Animal Welfare Institute

Animal Welfare Institute wrote a new post, U.S. House Reintroduces Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act to Protect Sharks from Cruel Finning 3 years, 8 months ago

This week on Earth Day, April 22nd, U.S. Representatives Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (I-MP) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) reintroduced the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act. The bill, which is endorsed by the Animal […]

Animal Welfare Institute wrote a new post, Norway Continues Whale Slaughter with 2021 Hunting Quota 3 years, 9 months ago

In defiance of a global moratorium on commercial whaling, Norway has again issued an annual kill quota of 1,278 minke whales for the 2021 whaling season.

On February 19th, Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen, Norway’s M […]

Animal Welfare Institute wrote a new post, House Renews Effort to Protect Children and Animals from Abuse 3 years, 10 months ago

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act, reintroduced in the United States this week by Representatives Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH) and John Katko (R-NY), […]

Animal Welfare Institute wrote a new post, US Fish and Wildlife Service Weakens Migratory Bird Protections 3 years, 11 months ago

On January 7th, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published a new regulation that weakens the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) by no longer penalizing individuals and corporations for the “incidental” kil […]

Animal Welfare Institute wrote a new post, Trump Administration Again Tries to Undermine Endangered Species Act 4 years, 4 months ago

In its latest attack on the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Trump administration has announced a proposed new rule that would harm threatened and endangered species by making it harder to protect the habitat […]

Animal Welfare Institute wrote a new post, State Scorecard Released on Animal Cruelty Reporting 4 years, 8 months ago

An analysis by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has found that the majority of states have gotten off to a slow start reporting animal cruelty incidents to the FBI’s national crime database.

In 2015, in r […]

Animal Welfare Institute wrote a new post, US Government Expands Mexican Seafood Ban to Save Vaquita Porpoise 4 years, 9 months ago

The US National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced today that it will ban imports of Mexican shrimp and other seafood caught in the habitat of the critically endangered vaquita porpoise. The action is be […]

Animal Welfare Institute wrote a new post, Animal Protection Groups Sue USDA Over Slaughter of Sick, Injured Pigs 4 years, 9 months ago

Animal protection groups sued Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) earlier this month for failing to protect pigs who are too sick or injured to walk at […]

Animal Welfare Institute wrote a new post, US House Subcommittee Hears Testimony on Federal Legislation to Ban Horse Slaughter 4 years, 10 months ago

The US House Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing yesterday on “Improving Safety and Transparency in America’s Food and Drugs.” Included on the agenda was the Safe […]

Animal Welfare Institute wrote a new post, Revised USDA Food Label Guide Continues to Promote Consumer Deception 4 years, 11 months ago

Following the recent release of an updated food labeling guidance document, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is appalled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture continues to permit producers to mislead the […]

Animal Welfare Institute wrote a new post, Final U.S. Spending Package Includes Monumental Victories for Animal Welfare 5 years ago

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate Appropriations Committees for including monumental victories for animal welfare in the final Fiscal Year 2020 spending […]

Animal Welfare Institute wrote a new post, Trump Administration Reauthorizes Wildlife-Killing ‘Cyanide Bombs’ Despite Strong Opposition 5 years ago

The Trump administration announced yesterday it will reauthorize the use of sodium cyanide in wildlife-killing devices called M-44s, rejecting overwhelming public support for a nationwide ban. These “cyanide bom […]

Animal Welfare Institute wrote a new post, US House Passes Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act 5 years ago

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds the United States House of Representatives for passing the bipartisan Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act (H.R. 737) on November 20th. The law would prohibit the sale, […]

Animal Welfare Institute wrote a new post, Please Help Protect Grey Wolves Now 5 years, 8 months ago

Gray wolves are under attack again. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced in early March that it intends to eliminate Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for gray wolves across the contiguous […]

Animal Welfare Institute wrote a new post, 34 Marine Mammal Biologists Urge Putin to Release Orcas and Belugas 5 years, 9 months ago

Today, a group of prominent marine mammal biologists from across the globe, including Dr. Naomi Rose of the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), sent a second letter requesting that Russia release the remaining 80+ […]

Animal Welfare Institute wrote a new post, US Bureau of Land Management Bucks Controversial Policy for Wild Horse Sale 5 years, 9 months ago

The United States Bureau of Land Management has rescinded a controversial sales policy for wild horses and burros in the United States that could have resulted in more animals being sold for slaughter in Canada […]

Animal Welfare Institute wrote a new post, Barn Fires Killed 150,000+ Farm Animals in 2018 5 years, 11 months ago

More than 150,000 farm animals perished in potentially preventable barn fires in the United States in 2018, an Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) analysis of media reports to date has found.

Of the 148 barn fires […]

Animal Welfare Institute wrote a new post, Court Victory: Wild Red Wolves Get a Chance at Survival 6 years, 1 month ago

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued an order on November 5th declaring that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) violated the Endangered Species Act and the […]

Animal Welfare Institute wrote a new post, Japan must be stopped in its push to resume commercial whaling worldwide 6 years, 3 months ago

London—After spending more than three decades slaughtering whales in defiance of an international moratorium on commercial whaling, Japan is proposing a package of measures at an International Whaling Commission ( […]

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