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Pork Industry’s Challenge to Sprinkler Requirement Fails

Wednesday, September 18, 2024
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased that the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards Council has rejected an appeal filed by the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and other national animal agriculture groups that...

New York Urged to Protect Donkeys from Brutal Ejiao Trade

Thursday, September 05, 2024
Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and a dozen other animal protection groups and equine rescues urged New York Attorney General Letitia James to crack down on the sale of ejiao (donkey-hide gelatin) to comply...

NOAA Greenlights Gray Whale Hunt for Makah Tribe

Friday, June 14, 2024
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is disappointed with yesterday’s decision by federal regulators to issue a waiver of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to the Makah Tribe of Washington state to hunt whales over...