The Animal Welfare Institute is a nonprofit organization founded in 1951 dedicated to reducing animal suffering caused by people. It works to promote humane treatment of animals in agriculture, research, wildlife management, and companion animal care through advocacy, public education, and policy reform.
Animal protection laws, humane farming standards, wildlife conservation and anti-trapping regulations, laboratory animal welfare standards, marine mammal protection, and stronger enforcement of federal animal welfare statutes.
Primarily funded through individual donations, foundation grants, and charitable contributions.
Society for Animal Protective Legislation; collaboration with other national and international animal protection organizations.
Non-profit organization
