Archive: Government/Legal

Hawai‘i Adopts Rules to Protect Animals at Sea

In Hawai‘i, regulations are now in place to protect cattle, sheep, goats, and other farmed animals transported via barge between...

Fire Code Adds Sprinkler Requirement for Larger Animal Operations

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Technical Committee on Animal Housing—the body that oversees development and revisions of the Fire...

Export for Slaughter from Great Britain Banned

Following decades of campaigning by animal protection organizations, a ban has been enacted on export of livestock for slaughter from...

Calling Out Cruelty: AWI Asks USDA to Help States Clamp Down on Animal Abuse in Slaughter Plants

Kicked, beaten, exposed to extreme temperatures and weather—all too often, animals in slaughter plants are severely mistreated before they are...

AWI Initiative Makes Animal Cruelty Data Readily Available to Researchers

AWI’s new Center for the Study of NIBRS Animal Cruelty Data (the Center) provides easy access to a wealth of information on...

NIH Keeps Chimps in Limbo at Alamogordo

The Chimpanzee Health, Improvement, Maintenance and Protection (CHIMP) Act requires all federally owned chimpanzees retired from research to be moved...

Macaques Maintain Red List “Endangered” Status for Now

In June, a committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced that long-tailed macaques (LTMs) will continue...

Envigo Plea Deal Sets Record

Biomedical company Envigo made headlines in 2022 for atrocious conditions documented at its Virginia beagle-breeding facility, accumulating over 60 citations...

Ridding Interior Appropriations of Harmful Riders

AWI joined a coalition of groups urging US representatives to oppose riders in the House version of the fiscal year...

Protections Spring into Action Under Big Cat Public Safety Act

The Big Cat Public Safety Act (BCPSA), a bill championed by AWI, was signed into law by President Biden in December...