CWI congratulates animal advocate Jodie Wiederkehr and all of the individuals associated with Chicago Alliance for Animals on their tremendous success in ending the use of horse carriages in Chicago. This hard-won victory came after many years of effort by Jodie, who demonstrated exceptional leadership skills and tenacity. She smartly engaged activists on a near-daily basis and reached out to numerous animal rights organizations, including CompassionWorks International. We gladly lent our name to her petitions and sent letters when requested to city officials. It takes a village to make change for animals, but it also takes an exceptional and dedicated organizer at the top making the appropr
Many people are buzzing about the Netflix "documentary" Tiger King. As we are based in Vegas, CWI has worked directly on the issue of the display of exotic animals by Jeff Lowe. We want to state unequivocally that we support the Big Cat Public Safety Act. And to remind everyone that Big Cat Rescue is a Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS) accredited sanctuary, which is a difficult accreditation to receive and only awarded to sanctuaries that demonstrate excellence. In our opinion, Tiger King failed to adequately convey the fact that EXOTIC ANIMALS SHOULD NOT BE BRED AND KEPT IN CAPTIVITY. That point should be the main one anyone is left with after viewing. Sadly, all we see are pos
