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AWI Celebrates 10 Big Wins for Animals in 2024
Press ReleaseDecember 31, 2024All ProgramsAs we usher in a new year, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) proudly celebrates 10 big wins for animals in 2024. We have made strides to improve animal welfare and...
An Uncertain Time Ahead
All ProgramsEight years ago at this time, we waited to see how the incoming Trump administration would handle issues of animal welfare. What unfolded over the next four years proved to...
High School Seniors: Apply Now for AWI Scholarship
All ProgramsNow through March 16, 2025, high school seniors who are passionate about improving the lives of animals and want to continue making a positive impact through college and beyond can...
“A Voice for Animals” Essay Contest Winners Channel Grassroots Advocacy to Benefit Animals in Need
Press ReleaseSeptember 19, 2024All ProgramsFrom exploring the impact of the critically endangered golden coin turtle on Hong Kong’s ecological balance and cultural identity, to spreading awareness about the mental health of companion animals to...
AWI Scholarship Recipients
All ProgramsAWI is pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s AWI Scholarship, helping students pursue career opportunities focused on improving animal welfare: Siraj Gandhi of New Jersey, who helped shut down...
Gearing Up for Next Year’s Spending Cycle
All ProgramsFor the upcoming fiscal year, beginning October 1, AWI provided members of Congress with a list of priorities covering the welfare of companion animals, farmed animals, marine mammals, and other...
AWI Scholarship Winners Display Ambition, Ingenuity in Protecting Animals
Press ReleaseMay 21, 2024All ProgramsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the 12 winners of a scholarship designed to support high school seniors who are planning to use their post-secondary education to better the...
US Spending Package Includes Multiple Wins for Animals, but Insufficient Funding for Major Welfare and Conservation Priorities
Press ReleaseMarch 15, 2024All ProgramsThe Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 4366) signed into law Saturday includes several important victories for animals, but falls short in a number of key areas, such as enforcement of the...
AWI Honors Prolific Animal Behaviorist Dr. Temple Grandin with Schweitzer Medal
Press ReleaseMarch 15, 2024All Programs, Farmed AnimalsDr. Temple Grandin, a world-renowned proponent of the humane treatment of farmed animals, received the 2024 Schweitzer Medal from the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) in a ceremony Thursday. For more...
“A Voice for Animals” Contest Winners Harness Multimedia to Save Dwindling Species
Press ReleaseJuly 24, 2023All ProgramsFrom documenting how tourist attractions intruded on the habitat of the Grand Cayman blue iguana, to discussing how post-pandemic housing insecurity impacts animals, the winners of the 2023 “A Voice for...