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

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 ...

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 ...

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes yesterday’s reintroduction of the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act (AWEIA) by Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Mike Lawler ...

In June, Inotiv—a prominent animal research and supply company with a history of grave animal welfare failures—filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to reorganize and restructure its debt. Various factors ...

In July, Missouri became the latest state to enact a cross-reporting law designed to improve detection and swift intervention in situations involving abuse of people and animals. As a result of the ...

The Animal Violence Exposes Real Threat of (AVERT) Future Violence Act (S 4562/HR 8911) has been reintroduced in Congress by Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV).

At a June 1 reception in Washington, DC, AWI’s board of directors, staff, and more than 100 friends gathered to commemorate the organization’s 75th anniversary. AWI was founded by Christine Stevens on ...

It may be difficult to believe, but animal sexual assault is still only a misdemeanor in 17 states—including Ohio. Now, state lawmakers are seeking to change this. SB 393, which passed the Ohio State ...

Washington, DC—Earlier this week, the US Department of the Interior and the US Department of Agriculture announced a $30 million investment in fertility control to manage federally protected wild ...

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute is appalled by the Trump administration’s latest maneuver in its ongoing efforts to desecrate the Endangered Species Act (ESA). An internal memorandum from ...