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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Christine Stevens Wildlife Award—launched 20 years ago and named in honor of AWI’s late founder and president for over 50 years—provides grants of up to $15,000 to help fund innovative strategies ...

Since 1951, the Animal Welfare Institute has been dedicated to alleviating animal suffering caused by people. We seek to improve the welfare of animals everywhere: in agriculture, in commerce, in our ...

Several important wildlife trade issues were discussed at the 34th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Animals Committee (AC34) in ...

In July, Kate Dylewsky, AWI’s assistant director of government affairs, testified in support of a bill before the DC Council that would initiate meaningful steps to reduce the use of dangerous rat ...

The Trump administration issued three final rules in July that undermine decades of Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections. The first rescinds the definition of “harm,” which had included ...

Artificial light at night (ALAN) used by humans to illuminate our roads, homes, businesses, and recreational areas impacts wildlife. Seabird fledgling and sea turtle hatchlings, in particular, rely on ...