildlifeDespite widespread opposition and controversy, President Trump’s border wall is moving forward: Just five days after the president took office, an executive order authorizing it was signed. The order attempts...