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AWI, 10,000+ Consumers Urge Poultry Association to Save Birds from Barn Fires
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) sent a letter to the US Poultry & Egg Association urging the world’s largest poultry organization to immediately implement fire prevention strategies to stop devastating barn fires that have...
A Note from the President of AWI Regarding COVID-19
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
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 unlike any the vast majority of us have endured in...
US Government Expands Mexican Seafood Ban to Save Vaquita Porpoise
Wednesday, March 04, 2020
The US National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced today that it will ban imports of Mexican shrimp and other seafood caught in the habitat of the critically endangered vaquita porpoise.
New Rules Would Protect Farm Animals Transported By Sea in Hawaii
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Following the recent deaths of 21 pregnant cows on a barge traveling from Oahu to Kauai, the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) formally committed last week to adopting regulations to better protect farm animals on...
Animal Protection Groups Sue Perdue, USDA over Slaughter of Sick, Injured Pigs
Thursday, February 06, 2020
Animal protection groups sued Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and the Department of Agriculture today for failing to protect pigs who are too sick or injured to walk at slaughterhouses, posing serious risks to animals...
US House Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Federal Legislation to Ban Horse Slaughter
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
The US House Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing today on “Improving Safety and Transparency in America’s Food and Drugs.”
Statement from AWI RE: Australian Wildfires
Thursday, January 09, 2020
We at AWI, like so many people around the world, are deeply concerned about the impacts of the wildfires raging in Australia. The loss of life, both animal and human, is devastating. With the estimate—considered...
Revised USDA Food Label Guidance Continues to Promote Consumer Deception
Friday, December 27, 2019
Following the release of an updated food labeling guidance document today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is appalled that the US Department of Agriculture continues to permit producers to mislead the public with confusing and...
Final Spending Package Includes Monumental Victories for Animal Welfare
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the US House of Representatives and Senate Appropriations Committees for including monumental victories for animal welfare in the final Fiscal Year 2020 spending package.
Devastating Year for Barn Fires, 450,000+ Farm Animals Killed
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
At least 469,000 farm animals have perished in potentially preventable barn fires so far this year, according to an Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) analysis of media reports.
Trump Administration Reauthorizes Wildlife-Killing ‘Cyanide Bombs’ Despite Strong Opposition
Thursday, December 05, 2019
The Trump administration announced today it will reauthorize the use of sodium cyanide in wildlife-killing devices called M-44s, rejecting overwhelming public support for a nationwide ban.
Empower Future Leaders of the Animal Welfare Movement on #GivingTuesday
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is looking forward to Giving Tuesday—a global day of giving. Giving Tuesday (December 3 this year) is a perfect opportunity during the holiday season to contribute toward a better world...
House Passes Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act to Protect Sharks from Cruel Finning
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds the US House of Representatives for passing the bipartisan Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act (H.R. 737) today.
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Would Benefit Wildlife, People, Pets
Friday, November 15, 2019
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends House Appropriations Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) for reintroducing the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act today. This bill would prohibit the possession or use of body-gripping traps—which endanger wildlife, people...
New Recovery Plan Seeks to Ward Off Extinction of Taiwanese White Dolphin
Friday, November 15, 2019
The Taiwanese government must act quickly to ban gill and trammel nets and stop development from further degrading the habitat of the critically endangered Taiwanese white dolphin, according to a new recovery plan drafted by...
Mystic Aquarium Does Not Need to Import Belugas to Conduct Research
Thursday, November 14, 2019
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and a coalition of environmental and animal protection organizations strongly oppose Mystic Aquarium’s unprecedented request to import five captive-born beluga whales from Canada for scientific research.
Animal Welfare Institute Funds Original Research on Human-Wildlife Conflicts
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced the six recipients of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award who are developing innovative, less intrusive wildlife study techniques and more humane methods of resolving conflicts between wild animals...
“Humanely Raised” Thanksgiving Turkey? USDA Ignores Deceptive Welfare Labels
Wednesday, November 06, 2019
As families across the country begin planning their Thanksgiving feasts, consumers interested in purchasing higher-welfare or sustainably raised turkeys will be confronted with a slew of misleading labels sanctioned by the USDA.
Veterinarians Call on BLM to Abandon Barbaric Surgical Sterilization Experiments on Wild Horses
Monday, October 28, 2019
Nearly 80 veterinarians from across the United States delivered a letter to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt today condemning the Bureau of Land Management’s proposed surgical sterilization experiments on wild horses from the Warm Springs Herd...
ProTECT Act Would Ban Trophy Imports & Domestic Sport Hunting of At-Risk Species
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends Representatives Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Ted Lieu (D-CA), and Peter King (R-NY) for reintroducing today the Prohibiting Threatened and Endangered Creature Trophies Act (ProTECT Act).