New York, NY—AWI commends the New York City Council for today passing Romanch’s Law (Intro 943) by a vote of 40-7 with two abstentions, which will put an end to horse-drawn carriages in New York City.

We need your help to protect threatened and endangered species! A new Senate bill (S. 5653) is being touted as a way to streamline permitting for infrastructure and other projects. In reality, it ...

Mexico City—Mexico weakened protections yesterday for the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, opening vast new areas in the Upper Gulf of California to the deadly gillnet fishing that has caused ...

Mexico weakened protections yesterday for the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, opening vast new areas in the Upper Gulf of California to the deadly gillnet fishing that has caused the vaquita’s ...

For years, wildlife managers in the Pacific Northwest have promoted an oversimplified solution to the region’s struggling salmon populations: killing pinnipeds, one of their natural predators. At ...

Rare earth minerals, as their name implies, are not easy to acquire, and are in strong demand in modern technology, including smart phones, solar energy, and electric cars. China is a major source, ...

This booklet from the Homes for Horses Coalition offers tips to help equine rescues, sanctuaries, and welfare organizations be effective advocates for federal equine protection policies; includes an ...

A report developed by AWI in partnership with the ASPCA and Farm Forward that examines the history and importance of establishing animal welfare regulations under the National Organic Program and the ...

A report developed by AWI in partnership with the ASPCA and Farm Forward that examines the history and importance of establishing animal welfare regulations under the National Organic Program and the ...

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) strongly opposes the fundamentally flawed permitting legislation released yesterday by the US Senate, which would gut core protections of the ...

In Dead Bees Still Sting: Tales of Life at the Edge of Nature, author Susan Cormier argues that makeshift boundaries (e.g., walls, fences, or even posted signs) intended to separate humans from the ...

For the first time in decades, the US Forest Service is revising its land management plan for the Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands in Kansas and Colorado. These grasslands support beloved and ...