Press Releases

Norwegian Whale Meat Linked to Country's Fur Industry

Thursday, March 31, 2016
As the Norwegian whaling industry prepares for the start of the 2016 whaling season, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today released a document that indicates Norwegian fur farms have used...

AWI's Statement on SeaWorld Ending Orca Breeding Program

Thursday, March 17, 2016
The Animal Welfare Institute welcomes the announcement today by SeaWorld that it will end the company-wide breeding program for its orcas, which will lead to a phase-out of the display of orcas in all of...

Icelandic Whaling Remains Target At Boston Seafood Expo

Thursday, March 03, 2016
Members of the “Don’t Buy from Icelandic Whalers” coalition have affirmed that their campaign will continue until Iceland permanently ends commercial whaling and international trading of whale products, despite breaking news that Icelandic whaling company...

Investigation Sheds Light on Deception of "Free Range" Poultry Labels

Thursday, December 17, 2015
As consumers hit supermarkets this month to prepare for holiday gatherings, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) today issued results from its investigation of approximately 90 brand-name poultry products. The results, presented in a report entitled...

China's Captive Cetacean Industry Exposed in Unprecedented Report

Tuesday, December 08, 2015
The China Cetacean Alliance (CCA), a coalition of international and Chinese animal welfare organizations officially launched at a media event in Beijing last week, issued an unprecedented report on the captive cetacean industry in mainland...

Conservation Organizations Protest Japan's Security Council Seat

Monday, December 07, 2015
Responding to the United Nations’ recent decision to award Japan a much coveted non-permanent seat on the Security Council, 65 conservation and animal protection organizations opposed to Japan’s commercial whaling are protesting to UN Secretary...