Press Releases

New Senate Bill Undercuts Endangered Species Act

Tuesday, July 03, 2018
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is expressing vehement opposition to draft legislation, released yesterday by Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), entitled the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018. According to AWI, this bill would impose damaging...

House of Representatives Deals Fatal Blow to Marine Mammals

Wednesday, June 27, 2018
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is deeply troubled that the US House of Representatives voted yesterday to pass H.R. 2083, the Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act. This legislation would amend the Marine Mammal...

A Voice for Animals Contest Winners Embody Hope

Tuesday, June 26, 2018
From nursing orphan rhino calves in South Africa to helping to preserve endangered salmon in the Pacific Northwest, the winners of the 2018 A Voice for Animals contest show they not only care about protecting...

AWI Urges House Vote on Eliminating "Crush Video" Loophole

Thursday, June 14, 2018
Six months after the Senate unanimously adopted the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture (PACT) Act, the bill remains stalled in the US House of Representatives. In a letter issued today to House Majority Leader Kevin...

Senate Committee Defends Horses from Slaughter

Friday, May 25, 2018
The US House of Representatives and Senate Appropriations Committees have finalized their respective agriculture funding bills for fiscal year 2019. Only the Senate bill, in its present form, includes essential language preventing the commercial slaughter...

Florida Teacher Likely Violated Anti-Cruelty Laws

Tuesday, May 22, 2018
In a letter sent Tuesday to Florida state, county and school officials, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is calling for a full investigation into the alleged drowning of multiple animals last week in front of...

Animal Welfare Institute Praises House Defeat of Farm Bill

Friday, May 18, 2018
The Animal Welfare Institute is grateful that a massive farm bill loaded with provisions that would have reversed gains in animal welfare and weakened endangered species protections was defeated Friday in the US House of...

Anti-Wildlife Provisions Mar House Interior Appropriations Bill

Wednesday, May 16, 2018
The 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, passed late Tuesday by a House subcommittee, includes several anti-wildlife provisions that raise grave concerns for the Animal Welfare Institute.