Today, the Republican-led US House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries considered legislation ...

Safe Havens for Pets is now the most comprehensive directory of sheltering services available for domestic violence survivors and unhoused people with pets. Washington, DC—Today, Safe Havens for Pets, ...

This database, created in 2000, is updated every four months with newly published scientific articles, books, and other publications related to improving or safeguarding the welfare of animals used in ...

Washington, DC—Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), a staunch advocate for animals and the environment who dedicated half a century to public service, died Thursday at the age of 77. In response, Susan ...

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) celebrates today’s passage of the Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act (H.B. 2627) in the Public Health Committee of the Illinois House of ...

Washington, DC—US Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) has reintroduced the Mink: Vectors for Infection Risk in the United States Act (Mink VIRUS Act), bipartisan legislation endorsed by the Animal Welfare ...

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, ...

Washington, DC—The Prohibiting Threatened and Endangered Creature Trophies (ProTECT) Act (H.R. 1934) was reintroduced yesterday by Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA). The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) commends ...

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 ...

On August 24, the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act (P.L. 89-544) is signed into law. The Act sets minimum standards of care and housing for dogs, cats, primates, rabbits, hamsters and guinea pigs in the ...