Archive: Government/Legal
After the Roundup: The Fate of Wild Horses in Government Holding Facilities
Against a backdrop of picturesque mountains, past coils of razor wire, once-wild horses stand in the frozen dirt of the...
Right Whale Calf Dies After Apparent Boat Collision
No more than 360 North Atlantic right whales remain, including fewer than 70 reproductively active females. The past seven years...
On Orca Captivity, China Chooses Regressive Path
AWI’s Dr. Naomi Rose visited China in January on behalf of the China Cetacean Alliance, of which AWI is a...
IWC Scientific Committee Advances Cetacean Conservation
Since 2000, Dr. Naomi Rose, AWI’s marine mammal biology senior scientist, has attended meetings of the International Whaling Commission’s Scientific...
Caribbean Species Gain Protections at SPAW Protocol Meeting
The Caribbean Environment Programme was established in 1981 as one of the United Nations’ “Regional Seas” programs, in recognition of...
Bycatch Standards Bypass Foreign Fisheries
Around the globe each year, more than 650,000 marine mammals are killed or seriously injured as bycatch—entangled or hooked in...
Mistreatment of Birds in Slaughter Plants Goes Unchecked
An AWI report released in December revealed that the US Department of Agriculture’s approach to preventing and responding to the mistreatment of...
Long, Hard Road: Interstate Transport of Animals Unfit to Travel
The cross-country movement of farmed animals has increased steadily over the past several decades, as animal agriculture has shifted toward...
Good Money After Bad: Primate Research Centers Seek Funds to Expand While Failing on Animal Welfare
In the early 1960s, the federal government established a network of National Primate Research Centers (NPRCs) to promote biomedical research...
EPA Drops Target Date but Expands Scope of Animal Testing Phase-Out
The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly abandoned a 2035 target date to end use of mammals in toxicity testing. This...
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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...