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Coyote and Fox Live Bait Training and Penning Condemned as Unethical & Ecologically Reckless
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
More than 40 scientists, veterinarians, and attorneys and a coalition of wildlife advocacy organizations including Project Coyote, Indiana Coyote Rescue (ICR), and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) have submitted a formal letter and data urging...
Bills Target Animal Dealers With “Sordid History”
Friday, October 23, 2009
Determined to provide better safeguards against companion animals being used in experiments Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) and Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA) reintroduced the Pet Safety and Protection Act (S. 1834/H.R. 3907) to prohibit Class B...
Trial Challenging Wind Energy Impacts on Endangered Bat Set to Begin in Federal Court
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Today a groundbreaking trial began in Federal District Court in Greenbelt, MD (6500 Cherrywood Lane, Greenbelt, MD 20770) pitting a massive wind energy development in West Virginia against the critically endangered Indiana bat.
Wildlife Advocacy Organizations File Motion to Stop Start of Early Coyote & Fox Trapping in Maine to Protect Imperiled Lynx from Deadly Traps
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the Wildlife Alliance of Maine (WAM) filed a motion in federal district court in Bangor Maine today seeking a preliminary injunction (PI) to stop Maine’s early coyote and fox...
US House of Representatives Takes Action to Protect Animals From Cruel Traps on National Wildlife Refuges
Friday, October 02, 2009
Yesterday, Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) introduced legislation to end the use of brutal traps on furbearing animals within federal wildlife refuges. H.R. 3710, the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act, which was submitted with a total...
Origins Natural Resources, Inc. Flip Over Dolphins
Monday, August 31, 2009
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds skincare company, Origins, for abandoning plans for a swim-with dolphins prize at Cabo Dolphins in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
House Passes Legislation to Restore and Strengthen Wild Horse Protections
Friday, July 17, 2009
In a decisive move, the US House of Representatives today approved a measure to restore basic protections for America's wild horses and burros.
Animal Protection Groups Petition Federal Government to Regulate Dolphin Petting Pools
Monday, July 06, 2009
The Animal Welfare Institute joins The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society and four other organizations today in filing a Petition for Rulemaking with the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to...
Federal Lawsuit Filed over Industrial Wind Project that Jeopardizes Endangered Bats
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Charging that a massive wind energy project threatens endangered bats, the Animal Welfare Institute, a national animal protection organization, along with the West Virginia-based Mountain Communities for Responsible Energy and other conservationists, have filed what...
Bill to Restore Protection of American Icon Passes House Natural Resources Committee
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
The Restoring Our American Mustangs Act (H.R. 1018) today passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee. Known as the ROAM Act, the bill was introduced by Committee Chairman Nick Rahall (D-WV) and National Parks...
Senator Kerry Introduces the Shark Conservation Act of 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Sharks may soon receive much-needed protection from finning, a practice by which their fins are cut off while the animal is still alive. Their mutilated bodies are then thrown back into the ocean, where they...
Homes for Horses Coalition Conference Held in Las Vegas
Monday, April 13, 2009
Representatives from dozens of national and state-based equine protection, advocacy and rescue organizations gathered April 9 and April 10 at Bally's Las Vegas for the third annual Homes for Horses Coalition Conference to discuss the...
Attempt to Overturn Illinois Horse Slaughter Ban Stalled in House
Friday, April 03, 2009
The Animal Welfare Institute commends the Illinois General Assembly's House of Representatives for reaffirming their commitment to equine welfare by opposing an attempt to overturn the state's 2007 ban on horse slaughter on the House...
Bill to Ban Horse Slaughter Introduced in Senate
Thursday, March 26, 2009
A bill to ban horse slaughter was introduced in the United States Senate today. Sponsored by Senators Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and John Ensign (R-NV), S. 727, the Landrieu-Ensign "Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act" will end...
Animal Welfare Institute Establishes Abandoned Horse Reward Fund
Monday, February 09, 2009
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the establishment of the "Animal Welfare Institute Abandoned Horse Reward Fund." Under the program, individuals providing information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone who abandons a...
US House of Representatives Strives to Strengthen US Shark Finning Ban
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
On the opening day of the 111th Congress, Representative Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), chairwoman of the House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, reintroduced the Shark Conservation Act of 2009 (H.R. 81).
Congressional Leaders Send Message to Bureau of Land Management
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Joining with a growing public chorus of outrage at a recent proposal by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and their Wild Horse Advisory board to euthanize up to 33,000 wild horses, several leaders in...
AWI Honors Arkansas Man with Albert Schweitzer Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Advancement of Animal Welfare
Sunday, November 30, 2008
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) honored Greg Fett of Arkansas on Tuesday with the Albert Schweitzer Medal for outstanding achievement in the advancement of animal welfare. Fett successfully detained the drivers of a livestock trailer...
Hayden Panettiere - A Hero for Whales and Votes in the Nation's Capital
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Actress Hayden Panettiere, currently starring on the hit NBC series "Heroes," led hundreds of participants in an aerial art event forming a giant human pilot whale beside the message "VOTE," today in front of the...
Magna Entertainment Corp. Adopts Policy Against Horse Slaughter
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
The Animal Welfare Institute commends Magna Entertainment Corp's (MEC) adoption of a policy directly aimed at ensuring horses stabled and raced at any of Magna's countless racetracks don't end up in slaughterhouses. MEC owns and...