By a vote of 34–30, the US House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee passed its five-year surface transportation ...

This riveting documentary tells the tragic story of Tyke, a wild elephant forced to live within the confines of circus life and perform tricks. In 1973, a very young Tyke was wrested from her family ...

Millions of animals are killed annually by the USDA’s Wildlife Services program—each one at taxpayer expense. The program uses cruel and outdated methods, including chemical poisons known as M-44 ...

Conservation groups sued the National Marine Fisheries Service and US government officials today to stop seafood imports into ...

The Ejiao Act (H.R. 5544) would ban the sale and trade of products containing ejiao and donkey skins used to produce ejiao.

For over 50 years the Marine Mammal Protection Act has prevented population declines and accelerated species recovery. Take ...

For individuals seeking enact to change, AWI provides helpful advocacy tools including letter templates and voter ...

Today, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) debuted its newly modernized website, designed to make it easier than ever to learn ...

A new bill in Congress seeks to weaken the Big Cat Public Safety Act, which ushered in historic protections for big cats when it was signed into law in 2022. If enacted, H.R. 7159 would line the ...

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 ...

Since 1951, the Animal Welfare Institute has been dedicated to alleviating animal suffering caused by people. We seek to improve the welfare of animals everywhere: in agriculture, in commerce, in our ...