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Animal Welfare Institute, National Head Start Association Announce Partnership
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has partnered with the National Head Start Association (NHSA) to make available copies of two of its children’s publications, Kamie Cat's Terrible Night and Pablo Puppy’s Search for the Perfect...
Mendocino County Suspends Contract with Rogue Federal Wildlife-Killing Program
Monday, April 13, 2015
In response to legal pressure from a coalition of animal protection and conservation groups, Mendocino County officials agreed today to suspend the renewal of the county’s contract with the notorious federal wildlife-killing program known as...
Boston Ad Campaign Warns of Imminent Extinction of Vaquita Porpoise
Wednesday, April 08, 2015
Through an ad campaign, a coalition of conservation and animal welfare organizations are warning Bostonians and city visitors that a nationwide consumer-led boycott of Mexican shrimp may be necessary to save the vaquita, a vanishing...
Court Rules Navy Training in Pacific Violates Laws Meant to Protect Whales, Sea Turtles
Wednesday, April 01, 2015
A federal judge ruled yesterday that the National Marine Fisheries Service acted illegally in approving US Navy testing and training activities in the Pacific Ocean that threaten widespread harm to whales, dolphins, other marine mammals...
AWI Sheds Light on Gross Animal Welfare Violations in U.S. Live Animal Exports
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) stated that changes are needed to US animal export to address the gross violations of international animal welfare code occurring on shipments of farm animals leaving the United States. Some...
Court Update: Importing Wild Beluga Whales for Captivity
Monday, March 16, 2015
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Whale & Dolphin Conservation (WDC), Cetacean Society International (CSI), and Earth Island Institute (EII) today filed their joint response to Georgia Aquarium, Inc., in the case of Georgia Aquarium, Inc...
Whale Advocates Take to Boston Streets with Mobile Billboard
Saturday, March 14, 2015
A mobile billboard—funded by a coalition of US animal protection and conservation organizations—will take the message “Don’t Buy From Icelandic Whalers” to the streets of Boston this week.
Government Panel's Review Underscores Severe Problems at USDA Meat Animal Research Center
Friday, March 13, 2015
This week, the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal Handling and Welfare Review Panel, established in response to the New York Times’ shocking exposé of animal cruelty at the department’s Meat Animal Research Center (MARC)...
Norwegian Whale Products Trigger Public Health Concerns
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Whale meat shipped from Norway to Japan contains levels of harmful pesticides—including aldrin, dieldrin and chlordane—that violate human health standards established by the Japanese government, according to tests conducted by the Japan’s Ministry of Health...
Final Act: Ringling Bros. to Pull Plug on Circus Elephant Shows
Thursday, March 05, 2015
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes today’s Associated Press (AP) report that Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will phase out its elephant acts by 2018. All 43 of Ringling’s captive elephants will be...
To Save Rapidly Vanishing Porpoise, Mexico Gillnet Ban Must Include Rigorous Enforcement
Monday, March 02, 2015
In an effort to protect the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, the government of Mexico this weekend proposed a two-year ban on the use of gillnets in the northern Gulf of California. The vaquita is found...
AWI Now Accepting Grant Proposals for 2015 Christine Stevens Wildlife Awards
Thursday, February 26, 2015
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today that it is now accepting grant proposals for the 2015 Christine Stevens Wildlife Awards.
Groups Oppose Resolutions Calling for Termination of Red Wolf Recovery Program in North Carolina
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), in collaboration with Defenders of Wildlife (Defenders), the Red Wolf Coalition (RWC), WildEarth Guardians, Born Free USA, the Endangered Species Coalition, the Center for Biological Diversity, and the National Wolfwatcher...
NOAA to Officially List Lone Orca at Miami Seaquarium as Endangered
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced it will officially list Lolita, the lone orca at the Miami Seaquarium, as a member of the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKWs).
Animal Welfare Groups Welcome Reps. Mike Fitzpatrick and Earl Blumenauer as New Co-Chairs of Bipartisan Congressional Animal Protection Caucus
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), the Animal Welfare Institute, The Humane Society of the United States, and the Humane Society Legislative Fund applaud the naming of Reps. Mike...
NCWRC Violates Memorandum of Understanding with USFWS in Effort to Extinguish Last Wild Population of Red Wolves
Friday, January 30, 2015
On Thursday, January 29, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) approved two resolutions aimed at abolishing the red wolf recovery program in North Carolina, home to the only wild population of red wolves in...
Second Phase of Five-Year "Deer Spay Project" Kicks Off in Fairfax City
Monday, January 26, 2015
Humane Deer Management, an organization established by Northern Virginia citizens dedicated to non-lethal control of the region’s deer population,launched the second phase of its “Deer Spay Project” today in Fairfax City, Virginia. A five-year surgical...
Virginia Attorney General Herring Creates Nation's First "Animal Law" Unit
Friday, January 23, 2015
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring for creating the nation's first Attorney General's "Animal Law" unit, which will serve as a resource for local law enforcement and state agencies...
Zimbabwe Sells Out Elephants
Friday, January 16, 2015
Zimbabwe is engaged in a heartless heist of baby elephants for sale abroad. Details have been very hard to obtain, and it would seem government officials, aware of the international public backlash, are seeking to...
Governor Quinn Vetoes Bill Allowing Open Season on Illinois Bobcats
Sunday, January 11, 2015
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends Illinois Governor Pat Quinn for his veto of House Bill 4426 (H.B. 4426), which would have established up to a 107-day open season to trap and hunt bobcats in...