Comments & Petitions
In our efforts to reduce animal suffering caused by people and to seek better treatment of animals everywhere, AWI engages directly with policymakers at the local, state, federal, and international levels—petitioning them to make changes to or enforce existing laws. We also provide public comments, testimony, and other input to policymakers on proposed laws and regulations. Examples of this input can be found below.
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Complaint Letter to USDA About the Alpha Genesis Monkey Facility
Letter to the Task Force on Transparency in Publicly Funded Animal Testing Facilities
Comments to OLAW on Proposed Guidance to Assured Institutions on Cephalopod Care and Use
Comments to FDA on Industry #282: Informed Consent Forms for Studies that Enroll Client-Owned Companion Animals
Letter to House and Senate Appropriations Committees: Dedicated Funding for Primate Research in Fiscal Year 2024
Comments on the Environmental Impact Statement for the National Wildlife Health Center
Comments to OLAW on an Update to the Guidance Disclaimer
Comments for Streamlining IACUC Review for Animal Activities
Complaint Letter to IUCN About NABR’s Petition
Complaint Letter to AAALAC About UMKC
Complaint Letter to Baylor University Follow-Up
Complaint Letter to Baylor University About Learning and Behavior Laboratory
Animal Sourcing Letter HHS NIH DOD
Complaint Letter to OLAW About UMKC
Letter to USDA’s APHIS about Envigo
Comments on USDA’s Proposed Policy on ‘Research Involving Free-living Wild Species in Their Natural Habitat’
Comments Draft Report 21st Century Cures Act Working Group
Response to Recommendations on Chimpanzee Retirement
Oral Statement 21st Century Cures Act Cathy Liss
Comments to the US Fish and Wildlife Service opposing Yerkes Application to Export Chimpanzees to the United Kingdom