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Mar 12, 2010 Illinois Bill to Restore Horse Slaughter Withdrawn for Lack of Support Category: Animals in Agriculture
Springfield, IL (March 12, 2010) – Yesterday State Representative Jim Sacia (R – Freeport) pulled his bill to legalize horse slaughter from the agenda for this legislative session. The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) appreciates his recognition of horse slaughter as a controversial issue... more...
Jan 28, 2010 U.S. Navy Sued to Protect Critically Endangered Whales Category: Animals in the Ocean
Atlanta, GA - The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), has filed suit against the U.S. Navy over its plans... more...
Jan 27, 2010 Parties in Federal Lawsuit Concerning Beech Ridge Wind Energy Project Announce Agreement on Bat Protection and Turbine Operation Category: Animal in the Wild
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An agreement has been reached among all parties involved in federal litigation under the Endangered Species Act concerning the Beech Ridge wind project in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, that will provide for additional protection of the endangered Indiana bat and... more...
Dec 31, 2009 The Animal Welfare Institute Continues Fight to Protect Endangered Elephants from Abuse by Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Washington, D.C. - After nearly a decade of litigation, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) will continue its battle to protect endangered Asian elephants from abuse at the hands of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Yesterday, Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court... more...
Dec 30, 2009 Wildlife Coalition Condemns Coyote Killing Tournament as Ethically and Ecologically Indefensible Category: Animal in the Wild
Maine - A national coalition of wildlife advocacy and conservation organizations representing more than 70,000 Maine citizens is calling for an end to a coyote killing tournament that is currently underway in northern Maine. Sponsored by the Jackman-Moose River Region Chamber of Commerce, the... more...
Dec 10, 2009 Wildlife Advocacy Organizations Petition U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Halt Illegal Trapping of Canada Lynx Category: Animal in the Wild
Washington, D.C. — The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the Wildlife Alliance of Maine (WAM) urged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) today to enforce the Endangered Species Act (ESA) against the unlawful trapping of Canada lynx in traps set for other species. Lynx... more...
Dec 9, 2009 Federal Court Rules Massive Wind Energy Project in Violation of Endangered Species Act Category: Animal in the Wild
Judge Prevents Project That Will Kill Hundreds Of Thousands Of Bats From Proceeding Without Federal Permit Washington, D.C. – Federal district court Judge Roger Titus of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland has issued a comprehensive ruling that an industrial wind... more
Nov 19, 2009 Shark Conservation Act of 2009 Approaches the Finish Line in Senate Category: Animals in the Ocean
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the swift and unanimous passage by the House of Representatives in March of this year, the Senate’s companion bill, S. 850, the Shark Conservation Act of 2009, moved out of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee today by voice vote. The bill now... more...
Nov 11, 2009 Coyote and Fox Live Bait Training and Penning Condemned as Unethical & Ecologically Reckless Category: Animal in the Wild
Indiana Natural Resources Commission to Consider Ban on Practice Nov. 17th Indianapolis, IN — More than 40 scientists, veterinarians, and attorneys and a coalition of wildlife advocacy organizations including Project Coyote, Indiana Coyote Rescue (ICR), and the Animal Welfare... more...
Oct 23, 2009 Bills Target Animal Dealers With “Sordid History” Washington, DC - Determined to provide better safeguards against companion animals being used in experiments Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) and Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA) reintroduced the Pet Safety and Protection Act (S. 1834/H.R. 3907) to prohibit Class B dealers from selling dogs and cats to... more...
Oct 21, 2009 Trial Challenging Wind Energy Impacts on Endangered Bat Set to Begin in Federal Court Washington, D.C. – Today a groundbreaking trial began in Federal District Court in Greenbelt, MD (6500 Cherrywood Lane, Greenbelt, MD 20770) pitting a massive wind energy development in West Virginia against the critically endangered Indiana bat. Plaintiffs Animal Welfare Institute... more...
Oct 14, 2009 Wildlife Advocacy Organizations file motion to Stop Start of Early Coyote & Fox Trapping in Maine to protect Imperiled Lynx from Deadly Traps Category: Animal in the Wild
Bangor, ME — The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the Wildlife Alliance of Maine (WAM) filed a motion in federal district court in Bangor Maine today seeking a preliminary injunction (PI) to stop Maine’s early coyote and fox trapping season. Set to commence on October 18, this... more...
Oct 2, 2009 U.S. House of Representatives Takes Action to Protect Animals From Cruel Traps on National Wildlife Refuges Category: Animal in the Wild
Washington, DC - Yesterday, Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) introduced legislation to end the use of brutal traps on furbearing animals within federal wildlife refuges. H.R. 3710, the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act , which was submitted with a total of 35 original co-sponsors, helps to... more...
Aug 31, 2009 Origins Natural Resources, Inc. Flip Over Dolphins Washington, DC – The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds skincare company, Origins, for abandoning plans for a swim-with dolphins prize at Cabo Dolphins in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Initially Origins had planned a promotional give-away of an opportunity to swim with the dolphins. AWI... more...
Jul 17, 2009 House Passes Legislation to Restore and Strengthen Wild Horse Protections Category: Wild Horses and Burros
Washington, DC – In a decisive move, the U.S. House of Representatives today approved a measure to restore basic protections for America's wild horses and burros. Led by Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall, Jr. (D-WV), Representative Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Subcommittee on... more...
Jul 6, 2009 Animal Protection Groups Petition Federal Government to Regulate Dolphin Petting Pools Category: Animals in the Ocean
Plymouth, MA - The Animal Welfare Institute joins The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society and four other organizations today in filing a Petition for Rulemaking with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to put a stop to the unnecessary exploitation... more...
Jun 11, 2009 Federal Lawsuit Filed Over Industrial Wind Project that Jeopardized Endangered Bats Category: Laws and Guidelines
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...
Apr 29, 2009 Bill to Restore Protection of American Icon Passes House Natural Resources Committee Category: Wildlife under Threat
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...
Apr 22, 2009 Senator Kerry introduces the Shark Conservation Act of 2009 Washington, DC - Sharks may soon receive much-needed protection from finning, a practice by which their fins are cut off while the animal is still alive. Their mutilated bodies are then thrown back into the ocean, where they endure long, painful deaths from blood loss, suffocation or... more...
Apr 13, 2009 Homes for Horses Coalition Conference held in Las Vegas Representatives from dozens of national and state-based equine protection, advocacy and rescue organizations gathered April 9 and April 10 at Bally's Las Vegas for the third annual Homes for Horses Coalition Conference to discuss the re-homing of at-risk horses in America and other equine... more...
Apr 3, 2009 Attempt to Overturn Illinois Horse Slaughter Ban Stalled in House Washington, DC - The Animal Welfare Institute commends the Illinois General Assembly's House of Representatives for reaffirming their commitment to equine welfare by opposing an attempt to overturn the state's 2007 ban on horse slaughter on the House floor today. On April 1, just... more...
Mar 26, 2009 Bill to Ban Horse Slaughter Introduced in Senate Washington, DC – A bill to ban horse slaughter was introduced in the United States Senate today. Sponsored by Senators Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and John Ensign (R-NV), S. 727, the Landrieu-Ensign "Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act" will end the slaughter of American horses here and... more...
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