The Trump Administration weakened the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with a final rulemaking that could open the door to ...

Washingtonians and Oregonians, your help is needed to rally against an unprecedented new bill in Congress! H.R. 9621, the Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act, would significantly ...

Seventy-five years ago today, Christine Stevens founded the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) to combat the cruel treatment of ...

Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced it had entered into a cooperative agreement with ...

AWI’s Safe Havens for Pets program is pleased to announce Oasis Women’s Center in Alton, Illinois, as the most recent recipient of a Safe Havens Desert Grant. Launched in 2024, this grant program is ...

The Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC), which oversees the care and use of animals in science in Canada, announced that it is “leading a shift in how animals are viewed and cared for,” reflecting ...

Read about the dangers posed to black-footed ferrets, red-tailed hawks, and a host of other wild species from anticoagulant rodenticides. Also in this issue: Efforts around the nation to strengthen ...

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) today announced the recipients of its annual scholarship, which recognizes students who embody the organization’s goal of alleviating the suffering of ...

Washington, DC—Following the ardent endorsement by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) of a harmful Farm Bill provision that could negatively impact the welfare of countless farmed ...

In April, the House of Representatives voted 224-200 to pass its version of the latest farm bill. As reported in the spring 2026 AWI Quarterly, the bill undermines animal welfare in serious ways, ...

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 ...