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AWI Calls Attention to Animal Cruelty and At-Risk Youth at National Judges Conference
Wednesday, July 09, 2014
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is taking part next week in the 77th Annual Conference of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) to call attention to how youth and family violence...
Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Puts Contract Renewal with Wildlife Services on Hold
Wednesday, July 02, 2014
One day after a broad coalition of national animal and conservation groups urged the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors to terminate its contract with the US Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services, the board assented to...
Library of Congress Event Unveils Graphic Novel on Grim Reality of Ivory Trade
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), and the African and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of Congress hosted a ceremony this afternoon at the Library’s famed Thomas Jefferson Building to introduce...
Conservation Groups Condemn Resumption of Iceland's Brutal Hunt of Endangered Whales
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Conservation groups are calling on the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and its member governments to condemn Iceland’s commercial whale hunt following confirmation that the Icelandic whaling company Hvalur hf has killed yet another endangered fin...
Europe: An Open market for the Ivory Trade?
Monday, June 02, 2014
On the eve of inter-governmental meetings in Brussels and Geneva in June and July to debate the fate of elephants, a group of conservation organisations requests all EU governments to urgently halt all commerce in...
House Committee Joins Senate in Voting to Deny Use of Taxpayer Dollars to Inspect Horse Slaughter Plants
Thursday, May 29, 2014
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the House Appropriations Committee for including an amendment in the Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations bill to defund federally required inspections of horse slaughter facilities in the United States—a...
Poll Shows Big Jump in Percentage of Americans Opposed to Keeping Orcas Captive for Public Display
Thursday, May 29, 2014
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) have released results of a poll they commissioned on the American public’s attitudes toward keeping orcas (also known as killer whales) in captivity for...
Senate Appropriations Committee Once Again Approves Amendment Blocking Funds for USDA Inspections of Horse Slaughter Facilities
Thursday, May 22, 2014
The Animal Welfare Institute commends the Senate Appropriations Committee for approving the Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations bill, which included an amendment defunding federally required inspections of horse slaughter facilities in the United States. The...
Whale Advocates Bring Anti-Icelandic Whaling Message to NYC
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Following a high-profile "Don't buy from Icelandic whalers” ad campaign on the Boston public transit system in March and April, animal protection and conservation organizations are now taking the message to the streets of New...
Settlement Reached with Feld Entertainment
Thursday, May 15, 2014
Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and numerous other parties reached a settlement with Feld Entertainment, Inc. (Feld) ending over a decade of litigation. The settlement resolves a request by Feld for attorneys’ fees and...
Court Halts Coyote Hunting in Red Wolf Recovery Area
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
A federal court issued a preliminary injunction blocking the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission’s authorization of coyote hunting—including at night—in the five-county area of eastern North Carolina inhabited by the world’s only wild population of...
USDA Fails to Verify Food Label Claims
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
A new report reveals the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is failing to verify the accuracy of label claims on meat and poultry products sold in the United States. Released by the Animal Welfare Institute...
European Campaign Warns Seafood Expo — 'Don't Support Whale Slaughter'
Tuesday, May 06, 2014
An alliance of 13 leading conservation groups is this week urging major buyers at Europe’s biggest seafood trade show not to do business with Icelandic seafood company HB Grandi because of its strong links to...
Foundation to Protect New Mexico Wildlife Reaches Agreement with Navajo Nation to Protect Horses
Thursday, May 01, 2014
The Foundation to Protect New Mexico Wildlife today announced it has formalized an agreement with the Navajo Nation to develop a comprehensive and humane program to manage the thousands of free-roaming horses on the reservation...
US Protection Sought for Depleted Beluga Whale Stock
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), Cetacean Society International, and Earth Island Institute filed a petition with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to designate the Sakhalin Bay-Amur River stock...
AWI Will Defend Federal Denial of Permit to Import 18 Wild-Caught Beluga Whales from Russia
Monday, April 21, 2014
A federal district court in Georgia last Friday granted a request to intervene filed by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), Cetacean Society International, and Earth Island Institute in a lawsuit...
Federal Appeals Court Denies SeaWorld's Attempt to Skirt Safety Rules
Friday, April 11, 2014
The Animal Welfare Institute is pleased to report that a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District Of Columbia Circuit today denied SeaWorld of Florida’s petition for review of the citation...
Legislators Reintroduce Legislation to End Cruel Method of Horse Transport
Wednesday, April 09, 2014
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the reintroduction of the Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2014, by Representatives Steve Cohen (D-TN) and Ed Whitfield (R-KY). The bill, which prohibits the hauling of horses on livestock...
Naomi Rose's Response to the April 8th Hearing on AB2140
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
Naomi Rose, Marine Mammal Scientist for the Animal Welfare Institute, issued the following statement in response to today's hearing on AB 2140, regarding orca captivity: "We are pleased to see that the committee will further...
Wildlife Groups to Sue over Endangered Jaguar Protections
Monday, April 07, 2014
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and WildEarth Guardians (Guardians) are suing USDA’s Wildlife Services program due to its lethal wildlife management activities, which violate the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Western Environmental Law Center (WELC)...