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Report: USDA fails to protect birds who are neglected, abandoned during transport and at slaughterhouse
Washington, DC —In a letter sent today to the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service , the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) urged the agency to...
CSU Withdraws from Barbaric Wild Horse Sterilization Experiments
Fort Collins, CO —Following substantial public outcry, Colorado State University (CSU) announced yesterday that it was withdrawing from a joint plan with the Bureau of...
Report: 100,000+ Dolphins, Small Whales and Porpoises Slaughtered Globally Each Year
Washington, London, Munich —A shocking new report released today reveals that more than 100,000 dolphins, small whales and porpoises (small cetaceans) are slaughtered globally in...
Forcing Wild Horses to Undergo Ovariectomies is Animal Abuse
Washington, DC —Earlier this week, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the American Wild Horse Campaign (AWHC) voiced their opposition to the Bureau of Land...
AWI Outlines Farm Bill Priorities as Congress Begins Deliberations
Washington, DC —The conference between the US House of Representatives and Senate to work out their differences on the Farm Bill (H.R. 2, Agriculture Improvement...