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DC Mayor Vincent Gray Proclaims April 28th as Save the Frogs Day in the District
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Mayor Vincent Gray has officially proclaimed April 28th, 2012 to be Save the Frogs Day in the District of Columbia to help bring awareness to the ecological importance of frogs. The Animal Welfare Institute and...
The FBI Crime Report: Making Animal Cruelty Offenses Count
Monday, April 09, 2012
In recognition of April as Animal Cruelty Awareness Month, the Animal Welfare Institute announces the availability of the Animal Cruelty Crime Statistics: Findings from a Survey of State Uniform Crime Reporting Programs. For the first...
Animal Welfare Institute Commends USDA for Posting Humane Slaughter Records Online
Friday, March 16, 2012
Last week the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) began posting on the agency’s website letters sent to slaughter plants found to be in violation of federal regulations governing the humane handling and slaughter...
Big Cat Act Needed to Protect Felines and Families
Friday, March 16, 2012
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends Representatives Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-CA) and Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) for introducing the “Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act” (H.R. 4122) last week. If passed, this legislation would prohibit...
Victory for Wild Horses in North Carolina
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the House of Representatives for unanimously passing H.R. 306, the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act, introduced by Representative Walter B. Jones (R-NC). This bill will provide for a new...
Horse Sense Prevails: House Committee Approves Bill with Ban on Double-Deck Trailer Transport
Friday, February 03, 2012
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to report that the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act, H.R. 7, approved earlier today by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee includes a prohibition on the hauling...
The Face of American Horse Slaughter: Shady Dealer Shifts Species but Modus Operandi Remains Unchanged
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Some politicians in Washington feel that restarting a horse slaughter industry on American soil is a good idea. We’d like to offer a small window into how the horse slaughter industry currently operates, as shady...
Animal Welfare Institute Honors Prosecutors with Schweitzer Medal
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
On Monday, November 14, 2011, US Assistant Attorney General Laurie Robinson, who heads the US Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, presented the Animal Welfare Institute’s (AWI) Albert Schweitzer Medal to three outstanding prosecutors.
Animal Welfare Institute Urges Nationwide Action on We the People Petition to Save Bats!
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
White-nose Syndrome (WNS) is decimating bat populations, and the Animal Welfare Institute wants everyone to step up to help stop it by signing a petition to the White House before November 25 to tell the...
Handful of Legislators Condemn Horses to USDA Approved Abuse
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
It would appear that some in Congress are all talk when it comes to seriously reducing federal spending and decreasing the size of government. Despite overwhelming objections from the American public and the horse community...
Animal Welfare Institute Announces 2011 Schweitzer Awards
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
On Monday, November 14, 2011, US Assistant Attorney General Laurie Robinson, who heads the US Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs, will present the Animal Welfare institute’s (AWI) Albert Schweitzer Medal to three outstanding...
Illegal Trade in Whale Meat from Iceland's International Airport Exposed
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Defying a worldwide ban on trade in whale products, Iceland is openly selling whale meat packaged for export in the departure area at Keflavik airport to travelers who, if they make the purchase, risk stiff...
Victory! California City Votes to End Coyote Trapping
Friday, October 14, 2011
The City Council of Calabasas, California, voted unanimously on Wednesday to prohibit any city funds from being spent on coyote trapping and to instead adopt a coyote management plan that shifts the focus from killing...
Thousands Urge California City to End Coyote Trapping
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
More than 8,800 people have joined a popular campaign on Change.org calling on the city council of Calabasas, California, to adopt a coyote management plan that favors coexistence instead of killing.
AWI Helps Domestic Violence Victims Get Pets to Safety
Monday, October 03, 2011
In special recognition of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Animal Welfare Institute announces the launch of the National Safe Havens for Pets Mapping Project, an online listing by state of safe havens for...
House Moves to Protect American Horses Here and Abroad
Monday, September 19, 2011
As Congress heads into their busy fall season, Representatives Dan Burton (R-IN) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), along with 55 bipartisan cosponsors have reintroduced H.R. 2966, the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act. The bill, similar to...
Endangered Designation Sought for Thorny Skate
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Today the Animal Welfare Institute petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service to add the thorny skate (Amblyraja radiata) to the list of federally protected species under the Endangered Species Act.
Frog Leg Trade Decimates Species and Causes Ecological Chaos
Thursday, July 28, 2011
International wildlife conservation groups Pro Wildlife, Defenders of Wildlife, and the Animal Welfare Institute, issued a report today titled Canapés to Extinction: The International Trade in Frogs’ Legs and its Ecological Impact. The report is...
US House of Representatives Takes Action to Protect Animals Against Cruel Traps on National Wildlife Refuges
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Today, Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) introduced legislation to end the use of brutal traps on furbearing animals within federal wildlife refuges. The Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act, H.R. 2657, is intended to help to restore...
US Declares Iceland in Defiance of Global Commercial Whaling Ban
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
US Department of Commerce Secretary Gary Locke announced yesterday in a formal declaration that Iceland is undermining the effectiveness of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) by hunting whales in defiance of the IWC’s global ban...