AWI Quarterly Articles | Government/Legal

As Iowa state lawmakers seek to shut down scrutiny of the state’s abundant factory farms, one of their US senators is trying to make sure no other state can enact farmed animal welfare reforms either...

States have repeatedly passed laws that seek to criminalize undercover investigations of abuse and other animal welfare issues on factory farms. Although these “ag-gag” laws have been repeatedly struck down in court on First Amendment...

In April, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)—an arm of the White House that coordinates federal environmental activities and policy development—took the most drastic action since its creation in 1970 by rescinding nearly 50 years’...

On March 1, President Trump issued an executive order entitled “Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production,” to massively accelerate and increase logging on US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands. The USFS and...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, within the Department of Commerce, is among a host of federal agencies with science-based missions that have been rocked by deep budgetary and staffing cuts imposed by the Trump...

In surveys of domestic violence survivors, as many as 48 percent have indicated that they delayed leaving a dangerous situation because they had no way to keep their pets safe. When survivors do leave a...

Two agencies within the US Department of Health and Human Services have announced plans to move away from the use of animals in research and testing and transition toward nonanimal models. These announcements, however, came...

In exciting news, the bipartisan Congressional Wild Horse Caucus was established in May—the first caucus dedicated to preserving and protecting America’s cherished wild horses and burros. Led by Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV), David Schweikert (R-AZ)...

On May 5, the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA) was reintroduced in Congress. This bipartisan bill, sponsored by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Reps. Mike Quigley (D-IL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), and Nancy...

It was a chaotic first few months for the 119 th Congress, as lawmakers attempted to pass spending bills to avert a government shutdown while the Trump administration began moving to cut staff and funds...