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Barn Fire Report Documents 2.7 million+ Farm Animal Deaths
Washington, DC —Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) released a first-of-its-kind report highlighting the more than 2.7 million US farm animals who perished in potentially...
CITES Censures Japan for Trading in Whale Products from an Endangered Species
Sochi, Russia —Conservation organizations today welcomed the news that Japan’s import and sale of sei whale products from its controversial “scientific” whaling program in the...
Horse Advocates Seek Injunction to Block Trump Administration from Surgically Removing Ovaries of Wild Mares
Portland, OR —A coalition of animal protection and wild horse advocacy groups filed a motion Friday for a preliminary injunction in US District Court in...
House Committee to Vote on Removing Federal Protections for Gray Wolves
UPDATE: The House Natural Resources Committee voted Sept. 26 to remove federal protections for the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act. The vote was...
800,000+ Public Comments Submitted in Defense of Endangered Species Act
Washington, DC —Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and 16 other conservation groups submitted more than 500,000 public comments to the US Fish and Wildlife...