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• Human Appetites Driving Frogs to Extinction An international team of scientists have added human consumption to the long list of things already threatening global frog populations, the BBC reported in January. A new study, published in the journal Conservation Biology, found that upwards of one billion frogs may be captured from the...  more...

• Hermits: The Unfortunate Victims of Society It was an unusual discovery. As the mercury soared to triple digits last October in Yuma, Ariz., a hermit crab later named "Hermie" was found near a drip irrigation line in a state park—a victim of the crustacean pet trade. More than likely, he was purchased at a local pet store and then...  more...

• Federal Lawsuit Filed Over Industrial Wind Project that Jeopardized Endangered Bats Washington, D.C. – Charging that a massive wind energy project threatens endangered bats, the Animal Welfare Institute, a national animal protection organization, along with the West Virginia-based Mountain Communities for Responsible Energy and other conservationists, have filed what is...  more...

• Legal Beech Ridge Complaint (2009)  more...

• Bison in the Greater Yellowstone Area Emergency Rule Sought to Stop Park Service Slaughter of Wild Bison in Yellowstone National Park Click here for the petition Click here for the press statement from supporting groups...  more...

• Facts about Chinese Fur Farms The United States should strongly oppose the shocking treatment of animals raised, killed, and skinned alive on Chinese fur farms and take action by urging the U. S. Ambassador to China to convey the United States' opposition to these cruel savage methods.  more...

• AWI and SAPL Begin Campaign to Restore Protections for America's Wild Horses History of US Wild Horse and Burro Program The Animal Welfare Institute is strongly opposed to changes made to the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act (Wild Horse Act) during the 108 th Congress that will require federally protected wild...  more...

• Humane groups ask Governor to call of bison hunt Washington, D.C. (Nov. 14, 2005) – An impending bison hunt in Yellowstone National Park should be terminated, stated the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Buffalo Field Campaign (BFC) and several other humane organizations in a letter submitted to Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer today.  more...

• Bill to Restore Protection of American Icon Passes House Natural Resources Committee Washington, DC - The Restoring Our American Mustangs Act (H.R. 1018) today passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee. Known as the ROAM Act, the bill was introduced by Committee Chairman Nick Rahall (D-WV) and National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Subcommittee Chairman Raúl M....  more...

• Lawsuit Against Ringling Bros. to Protect Asian Elephants On June 8, 2000, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), American Society for the Prevention of Animal Cruelty (ASPCA), the Fund for Animals (FFA) and former Ringling Bros. employee, Tom Rider brought a lawsuit under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) against Ringling Bros.' for its mistreatment of Asian elephants.  more...

• Conservationists Call on Interior Dpt. to Cancel Illegal Black Bear Hunt WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 28, 2007) – Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), In Defense of Animals (IDA), the American Environment Foundation (AEF), and two individuals asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) of the U.S. Department of the Interior in a 14-page letter to cancel an illegal black bear hunt scheduled for Dec.1 and 2 in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.  more...