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 The program uses cruel and outdated methods, including chemical poisons known as M-44 ...

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 ...

“The elephants I grew to know and love at the circus were beaten daily with sharp bull hooks and chained like prisoners for hours on end.”” After nearly nine years of intense legal wrangling, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

In September 2016, thousands of government delegates, scientists, industry representatives, and conservationists will gather in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the 17th meeting of the Conference of ...

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 ...

The so-called Fix Our Forests Act (H.R. 471/S. 1462) is a Trojan horse that will unleash clearcut logging, slash wildlife protections under the Endangered Species Act, and block science-based forest ...

Like some three-headed monster from a classic Japanese horror movie, a trio of proposed pipeline projects would stream what has become known as “the world’s dirtiest oil” out of northeastern Alberta’s ...