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Navy Agrees to Limit Underwater Assaults on Whales, Dolphins
Monday, September 14, 2015
A federal court today entered an order settling two cases challenging the US Navy’s training and testing activities off the coasts of Southern California and Hawai‘i, securing long-sought protections for whales, dolphins, and other marine...
Organizations Notify USFWS of Intent to Sue Over Killing of Red Wolf Mother
Tuesday, September 01, 2015
Conservation and animal welfare organizations, including the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Defenders of Wildlife, and the Red Wolf Coalition, as represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), notified the US Fish and Wildlife Service...
Ad Campaign Urges Protection of Arctic from Commercial Whaling Trade
Monday, August 31, 2015
A coalition of animal welfare and conservation organizations launched a two-week advertising campaign today on Alaska Dispatch News to coincide with the Conference on Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement and Resilience (GLACIER)...
Organizations File Motion to Prevent Use of Illegal Leghold Traps in New Jersey
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Animal welfare and wildlife organizations filed a motion today with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to stay the implementation of a proposed rule that would allow three types of leghold traps—the Egg, Duff...
Whaling Harpoons Iceland's Image as a Whale-Watching Capital
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Photographs (shown below) of an Icelandic whaling vessel dragging dead endangered fin whales to shore for processing were released today by Timothy Baker, an American whale-watching tourist.
Animal Welfare Institute Announces 2015 Christine Stevens Wildlife Award Winners
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) 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...
USDA to Present Case Against Santa Cruz Biotechnology in Historic Proceeding
Monday, August 17, 2015
The US Department of Agriculture’s case against Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. (SCBT), one of the world’s largest research antibody suppliers, is scheduled to be heard by an administrative law judge beginning Tuesday, August 18. The...
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Canada Lynx from Trapping Deaths, Injuries in Maine
Monday, August 17, 2015
Wildlife conservation and animal welfare organizations filed a lawsuit today against the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for allowing trappers in Maine to seriously injure and kill Canada lynx, a federally protected cat. Plaintiffs...
AWI Commends Introduction of CECIL Animal Trophies Act
Tuesday, August 04, 2015
In light of the tragic illegal killing of Cecil the lion by an American dentist, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the swift response by Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)...
Animal Protection, Conservation Organizations Sue Mendocino County in Response to Wildlife Services Contract Renewal
Monday, July 27, 2015
Animal protection and conservation organizations filed suit today challenging Mendocino County’s contract renewal with Wildlife Services, a notorious federal wildlife-killing program that killed close to 3 million animals in the US in 2014.
SPAR Norway Under Fire for Key Role in Advancing Norwegian Whaling
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
A coalition of environmental groups released today a new brief, “Convenience Kills,” detailing the whale meat sales of SPAR Norway—part of the international SPAR convenience store chain. The groups are calling on the company to...
Conservationists Rally Outside Mexican Embassy to Save Vaquita Porpoise
Thursday, July 09, 2015
Local conservationists rallied outside the Mexican Embassy today in support of the vaquita marina, the world’s smallest and most endangered porpoise, found only in Mexico’s Gulf of California. Participating organizations and individuals urged the Mexican...
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...