For over 50 years the Animal Welfare Institute has helped prepare information for Members of Congress and their staffs. We send action alerts to individuals and organizations interested in animal protective legislation, informing them of ways in which they may help—often by writing to Members of Congress or other government officials and to the editors of newspapers. You can help by supporting AWI; a willingness to contact your elected representatives about animal-related bills is our only “fee.”

Please visit the Compassion Index - AWI's Legislative Action Center  to find your federal legislators and see how much compassion they show on important animal protection measures currently before Congress.  The CI also allows you to contact your legislators on these issues.

Take Action:

September 23, 2008: AWI Press Release:  Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act Passes House Judiciary Committee

AWI eAlert (08/12/08):  Please Contact Your Legislators This Month to Enlist Their Support for Animal Welfare Bills!

Please visit www.compassionindex.org for all of AWI's important action alerts.

Current Legislation:

Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act (H.R. 6598)

Shark Conservation Act of 2008 (H.R. 5741/S. 3231)

Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2008 (H.R. 6278)

American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503/S. 311)

Pet Safety and Protection Act (H.R. 1280/S. 714)

Legislation to Restore Protections to Wild Horses and Burros (H.R. 249)

Inhumane Trapping Prevention Act (H.R. 1691)

Dog Fighting Prohibition Act (H.R. 3219/S. 1880)

Inclusion of Cruelty to Animals as a Separate Offense Category to National Tracking Systems (S. 2439/H.R. 6597)

Additional Legislation