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 ...

From building a web platform for aggregating important data on the species and environmental factors involved in roadkill ...

The Netflix series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness brought unprecedented public attention to the activities of roadside zoos such as Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (GW Zoo) in Oklahoma.

Emergency events that impact animal agriculture operations can sometimes lead to the “depopulation” of entire herds or flocks of farmed animals. Depopulation involves the mass killing of animals in ...

Washington, DC—New documents obtained by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) from the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) through a public records request confirm an outbreak of highly ...

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.

Washington, DC—Seventy-five years ago today, Christine Stevens founded the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) to combat the cruel treatment of animals used in experimental laboratories. The focus of AWI’s ...

Washington, DC—Today, the House of Representatives voted 224-200 to pass the Farm Bill—the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567). In addition to continuing to utilize taxpayer ...

Washington, DC—Yesterday, the US Senate released a discussion draft of its version of the Farm Bill. In a victory for farmed animal welfare and consumers’ and states’ rights, the Senate text does not ...

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 ...

The Bureau of Land Management is tasked with managing the vast majority of our nation’s federally protected wild horses and burros. For decades, the agency has used a brutal method to limit the number ...

Transporting horses on roads can be dangerous and requires safety precautions. Double-deck trailers place horses at risk and are not appropriate for the species. These trailers do not provide the ...