Volume 67 Issue 3

Fall 2018

In this Issue

AWI examines what is at stake for the world’s whales at the International Whaling Commission meeting this month in Florianopolis, Brazil. We expose how the USDA is failing to enforce the Animal Welfare Act to prevent abuse and neglect of animals in puppy mills, roadside zoos, substandard research facilities, and elsewhere. We profile AWI’s Dr. Bill Clark, whose work in Africa—on the ground and in the air—is helping to thwart poachers and restore landscapes.

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Wild horses are protected under the Wild FreeRoaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, which says in its preamble that they are “an integral part of the natural system of the public lands.” Ranchers and state officials who seek unfettered access to western rangelands, however, see them not as integral but rather an impediment. As a result, wild horse numbers are kept artificially low. The Bureau of Land Management is now considering risky ovariectomies of wild mares, despite the availability of effective, far less invasive immunocontraceptives. Learn more about the BLM’s ill-conceived plan.

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