Archive: Government/Legal
Message Delivered to Amazon: Stop Selling Ejiao
On October 16, AWI and other advocacy groups rallied in front of Amazon’s second headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, to deliver...
Lawmakers Urge Stronger Animal Protections
AWI rallied members of Congress to join letters to government agencies seeking greater animal protections. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and...
Latest Mystic Aquarium Beluga Death Merits Further Investigation
Three of five beluga whales imported to Connecticut’s Mystic Aquarium from Canada in 2021 have now died. In mid-September of...
IWC69: International Whaling Commission Sails Past Stormy Waters and Solidifies Future
The AWI team prepared for September’s 69th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC69) in Lima, Peru, with a sense of...
Facing the Facts on Mexico’s Vaquita Protection Failures
In September, AWI—on behalf of a coalition that includes the Center for Biological Diversity, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Environmental...
US Egg Producers to Curb Chick Culling
For the first time, several major US egg producers have committed to using a new technology called “in-ovo sexing” that...
Octopus Farming’s Odious Outlook
The unsustainability and cruelty involved in octopus farming prompted Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to introduce the...
Legislators Quell Cell-Cultivated Competition to Livestock
In May, Florida became the first US state to ban the sale and manufacture for sale of “cell-cultivated” meat (aka...
FDA Foregoes Animal Welfare in Gene-Altering Guidance
AWI recently submitted comments urging greater consideration of animal welfare in guidance documents issued by the Food and Drug Administration to developers...
Buyer Beware: USDA’s New Meat Label Guidelines Are a Raw Deal
In a much-anticipated move, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released its updated Guideline on Substantiating...
Latest AWI Quarterly Articles on Farmed Animals
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Federal Appeals Court Reins in BLM Wild Horse Wyoming Eradication Plan
In Program: EquinesAfter 14 years of litigation, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC), Western Watersheds Project, and their allies have secured a legal victory that delivers a major...
House Appropriators Again Reject Wild Horse Slaughter in Funding Bill
In Program: EquinesToday, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC) commend the US House Committee on Appropriations for advancing bipartisan language in its...
President’s Budget Could Usher in Mass Horse Slaughter, Lethal “Management”
In Program: EquinesThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is deeply concerned that the administration's proposed fiscal year 2026 budget omits critical protections for wild horses and burros, which...
Congress Launches First-Ever Wild Horse Caucus to Protect America’s Iconic Mustangs and Burros
In Program: EquinesIn a landmark move for America’s wild horses and burros, today US Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV), Jaun Ciscomani (R-AZ), David Schweikert (R-AZ), and Steve Cohen...