The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes today’s reintroduction of the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act (AWEIA) ...

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 ...

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 ...

At a June 1 reception in Washington, DC, AWI’s board of directors, staff, and more than 100 friends gathered to commemorate ...

For decades, AWI and others have raised concerns about the welfare of farmed animals during transport. Rough handling during ...

AWI works in six animal program areas to achieve its mission From contacting elected officials to making more compassionate shopping choices to donating to AWI, there are numerous ways you can help ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 (AWI) today announced the nine recipients of its annual Christine Stevens Wildlife Award who are developing more humane, innovative, and nonlethal methods ...

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 ...