Japan and Norway resumed slaughtering whales this month, while Iceland’s only fin whaling company has decided that it will ...

Today the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (the Services) issued a proposed rule that ...

Washington, DC—Late last week, the Department of the Interior reissued a legal opinion that weakens the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) by no longer penalizing individuals and corporations for the ...

Guidance for Advocates and Attorneys for Domestic Violence Survivors 1 This guide is intended to serve as a resource 2 to help advocates and attorneys get pets of domestic violence (DV) survivors ...

In January, AWI released the third edition of Barn Fires: A Deadly Threat to Farmed Animals, chronicling farmed animal casualties in barn fires from 2022 through 2024. In the 300+ barn fires reported ...

Beneath “a sliver of moon, no wider than a cat’s whisker,” Kamie the cat navigates frightening city streets, back alleys, and an animal shelter to find her way home. In the process, the orange tabby ...

In February 2025, AWI hosted a webinar to discuss how advocates can become more involved in defending against attempts to weaken or dismantle landmark conservation and animal protection laws, while ...

Nonhuman primates housed in indoor laboratory environments are generally exposed to blank walls. This environment is not ideal for species whose primary sensory modality is visual. The aim of this ...

Since 2013, with the release of the documentary Blackfish, the campaign to end the captive display of cetaceans has made strong progress. Locations where free-ranging cetaceans were still captured for ...

Every year, AWI provides financial support for the creation and implementation of “refinement” initiatives meant to advance the welfare of animals used in research through improved housing, husbandry, ...