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60+ Members of Congress Urge International Groups to End Live Wildlife Trade
Washington, DC —In a strong bipartisan showing, more than 60 members of Congress sent a letter this week to the World Health Organization, the World...
AWI Releases State Scorecard on Animal Cruelty Reporting
Washington, DC —An analysis by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has found that the majority of states have gotten off to a slow start reporting...
AWI, 10,000+ Consumers Urge Poultry Association to Save Birds from Barn Fires
Washington, DC—Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) sent a letter to the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association urging the world’s largest poultry organization to immediately...
A Note from the President of AWI Regarding COVID-19
Dear Members and other friends of AWI: As you know, coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading around the globe, and the human species is facing a pandemic...
US Government Expands Mexican Seafood Ban to Save Vaquita Porpoise
Washington, DC —The US National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced today that it will ban imports of Mexican shrimp and other seafood caught in the...