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The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC), along with renowned photographers and ...
Today, US Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) reintroduced the Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act to improve conditions for livestock ...
Denver—After 14 years of litigation, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), American Wild Horse Conservation (AWHC), Western Watersheds Project, and their allies have secured a legal victory that ...
Language prohibits slaughter, rejects mass equine transfers to foreign governments, and affirms congressional oversight of the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program Washington, DC—Today, the Animal ...
Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds recent announcements by the National Institutes of Health and the US Food and Drug Administration about their plans to reduce the use of ...
Washington, DC—Japan and Norway resumed slaughtering whales this month, while Iceland’s only fin whaling company has decided that it will not hunt this summer, citing a declining demand for whale meat ...
Washington, DC—Late last week, the Department of the Interior reissued a legal opinion that weakens the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) by no longer penalizing individuals and corporations for the ...
Endorsed by leading animal welfare and industry groups, the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act would expand the Dog and Cat Meat Prohibition Act to include equines, permanently protecting ...
Washington, DC—On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed multiple executive orders designed to advance policies that are disastrous to wildlife and their habitats. The orders expand ...
Washington, DC—More than 1.5 million farmed animals perished in barn fires in 2024, accounting for 60% of the deaths reported in the last three years, according to an Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) ...
The Federal Highway Administration announces winners of this year’s Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program grant competition to help keep wildlife and motorists safe on roads Red wolves, one of the world’s ...