Press Releases

New Report Details Norway's Efforts to Promote Whaling

Monday, June 13, 2016
Norway is now the world’s leading whaling nation, killing more whales in the past two years than Japan and Iceland combined. A new report released today calls on the international community to respond to Norway’s...

AWI Statement in Response to False Online Petitions

Wednesday, June 08, 2016
Over the past few months, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has been the target of several online petitions, circulated on Change.org and spread through social media networks, which falsely claim AWI supports the cruel killing...

Emergency Petition Filed to Save Plummeting Red Wolf Population

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Conservation groups submitted an emergency petition today calling on the US Fish and Wildlife Service to take immediate steps to bolster flagging protections for the world’s only wild population of red wolves—which has declined by...

Santa Cruz Biotechnology Agrees to $3.5M Fine, License Revocation

Friday, May 20, 2016
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) lauds the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for reaching a settlement agreement in its multiple cases against Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. (SCBT)—one of the world’s largest research antibody suppliers—resulting in...

Vaquita Population Plummets to Just 60 Individuals

Saturday, May 14, 2016
Scientists have announced that fewer than 60 vaquita porpoises likely remain on Earth, down from 245 in 2008. The vaquita is the world’s smallest and most endangered porpoise, found only in Mexico’s northern Gulf of...

AWI Statement on Ringling Bros. Ending Elephant Acts

Friday, April 29, 2016
May 1 marks the end of elephants being hauled around the country to perform for Ringling Bros. circus. While we celebrate the termination of this cruel and archaic practice, tragically, the elephants will not be...

Mendocino County Cancels Lethal Predator Control

Wednesday, April 27, 2016
In a major victory for opponents of animal cruelty, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors has agreed to perform a full Environmental Impact Report (EIR) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and immediately suspend...