From building a web platform for aggregating important data on the species and environmental factors involved in roadkill ...

We need your help to protect threatened and endangered species! A new Senate bill (S. 5653) is being touted as a way to streamline permitting for infrastructure and other projects. In reality, it ...

The Netflix series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness brought unprecedented public attention to the activities of roadside zoos such as Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (GW Zoo) in Oklahoma.

On March 11, an earthquake and subsequent tsunami destroyed entire communities on the coast of northeastern Japan, killing over 15,000 people. Close to 5,000 are still lost in the rubble or the sea.

Emergency events that impact animal agriculture operations can sometimes lead to the “depopulation” of entire herds or flocks of farmed animals. Depopulation involves the mass killing of animals in ...

Each year, luxury fashion companies Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Prada peddle items such as shoes, wallets, gloves, purses, and belts made from the skins of crocodiles, alligators, lizards, ...

Washington, DC—New documents obtained by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) from the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) through a public records request confirm an outbreak of highly ...

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 ...

“Soring”—which involves intentionally inflicting pain on a horse’s hooves and front limbs to produce an exaggerated high-stepping gait known as the “Big Lick”—remains a persistent and rampant practice ...

Washington, DC—The Trump Administration weakened the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with a final rulemaking that could open the door to widespread destruction of habitat for endangered wildlife by ...

Washington, DC—Today, the House of Representatives voted 224-200 to pass the Farm Bill—the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567). In addition to continuing to utilize taxpayer ...