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Seeking to improve the welfare of animals everywhere: in agriculture, in commerce, in our homes and communities, in research, and in the wild.
On Friday, January 23, at 2 p.m. EST, the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance will be hosting Kate Dylewsky, AWI’s assistant director of government affairs, for a webinar about this federal legislation designed to protect primates and people. Learn more: www.facebook.com/events/11211...
January 16, 2026 at 9:06 PM
On Friday, January 23, at 2 p.m. EST, the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance will be hosting Kate Dylewsky, AWI’s assistant director of government affairs, for a webinar about this federal legislation designed to protect primates and people. Learn more: www.facebook.com/events/11211...
Horses don’t belong in cities, where they face honking horns, traffic, large loads, and long workdays on hard pavement. It’s time to leave Central Park’s horse-drawn carriages in the past. Learn more: awionline.org/content/hors...
January 15, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Horses don’t belong in cities, where they face honking horns, traffic, large loads, and long workdays on hard pavement. It’s time to leave Central Park’s horse-drawn carriages in the past. Learn more: awionline.org/content/hors...
The Corolla Wild Horse Fund is working to protect and conserve these beloved animals. Next Wednesday, Jan. 21, join a webinar with The Homes for Horses Coalition to learn more about CWHF’s work. Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 14, 2026 at 3:58 PM
The Corolla Wild Horse Fund is working to protect and conserve these beloved animals. Next Wednesday, Jan. 21, join a webinar with The Homes for Horses Coalition to learn more about CWHF’s work. Register here: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Learn more in the AWI Quarterly: awionline.org/awi-quarterl...
January 8, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Learn more in the AWI Quarterly: awionline.org/awi-quarterl...
In March, NMFS provided notice of the Makah Tribe’s request for a permit to hunt gray whales off the Washington coast. Should NMFS decide to grant the permit,
PCFG gray whales would be the primary targets, based on their location during the proposed hunting season
PCFG gray whales would be the primary targets, based on their location during the proposed hunting season
January 8, 2026 at 6:58 PM
In March, NMFS provided notice of the Makah Tribe’s request for a permit to hunt gray whales off the Washington coast. Should NMFS decide to grant the permit,
PCFG gray whales would be the primary targets, based on their location during the proposed hunting season
PCFG gray whales would be the primary targets, based on their location during the proposed hunting season
Data from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) shows that their population has plummeted from over 27,000 in 2016 to fewer than 13,000 today. The Pacific Coast Feeding Group (PCFG) gray whales, a unique subset of ENP gray whales, numbers only about 200 whales.
January 8, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Data from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) shows that their population has plummeted from over 27,000 in 2016 to fewer than 13,000 today. The Pacific Coast Feeding Group (PCFG) gray whales, a unique subset of ENP gray whales, numbers only about 200 whales.
The OCTOPUS Act, which was reintroduced in the Senate in June, is a bipartisan bill that would preemptively ban commercial octopus farming in the US. Use AWI’s Action Center to ask your senator to cosponsor this important bill: www.congressweb.com/AWI/528?fram...
Act Now to Prevent Inhumane Octopus Farms in the United States
Growing interest in commercial octopus farming threatens to subject these cognitively complex, sentient animals to inhumane conditions and prolonged suffering. To prevent this unsustainable and cruel ...
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January 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
The OCTOPUS Act, which was reintroduced in the Senate in June, is a bipartisan bill that would preemptively ban commercial octopus farming in the US. Use AWI’s Action Center to ask your senator to cosponsor this important bill: www.congressweb.com/AWI/528?fram...
The ESA is our nation’s most effective tool for saving wildlife facing extinction, and these regulations would make it more difficult to protect threatened & endangered species. This outcry shows that the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine the ESA flout the desires of the American people.
December 23, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The ESA is our nation’s most effective tool for saving wildlife facing extinction, and these regulations would make it more difficult to protect threatened & endangered species. This outcry shows that the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine the ESA flout the desires of the American people.