In April, both the National Institutes of Health and the US Food and Drug Administration announced plans to phase out the use ...

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

Washington, DC—Today the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (the Services) issued a proposed rule that would undermine protections for habitat that threatened and ...

On his first day back in office, President Trump signed multiple executive orders designed to advance policies that are disastrous to wildlife and their habitats. The orders expand oil and gas ...

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 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 ...

Katherine Rundell’s Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures offers a brisk and enjoyable examination of a wide range of species, all remarkable in their own right—and all ...

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, ...

This year, AWI is supporting federal, state, and local efforts to restrict fur farming and end the sale of new fur products. The extreme crowding and confinement on fur farms lead to serious physical ...

Who better to teach us about the current extinction crisis than three of the world’s top ecologists? The authors of Before They Vanish: Saving Nature’s Populations—and Ourselves, Drs. Paul Ehrlich, ...

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 ...