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Aug 24, 2010 SeaWorld Slammed for Role in Whale Trainer Death (Washington, D.C.) - The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds the finding by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that SeaWorld of Florida LLC willfully violated the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 in connection with its role in the tragic death... more...
Aug 2, 2010 Congress Must Act Now to Prevent Reckless Government Agency from Imperiling Survival of America's Wild Horses and Burros (Washington, D.C.) - The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), along with leading Members of Congress, numerous wild horse advocacy organizations and the majority of Americans, is exceedingly frustrated with the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) gross mismanagement of America’s wild horses... more...
Jul 29, 2010 House Committee on Transportation Unanimously Approves a Bill to Ban Hauling Horses on Double Deck Trailers (Washington, DC) – The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds Chairman James Oberstar (D-MN), of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for bringing the Horse Transportation Safety Act (H.R. 305) before his Committee and supporting its swift unanimous passage. "We are... more...
Jul 21, 2010 House Overwhelmingly Approves Bill to Ban Animal Crush Videos The Animal Welfare Institute commends the U.S. House of Representatives for its overwhelming bipartisan vote today—416-3—in favor of H.R. 5566, a bill to outlaw trafficking in “crush videos,” a particularly depraved product that depicts women in stilettos or their bare feet literally... more...
Jul 13, 2010 Wild Horse Advocates Call for Suspension of All Summer Roundups, Full Transparency in Agency Operations Category: Animal in the Wild
Philanthropist and businesswoman Madeleine Pickens was joined today by the ASPCA, the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign, the Animal Welfare Institute and many other organizations expressing their outrage over the deaths of at least seven mustangs in a Bureau of Land Management (BLM)... more...
Jul 2, 2010 BP Agrees to Measures to Prevent Burning of Endangered Sea Turtles Category: Endangered Species
(New Orleans, Louisiana) - BP and the United States Coast Guard, defendants in a lawsuit filed by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and other animal protection and conservation groups, agreed today to measures designed to prevent the burning of endangered sea turtles during efforts to remove... more...
Jun 30, 2010 The Animal Welfare Institute Files Suit against BP for Burning Endangered Sea Turtles Alive Category: Animal in the Wild
UPDATE (07/08/2010) - -As a result of our lawsuit, the Coast Guard held an emergency technical meeting this past Saturday, July 3, in which the plaintiffs’ attorneys and a group of biologists specializing in turtle rescue participated to discuss the most effective protocols for... more...
Jun 28, 2010 The Animal Welfare Institute Mourns the Passing of Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) The Animal Welfare Institute mourns the passing of Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) and praises his long history of staunch support of animal protection legislation and the numerous impassioned speeches he delivered on the Senate floor on behalf of animals. From his forceful... more...
Jun 24, 2010 Victory Declared for Wildlife in Florida Category: Animal in the Wild
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission votes UNANIMOUSLY for immediate ban on Coyote and Fox Penning Lake Mary, Florida — Project Coyote and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) declared a victory for wildlife, after the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)... more...
Jun 23, 2010 Congress Moves to Restore Ban on Animal Crush Videos UPDATE: On June 23, 2010 the House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved H.R. 5566, Prevention of Interstate Commerce in Animal Crush Videos Act of 2010. The bill now moves to the floor for consideration by the full House of Representatives. AWI will... more...
Jun 8, 2010 Official Whaling Stats Expose the Danger of Lifting Commercial Whaling Ban Category: Animals in the Ocean
On-line resource illustrates success of ban in saving lives of hundreds of thousands of whales With less than two weeks to go before representatives from more than 80 governments meet in Agadir, Morocco, to decide on a proposal to lift the 24-year ban on commercial whaling, conservation... more...
May 24, 2010 Oklahoma Horse Trailer Accident Highlights the Need For Federal Legislative Action Category: Horse Slaughter
Washington, DC – The need for federal legislation ending the slaughter of and providing safer transportation for American horses came to the forefront again last Tuesday, as we witnessed another horrific accident involving an overturned cattle trailer carrying 30 horses. At... more...
May 14, 2010 Equine Welfare Advocates Convene for Homes for Horses Coalition Conference Category: Horse Slaughter
Annual conference raises awareness for horse rescue and adoption Equine welfare advocates from around the country gathered this week in Nashville to discuss horse rescue outreach at the fourth annual conference of the Homes for Horses Coalition. Sponsored by The Humane Society of the... more...
May 12, 2010 Animal Welfare Institute Calls on Perdue to Remove Misleading 'Humanely Raised' and 'Raised Cage Free' Claims from Chicken Packaging Category: Animals in Agriculture
Washington, DC – In a letter to Perdue CEO Jim Perdue released today, Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) President Cathy Liss demanded that the company end its use of a misleading label claiming that certain of its chicken products are 'Humanely Raised' and 'Raised Cage Free.' This... more...
May 12, 2010 100 + Environmental Groups Sign on to No Drilling Letter to US Senate WASHINGTON, DC -- The devastation caused by the explosion and sinking of the BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico will likely unfold as the worst environmental disaster in US history. Though wildlife rescuers are hard at work, many animals are expected to die, including highly vulnerable species... more...
Mar 26, 2010 Species and Science Abandoned in Favor of Politics and Palates Dismal Results from UN Convention on International Trade Doha, Qatar – As the 15 th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) ends, the outcome appears disastrous for a multitude of... more...
Mar 22, 2010 Country Music Artist Lends His Voice to Protecting America’s Wild Horses The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to add Country music artist Clay Canfield’s support to the organization’s ongoing efforts to protect America’s wild horses. Clay is donating a percentage of proceeds from his song, Wild Horses , to AWI. “We can’t thank Clay enough for... more...
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...
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