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Zimbabwe Sells Out Elephants
Friday, January 16, 2015
Zimbabwe is engaged in a heartless heist of baby elephants for sale abroad. Details have been very hard to obtain, and it would seem government officials, aware of the international public backlash, are seeking to...
Governor Quinn Vetoes Bill Allowing Open Season on Illinois Bobcats
Sunday, January 11, 2015
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends Illinois Governor Pat Quinn for his veto of House Bill 4426 (H.B. 4426), which would have established up to a 107-day open season to trap and hunt bobcats in...
AWI Unveils Resource for Colorado Attorneys Assisting Pet-Owning Domestic Violence Survivors
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today its new publication entitled “Representing Domestic Violence Survivors with Pets in Colorado: A Manual for Domestic Violence Attorneys & Advocates Helping Survivors Obtain Protection Orders.” Compiled by attorneys...
Congress's $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill Offers Triumphs, Setbacks for Animal Protection
Sunday, December 14, 2014
On Saturday, Congress approved its Fiscal Year 2015 $1.1 trillion spending bill. Within the 1,603-page piece of legislation, which will fund the federal government through September 30, 2015, federal lawmakers included provisions that can be...
Conservationists Call on Mexico to Save the Vaquita
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
On the day before Mexico’s National Day of Conservation, conservation groups are calling on the Mexican government to enact forceful protective measures to save the critically endangered vaquita, a tiny porpoise species that only inhabits...
Lawsuit Filed Against Mendocino County Over Contract with Rogue Federal Predator Control Program
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
A coalition of animal protection and conservation groups and a local Mendocino resident filed a lawsuit against Mendocino County today in the Superior Court of California, County of Mendocino, for violating the California Environmental Quality...
New Resource to Enable Washington Metropolitan Area Attorneys to Better Assist Pet-Owning Domestic Violence Survivors
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today its new publication entitled “Representing Domestic Violence Survivors with Pets in the District of Columbia, Maryland & Virginia: A Manual for Domestic Violence Attorneys & Advocates Helping Survivors...
Settlement Reached to Promote Red Wolf Conservation
Thursday, November 13, 2014
The US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina approved a settlement agreement today between the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Defenders of Wildlife (Defenders), the Red Wolf Coalition (RWC) and the North Carolina...
SCBT Charged Again with Violating Animal Welfare Act
Monday, November 10, 2014
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the action taken by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in filing a second complaint against one of the world’s largest research antibody suppliers, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. (SCBT)...
CharityWatch Recognizes Animal Welfare Institute with 'A+' Rating
Tuesday, November 04, 2014
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today that it has been awarded an A+ rating by CharityWatch, a leading independent charity-rating organization, in its recently released Winter 2014-2015 Charity Rating Guide & Watchdog Report. Of...
Norway Plans Whale Meat Shipment to Iceland
Monday, October 27, 2014
Documents obtained by the Washington, DC-based Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) reveal that a Norwegian whaling company, Lofothval, has sought permission to ship up to 22,000 pounds (10 metric tons) of whale meat to Iceland. The...
AWI Supports Responsible Whale-Watching Workshop in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Thursday, October 23, 2014
International experts in the development and operation of responsible whale watching are conducting a three-day workshop in St. Vincent and the Grenadines from October 22 to 24 2014, to provide training to existing and prospective...
Organizations Partner to Donate Children's Books to Domestic Violence Shelters In Recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
In recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has partnered with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) to provide copies of its children’s publications, Kamie Cat's Terrible Night...
Animal Welfare Institute Requests Revision of National Cattleman's Beef Association Standards
Thursday, October 16, 2014
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today that it has sent a written appeal to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), criticizing and requesting revision of the trade association’s guidelines for the care and handling...
Animal Welfare Institute Announces Christine Stevens Wildlife Award Winners
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
The Animal Welfare Institute officially announced today the winners of its annual Christine Stevens Wildlife Award. Established in 2006, the Christine Stevens Wildlife Award provides grants of up to $10,000 to help fund innovative strategies...
Virgin Falls Short in Effort to Take Progressive Leadership Role to Prevent Ongoing Exploitation of Dolphins and Whales in Captivity
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Today’s statement by Virgin that it intends to continue to work with aquariums that confine whales and dolphins (cetaceans) in captivity for public entertainment has disappointed wildlife experts from leading animal welfare and conservation charities...
New Report Highlights Ten American Species Our Children May Never See
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Our children are less likely to see monarch butterflies, bumble bees, and a host of other once-common wildlife species due to farm pesticides, declining ocean health, climate change, and dirty energy production, according to a...
FBI Adds Animal Cruelty Category to Nation's Crime Report
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James B. Comey officially announced a historic change in the identification and reporting of animal cruelty crime statistics. The FBI will now report animal cruelty crimes as a separate...
Animal Protection Groups Call on American Travel Writers to Help Protect Whales in Iceland
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and WDC—Whale and Dolphin Conservation are calling on the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) to help protect whales from hunting in Iceland.
Thirty-Five Governments Call on Iceland to Stop Whaling and End Trade in Fin and Minke Whales
Monday, September 15, 2014
A formal diplomatic protest, known as a démarche, was today delivered to the Icelandic government in Reykjavik. The top-level protest registered countries’ “strong opposition” to Iceland’s continued whaling, particularly of endangered fin whales.