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USDA Inspector General’s Audit Finds Flagrant, Chronic Abuse of Horses
Thursday, November 04, 2010
The US Department of Agriculture’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report highlighting serious shortcomings in enforcement of the Horse Protection Act—shortcomings that have permitted widespread abuse of show horses. The law, first passed...
USDA Urged to Toughen Penalties for Humane Slaughter Violations
Friday, October 01, 2010
A new report by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI)—Humane Slaughter Update: Comparing State and Federal Enforcement of Humane Slaughter Laws— indicates that, more than two years after the shocking depiction of inhumane practices at the...
AWI Joins Forces with Shelters and Rescue Organizations
Saturday, September 18, 2010
An enormous victory was achieved for animals this week when nearly 200 dogs and 54 cats were rescued from a North Carolina animal testing facility that closed its doors after an undercover investigation revealed apparent...
SeaWorld Slammed for Role in Whale Trainer Death
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds the finding by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that SeaWorld of Florida LLC willfully violated the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 in connection with its...
Congress Must Act Now to Prevent Reckless Government Agency from Imperiling Survival of America's Wild Horses and Burros
Monday, August 02, 2010
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), along with leading Members of Congress, numerous wild horse advocacy organizations and the majority of Americans, is exceedingly frustrated with the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) gross mismanagement of America’s...
House Committee on Transportation Unanimously Approves a Bill to Ban Hauling Horses on Double Deck Trailers
Thursday, July 29, 2010
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds Chairman James Oberstar (D-MN), of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for bringing the Horse Transportation Safety Act (H.R. 305) before his Committee and supporting its swift unanimous passage.
House Overwhelmingly Approves Bill to Ban Animal Crush Videos
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
The Animal Welfare Institute commends the US House of Representatives for its overwhelming bipartisan vote today—416-3—in favor of H.R. 5566, a bill to outlaw trafficking in “crush videos,” a particularly depraved product that depicts women...
Wild Horse Advocates Call for Suspension of All Summer Roundups, Full Transparency in Agency Operations
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Philanthropist and businesswoman Madeleine Pickens was joined today by the ASPCA, the American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign, the Animal Welfare Institute and many other organizations expressing their outrage over the deaths of at least seven...
BP Agrees to Measures to Prevent Burning of Endangered Sea Turtles
Friday, July 02, 2010
BP and the United States Coast Guard, defendants in a lawsuit filed by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and other animal protection and conservation groups, agreed today to measures designed to prevent the burning of...
The Animal Welfare Institute Files Suit Against BP for Burning Endangered Sea Turtles Alive
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and other animal protection and conservation organizations have filed suit in federal court today against British Petroleum America, Inc., British Petroleum Exploration & Production and British Petroleum PLC ("BP") for...
The Animal Welfare Institute Mourns the Passing of Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
Monday, June 28, 2010
The Animal Welfare Institute mourns the passing of Senator Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) and praises his long history of staunch support of animal protection legislation and the numerous impassioned speeches he delivered on the Senate...
Victory Declared for Wildlife in Florida
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Project Coyote and the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) declared a victory for wildlife, after the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted unanimously today to ban coyote and fox pens statewide. Penning involves sending...
Congress Moves to Restore Ban on Animal Crush Videos
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Members of Congress and constitutional experts testified on May 26, 2010 before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security on the recent Supreme Court decision invalidating a law prohibiting interstate commerce in...
Official Whaling Stats Expose the Danger of Lifting Commercial Whaling Ban
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
With less than two weeks to go before representatives from more than 80 governments meet in Agadir, Morocco, to decide on a proposal to lift the 24-year ban on commercial whaling, conservation groups have released...
Oklahoma Horse Trailer Accident Highlights the Need For Federal Legislative Action
Monday, May 24, 2010
The need for federal legislation ending the slaughter of and providing safer transportation for American horses came to the forefront again last Tuesday, as we witnessed another horrific accident involving an overturned cattle trailer carrying...
Equine Welfare Advocates Convene for Homes for Horses Coalition Conference
Friday, May 14, 2010
Equine welfare advocates from around the country gathered this week in Nashville to discuss horse rescue outreach at the fourth annual conference of the Homes for Horses Coalition. Sponsored by The Humane Society of the...
100+ Environmental Groups Sign on to No Drilling Letter to US Senate
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
The devastation caused by the explosion and sinking of the BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico will likely unfold as the worst environmental disaster in US history. Though wildlife rescuers are hard at...
Animal Welfare Institute Calls on Perdue to Remove Misleading 'Humanely Raised' and 'Raised Cage Free' Claims from Chicken Packaging
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
In a letter to Perdue CEO Jim Perdue released today, Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) President Cathy Liss demanded that the company end its use of a misleading label claiming that certain of its chicken products...
Species and Science Abandoned in Favor of Politics and Palates
Friday, March 26, 2010
As the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) ends, the outcome appears disastrous for a multitude of imperiled...
Country Music Artist Lends His Voice to Protecting America’s Wild Horses
Monday, March 22, 2010
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to add Country music artist Clay Canfield’s support to the organization’s ongoing efforts to protect America's wild horses. Clay is donating a percentage of proceeds from his song...