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Colorado Now Leads Country in Comprehensive Approach to Fighting Wildlife Trafficking
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed S.B. 25-168 into law to combat wildlife trafficking. The bipartisan legislation, which is ...
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New Poll: Consumers Overwhelmingly Support Meaningful Standards for “Humanely Raised” Food Label
Eighty-eight percent of American consumers believe that claims such as “humanely raised” or “sustainably farmed” on meat and ...
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Congress Launches First-Ever Wild Horse Caucus to Protect America’s Iconic Mustangs and Burros
Washington, DC—In a landmark move for America’s wild horses and burros, today US Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV), Jaun Ciscomani (R-AZ), David Schweikert (R-AZ), and Steve Cohen (D-TN) launched the ...
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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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National Endangered Species Coalition Responds to Republican-led Congressional Attacks on ESA and Gray Wolves
Washington, DC—Today, the Republican-led US House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries considered legislation that would dramatically weaken the widely popular Endangered ...
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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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Bill Introduced to Prohibit Interstate Transport of Vulnerable Livestock and Improve Travel Conditions for Others
Washington, DC—Today, US Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) introduced the Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act to improve conditions for livestock transported across the United States. The bill would require ...
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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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New AWI Grant Program Assists Domestic Violence Survivors and Their Pets in Communities of Greatest Need
Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is proud to announce the first two recipients of Safe Havens for Pets grants to help domestic violence survivors and their companion animals seek ...
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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 ...