three cows stand in an open pasture

Volume 73  Issue 2

Summer 2024

In this Issue

We examine the scope and efficacy of state-level farmed animal protection laws, and we award the Schweitzer Medal to Dr. Temple Grandin for her pioneering work to promote more humane treatment of farmed animals. AWI and partners press the US government to implement long-overdue regulations aimed at reducing the death of marine mammals as bycatch in global fishing gear. Exposing the trade in exotic animal skins as a horror—rather than a fashion—show. AWI members help sanctuaries give new life to animals retired from research.

These cows are being raised on pasture. Most farmed animals in the United States, however, exist within cramped, barren industrial settings, with few legal protections. In the near-complete absence of federal laws governing the on-farm treatment of animals raised for food, a scattering of states have enacted laws intended to provide various forms of protection. According to an AWI examination of records, however, actual enforcement of these laws remains spotty. Learn more about our analysis of such laws and their enforcement, as well as our recommendations for establishing stronger protections for farmed animals.

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Featured in This Issue

A Luxury We Can’t Afford: Seeking to Extinguish Trade in Exotic Skins

Terrestrial Wildlife
a small cow is caked with mud in a tiny cage

AWI Report Details Feeble Enforcement of State Farmed Animal Welfare Laws

Farmed Animals
two monkeys sit in an enclosure

AWI Supporters Underwrite New Life for Animals Retired from Laboratories

Animals in Laboratories
Susan Milward awards Dr. Temple Grandin on stage with plaque

Decoding the Minds and Hearts of Animals: Dr. Temple Grandin Awarded AWI’s Schweitzer Medal

Farmed Animals
Howl for Justice for Tortured Wyoming Wolf
Terrestrial Wildlife
Low-Stress Livestock Handling to Deter Predators
Farmed Animals, Terrestrial Wildlife
Seeking Justice for Marine Mammals Harmed in Foreign Fisheries
Marine Wildlife
Social Housing Status of Primates in Labs: Effects on Compassion Fatigue
Animals in Laboratories

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A Sustainable Future for Animals and Us

AWI Announces Refinement Research Award and Implementing Refinement Grant Recipients

 Animals in Laboratories

AWI Scholarship Recipients

 All Programs

AWI Wins Educator’s Choice Award

AWI’s Christine Stevens Wildlife Award Recipients for 2024

 Terrestrial Wildlife

Anti-Wildlife Legislation Takes Hold in the House

 Terrestrial Wildlife

Atlantic Humpback Dolphin Listed as Endangered

 Marine Wildlife

Bird Flu Affects Millions of Animals, Including Dairy Cows

 Farmed Animals

Captive Primate Safety Act Reintroduced

 Terrestrial Wildlife

Critical NEPA Regulations Restored

 Terrestrial Wildlife

Dissection Alternative Plans Now Available

Gearing Up for Next Year’s Spending Cycle

 All Programs

Gray Whale Unusual Mortality Event Declared Over

 Marine Wildlife

Miami-Dade County Says So Long to Squalid Seaquarium

 Marine Wildlife

New ESA Regulations Fall Short

 Terrestrial Wildlife

New HPA Regulations May Finally Hobble Horse Sorers

 Equines

Online Marketplace May Help Reduce Animal Use

 Animals in Laboratories

Partial Protection for African Elephants

 Terrestrial Wildlife

Shining a Light on CO2 Pig Stunning

 Farmed Animals

US Spending Package Delivers Wins for Animals

 Farmed Animals, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial Wildlife

Workshop Addresses Iberian Orca Interactions with Boats

 Marine Wildlife

Reviews

shark swims in the ocean

In the Name of Sharks

 Marine Wildlife
Jane Goodall and her dog peek from a truck window

Jane Goodall at 90

 Terrestrial Wildlife
large octopus plummets down water

Secrets of the Octopus

 Marine Wildlife