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Roybal-Allard Amendment Blocks Funds to License Dealers of Randomly Sourced Cats and Dogs
Thursday, July 09, 2015
In a great victory for animal welfare, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) succeeded in including language in the manager’s amendment of the House Appropriations Committee’s Fiscal Year 2016 Agriculture Bill to deny funds for the licensing...
USFWS Suspends Red Wolf Reintroductions in North Carolina
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) condemns today’s decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to suspend red wolf reintroductions pending additional review of the red wolf recovery program. USFWS intends to complete its...
Bill to Protect Companion Animals from Unscrupulous Animal Dealers
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the reintroduction by Representative Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Christopher Smith (R-NJ) of the Pet Safety and Protection Act (H.R. 2849). In order to protect companion animals from illegal sale...
Conservation Groups Condemn Killing of Red Wolf Mother
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Following the federally authorized gunshot death of a mother red wolf—a critically endangered species—in the Red Wolf Recovery Area of eastern North Carolina, conservation groups today demanded the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) ensure...
AWI Applauds Humane Cosmetics Act Introduction
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds Representatives Martha McSally (R-AZ), Don Beyer (D-VA), Joe Heck (R-NV), and Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) for introducing the Humane Cosmetics Act (H.R. 2858). This bipartisan bill would phase out the...
Conservation, Animal Protection Groups Call for Trade Sanctions Against Icelandic Companies Linked to Whaling
Monday, June 15, 2015
A coalition of international animal protection and conservation organizations has urgently asked the Obama administration to impose economic sanctions against Icelandic companies with corporate ties to the commercial whaling industry.
Conservation Groups Denounce Icelandic Attempts to Ship Whale Meat Through Russian Waters
Friday, June 12, 2015
WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) have discovered that, in the latest desperate effort to prop up a dying industry, Hvalur hf, Iceland’s fin whaling company, has joined forces with...
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Thorny Skates
Thursday, May 28, 2015
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Defenders of Wildlife (Defenders) filed a petition today with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to list the Northwest Atlantic population of the thorny skate (Amblyraja radiata), a species...
New TEDx Talk Highlights Why SeaWorld Should Retire Shamu
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
In a TEDx Talk released today entitled “Let’s Throw Shamu a Retirement Party!,” Animal Welfare Institute marine mammal scientist Dr. Naomi Rose advocates for the gradual phasing out of exhibits and shows featuring orcas, highlighting...
"In Danger" Status Sought for Mexico's Gulf of California World Heritage Area
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Although the World Heritage Committee designated Mexico’s “Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California” as a World Heritage property in 2005 in recognition of the area’s outstanding biodiversity, the vaquita and totoaba now...
Wildlife Conservation Groups Commend Introduction of Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act
Monday, April 27, 2015
Leading animal welfare and wildlife conservation organizations this week announced support for the reintroduction of the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act (H.R. 2016/S. 1081) in both the US House of Representatives by Congresswoman Nita Lowey...
Federal Legislation Introduced to Prohibit Slaughter of American Horses
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Federal lawmakers today introduced legislation to prevent the establishment of horse slaughter operations within the US, end the current export of American horses for slaughter abroad, and protect the public from consuming toxic horse meat.
Fish Buyers Urged to Reject Seafood Caught by Icelandic Whalers
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
A coalition of animal welfare and conservation groups has launched a new online ad campaign to coincide with the 2015 Seafood Exposition Global and Seafood Processing Global convention in Brussels this week, advising consumers and...
Animal Welfare Institute, National Head Start Association Announce Partnership
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has partnered with the National Head Start Association (NHSA) to make available copies of two of its children’s publications, Kamie Cat's Terrible Night and Pablo Puppy’s Search for the Perfect...
Mendocino County Suspends Contract with Rogue Federal Wildlife-Killing Program
Monday, April 13, 2015
In response to legal pressure from a coalition of animal protection and conservation groups, Mendocino County officials agreed today to suspend the renewal of the county’s contract with the notorious federal wildlife-killing program known as...
Boston Ad Campaign Warns of Imminent Extinction of Vaquita Porpoise
Wednesday, April 08, 2015
Through an ad campaign, a coalition of conservation and animal welfare organizations are warning Bostonians and city visitors that a nationwide consumer-led boycott of Mexican shrimp may be necessary to save the vaquita, a vanishing...
Court Rules Navy Training in Pacific Violates Laws Meant to Protect Whales, Sea Turtles
Wednesday, April 01, 2015
A federal judge ruled yesterday that the National Marine Fisheries Service acted illegally in approving US Navy testing and training activities in the Pacific Ocean that threaten widespread harm to whales, dolphins, other marine mammals...
AWI Sheds Light on Gross Animal Welfare Violations in U.S. Live Animal Exports
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) stated that changes are needed to US animal export to address the gross violations of international animal welfare code occurring on shipments of farm animals leaving the United States. Some...
Court Update: Importing Wild Beluga Whales for Captivity
Monday, March 16, 2015
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Whale & Dolphin Conservation (WDC), Cetacean Society International (CSI), and Earth Island Institute (EII) today filed their joint response to Georgia Aquarium, Inc., in the case of Georgia Aquarium, Inc...
Whale Advocates Take to Boston Streets with Mobile Billboard
Saturday, March 14, 2015
A mobile billboard—funded by a coalition of US animal protection and conservation organizations—will take the message “Don’t Buy From Icelandic Whalers” to the streets of Boston this week.