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ProTECT Act Would Ban Trophy Imports & Domestic Sport Hunting of At-Risk Species
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Washington, DC—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). This legislation would...
New Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Risky Sterilization Experiments on Wild Horses
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Washington, DC—Seventy-seven percent of Americans are opposed to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) proposed surgical sterilization experiments on wild horses, according to a newly released survey. The survey of more than 2,000 adults was...
Senate Bills Introduced to Keep Primates and Big Cats Out of the Pet Trade
Tuesday, October 01, 2019
Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) supports the recent Senate reintroduction of the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA) and the Big Cat Public Safety Act (BCPSA), both sponsored by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), which address...
House Natural Resources Committee Passes Bills to Protect Big Cats, Sharks, Species Killed for Sport
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the House Natural Resources Committee, under the leadership of Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), for passing bills today to protect big cats, sharks and wild animals hunted for sport...
AWI Welcomes New Bills to Repeal Recent Devastating ESA Regulations
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes bills – introduced today by Representatives Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Debbie Dingell (D-MI), and Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) – to repeal the devastating regulatory...
AWI Endorses Senate Bill to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) for introducing Tuesday the Scientific Assistance for Very Endangered (SAVE) Right Whales Act (S.2453) to help protect this highly imperiled...
New Bill Aims to Strengthen Animal Welfare Act Enforcement
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the introduction today of the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act (H.R. 4211), which would protect animals from unscrupulous dealers and exhibitors and close existing loopholes in the U.S...
CITES Ends Export of Wild African Elephants to Zoos, Circuses
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Geneva, Switzerland—In a monumental move today, delegates at the 18th meeting of the CITES Conference of the Parties delivered a crucial victory for African elephants by voting in plenary to end the barbaric practice of...
Wildlife Law Enforcement Leaders Honored at CITES
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Geneva, Switzerland—Wildlife law enforcement champions from 10 countries were recognized today with the Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Award at the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP) to the Convention on...
CITES’s Last Chance to Save the Vaquita
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
London, England—As governments from around the world prepare to meet in Geneva this week, the fate of the critically endangered vaquita hangs in the balance. A new report, prepared for the 18th meeting of the...
New ESA Regulations Deliver Devastating Blow to Wildlife Conservation
Monday, August 12, 2019
Washington, DC—Today, the Trump administration released final regulations to gut critical Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections, just months after a U.N. report warned of “unprecedented” and “accelerating” global mass extinctions caused by human activity. The...
Illinois Becomes Third State to Ban Sale of Animal-Tested Cosmetics
Monday, August 12, 2019
Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and Cruelty Free International congratulate Illinois for joining California, Nevada, and more than 30 countries worldwide in banning the sale of animal-tested cosmetics. SB 241, sponsored by Senator Linda...
Trump Administration Reauthorizes Wildlife-Killing ‘Cyanide Bombs’
Thursday, August 08, 2019
Washington, DC—Earlier this week, the Trump administration reauthorized use of sodium cyanide in wildlife-killing devices called M-44s. These “cyanide bombs” received approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency despite inhumanely and indiscriminately killing thousands of...
Shark Fins Remain on the Menu, Despite State Bans
Friday, July 26, 2019
Washington, DC—As Shark Week kicks off July 28, restaurants across the nation are contributing to the rapid decline in shark species by serving up soup made from shark fins, despite bans in 12 states and...
Historic Win for Horses as House Passes PAST Act
Thursday, July 25, 2019
Washington, DC—In an important victory for Tennessee Walking Horses, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed the U.S. Senator Joseph D. Tydings Memorial Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act (H.R. 693) by a vote of...
New Documentary on Captive Orcas Exposes Brutal Ongoing Trade
Monday, July 22, 2019
Washington, DC—The recent release of “Long Gone Wild,” a riveting documentary revealing the brutal truth about the ongoing trade in wild-caught orcas, highlights the intensifying controversy over confining cetaceans to barren concrete boxes in marine...
Nearly 2 Million Citizens Say No! to Stripping Gray Wolf Protections Under ESA
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Washington, DC— Nearly 2 million Americans, joined by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and a broad coalition of animal welfare and environmental organizations, have registered their opposition to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)...
Senator Menendez Introduces Bill to End Exploitation of Exotic Animals in the Circus
Monday, July 15, 2019
Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds the introduction today of the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (TEAPSPA) in the U.S. Senate. Sponsored by Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), this bill would amend...
Demonstrators Rally for Imperiled Porpoises at Mexican Embassy in Washington, DC
Friday, July 12, 2019
Washington, DC—Conservation and animal protection organizations rallied outside the Mexican Embassy today to call on the Mexican government to take drastic action to save the few remaining vaquita porpoises left on the planet. According to...
A Voice for Animals Contest Prize Winners Announced
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the Humane Education Network (HEN) announced the winners of the 2019 A Voice for Animals contest. The annual contest offers monetary awards to high school students age 14–18...