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Yahoo! Japan Sells Polluted Whale and Dolphin Meat Products to Unsuspecting Consumers
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and an international coalition of animal protection and environmental groups are calling ...
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President’s Budget Could Usher in Mass Horse Slaughter, Lethal “Management”
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is deeply concerned that the administration's proposed fiscal year 2026 budget omits ...
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Colorado Now Leads Country in Comprehensive Approach to Fighting Wildlife Trafficking
Denver, CO—Today, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed S.B. 25-168 into law to combat wildlife trafficking. The bipartisan legislation, which is unique among states for the number of species covered, ...
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New Research: USDA Fails to Pursue Prosecutions of Slaughter Plants, Despite Repeat Violations
Washington, DC—Repeat violators of the federal Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (HMSA) continue to escape meaningful enforcement by the US Department of Agriculture, resulting in continued animal ...
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Congress Launches First-Ever Wild Horse Caucus to Protect America’s Iconic Mustangs and Burros
Washington, DC—In a landmark move for America’s wild horses and burros, today US Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV), Jaun Ciscomani (R-AZ), David Schweikert (R-AZ), and Steve Cohen (D-TN) launched the ...
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Trump Administration Seeks to Slash Habitat Protections for Endangered Wildlife
Washington, DC—Today the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (the Services) issued a proposed rule that would undermine protections for habitat that threatened and ...
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President Trump’s Day-One Actions Will Decimate Wildlife Habitat
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 ...
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Japan and Iceland Approve Fin Whale Hunts, Despite Record Low Demand for Whale Meat
Washington, DC—Today, Japan and Iceland decided to allow each country’s last remaining whale companies to hunt fin whales, the second largest animal on the planet. Adopting the recommendations of a ...
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Bill Introduced to Prohibit Interstate Transport of Vulnerable Livestock and Improve Travel Conditions for Others
Washington, DC—Today, US Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) introduced the Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act to improve conditions for livestock transported across the United States. The bill would require ...
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House Bill Would Ban Wildlife Killing Contests on Public Lands
Washington, DC—Today, more than 14 members of the US House of Representatives introduced legislation that would prohibit organizing, sponsoring, conducting, or participating in wildlife killing ...
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SWIMS Act Reintroduced to Phase Out Public Display of Captive Whales
Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds US Reps. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Suzan DelBene (D-WA), and US Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) for reintroducing the Strengthening ...