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AWI Donates $48,000 to Six Farm Animal Sanctuaries after Matching Giving Tuesday Fundraising

Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) awarded $48,000 to help rescued farmed animals across the country feel secure, respected, and nurtured, following a successful Giving...

New Report: Poultry Slaughter Plants Continue to Evade USDA Enforcement

The US Department of Agriculture continues to allow birds to be mutilated by machinery, slammed against walls, and buried alive in slaughterhouses without holding the...

Report: US Must Ban Seafood from 11 Nations Over Whale, Dolphin Deaths

A report issued today by conservation groups finds that 11 nations have at least some fisheries that fail to meet US standards for preventing whale...

Wildlife-Killing Cyanide Bombs Banned on Lands Managed by Federal Agency

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomed a decision last week by the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to ban wildlife-killing M-44 devices, commonly known...

Legal Petition Urges USDA to Adopt Comprehensive Regulatory Framework for Wildlife Services Program

Today, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, Center for Biological Diversity, Project Coyote, the Animal Welfare Institute, and WildEarth Guardians submitted a petition for rulemaking to...