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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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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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As Iceland Calls Off Fin Whale Slaughter, Japan and Norway Launch Cruel, Unsustainable Whale Hunting Seasons
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 ...
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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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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 ...
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Fifty Years Later, ESA Remains Strongest Tool to Protect Animals from Extinction
Washington, DC—Today marks the 50 th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, landmark legislation that, in the face of relentless political attacks, continues to serve as a global model for the ...
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Nearly Half a Million Animals Killed in Barn Fires in 2023
Washington, DC—More than 468,000 farmed animals have been killed in barn fires so far this year, according to an Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) analysis of media reports released today. The release ...