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Statement on Georgia Aquarium Appeal of NMFS Permit Denial
Monday, September 30, 2013
Today, Georgia Aquarium filed a complaint in a federal district court in Georgia appealing the decision made by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to deny a permit application to import 18 wild-caught beluga whales...
Indiana Coyote Penning Investigation Uncovers Brutal Practices and Illegal Activity
Thursday, September 05, 2013
Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Project Coyote, and the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) released the results of an investigation of an Indiana “penning” facility, uncovering extreme animal suffering and providing strong evidence that...
National Marine Fisheries Service Denies Permit to Import 18 Wild-Caught Beluga Whales from Russia
Tuesday, August 06, 2013
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to report that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has denied a permit application by the Georgia Aquarium to import 18 wild-caught beluga whales from Russia for the...
Bipartisan Bill Aims to Halt Cruel Form of Horse Transport
Tuesday, August 06, 2013
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the reintroduction of S. 1459, the Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2013, by Senators Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ). The bill, which prohibits the hauling of horses...
Governor Quinn of Illinois Signs Bill to Curb Tethering Abuses
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
he Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to announce that Governor Quinn has signed into law new rules to provide that certain requirements must be met in order for an owner to lawfully tether a...
Bill Takes Aim at Dealer System That Is "an Unmitigated Disaster"
Thursday, July 11, 2013
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the reintroduction by Reps. Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) of the Pet Safety and Protection Act (H.R. 2224). In order to protect companion animals from illegal sale...
Animal Welfare Groups, New Mexico Leaders Appalled by USDA's Decision to Process Application for Horse Slaughter Plant Inspections
Friday, June 28, 2013
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), The ASPCA®(The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), and Animal Protection of New Mexico are dismayed over the US Department of Agriculture’s recent decision to approve an...
AWI Honors Journalist Tom Knudson with the Schweitzer Medal
Thursday, June 27, 2013
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has awarded journalist Tom Knudson of the Sacramento Bee with the Schweitzer Medal for his outstanding investigative journalism and commitment to both thorough research and candor in writing and publishing...
Iceland Resumes Killing of Endangered Fin Whales
Monday, June 17, 2013
Icelandic media are reporting that the Icelandic whaling company Hvalur hf killed an endangered fin whale Monday in defiance of the international ban on commercial whaling. The whale was killed some 150 nautical miles off...
USFWS Proposes to List All Chimpanzees as Endangered
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) today announced a proposed rule to classify both wild and captive chimpanzees as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Currently, only wild chimpanzees are listed as endangered...
National Academy Report Finds Serious Fault with BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Management Program
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes a new report by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) that clearly indicates the need for a major overhaul in the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) wild horse and...
AWI Petitions USDA to Make Slaughter More Humane
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has submitted a petition to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) requesting that the agency write regulations designed to decrease the needless suffering of animals during slaughter. AWI...
AWI'S Rally for Whales in Portland, ME
Monday, June 03, 2013
The Animal Welfare Institute and other US animal protection and conservation groups organized a rally in Portland, Maine, on May 31, 2013, to protest Iceland’s expanding commercial whaling program. The rally coincided with Maine’s International...
Animal Advocates Rally in Portland, ME to Protest Whaling to Iceland’s President
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Members of the public and representatives of animal protection and conservation organizations are rallying Friday in Harbor View Memorial Park in Portland, Maine, to protest Iceland’s expanding commercial whaling program, and its links to fish...
Japanese Company Withdraws "Jerky" Pet Treats Made from Endangered Fin Whale
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) and the Iruka & Kujira [Dolphin & Whale] Action Network (IKAN) welcome a Japanese company’s decision to stop selling pet treats...
Iceland Is Killing Endangered Fin Whales for Japanese Pet Treats
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Today the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), and the Iruka & Kujira [Dolphin & Whale] Action Network (IKAN), expressed dismay at the sale of Icelandic fin whale...
Merchandise Partnership to Benefit the Animal Welfare Institute and the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Campaign to Kick Off with a Benefit "Family & Friends" All Star Concert at Hard Rock Times Square—100% of Ticket Priced Benefit will go to the Animal Welfare Institute and the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance
Celebrities, School Children, Advocates Gather at Capitol to Lobby for Permanent Ban on Horse Slaughter
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
As part of the “Horses on the Hill” event, celebrities, local school children, young equestrians and advocates joined Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Rep. Patrick Meehan, R-Pa., sponsors of the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE)...
US Rep. Meehan, National Animal Welfare Groups Urge Philadelphians to Support Federal Legislation to Ban Horse Slaughter
Friday, May 10, 2013
The Philadelphia Police Department's Mounted Patrol Unit was joined at its headquarters by US Rep. Patrick Meehan, R-Pa., the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), the ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)...
Groups Call for US Action as Iceland Violates International Whaling Law
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
A coalition of international animal welfare and conservation groups is calling on the Obama Administration to impose economic sanctions against Iceland after Iceland´s whaling company Hvalur hf announced it will hunt and sell the meat...