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AWI Mourns Congressman Raúl Grijalva, an Exceptional Champion for Animals
Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), a staunch advocate for animals and the environment who dedicated half a century to public ...
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Illinois Bill Requiring Disease Monitoring on Mink Farms Passes House Committee
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) celebrates today’s passage of the Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act (H.B. 2627) in the ...
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ProTECT Act Would Protect Species Killed as Trophies
Act (H.R. 1934) was reintroduced yesterday by Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA). The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends Lieu for ...
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AWI Awards Grants to Advance the Welfare of Animals Used in Research
Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to announce the 2024 winners of the Refinement Research Award, which funds research projects that develop or test novel refinement methods, ...
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USDA’s Bird Flu Strategy Inadequate to Control Disease and Prevent Inhumane Treatment
New federal records show that taxpayers have paid hundreds of millions of dollars to bail out repeatedly infected commercial operations. Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) appreciates ...
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Housing Insecurity with Pets
According to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2023 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, the ...
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Macaques Maintain Red List “Endangered” Status for Now
In June, a committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced that long-tailed macaques (LTMs) will continue to be classified as “endangered” on the IUCN Red List of ...