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Volume 68  Issue 4

Winter 2019

In this Issue

We report on our investigation of enforcement of state farm animal welfare laws. We break down the NIH’s unconscionably decision to continue housing former research chimps at NIH research facilities rather than send them to a proper, federally approved sanctuary. We highlight personal steps you can take to protect birds and profile important animal welfare bills before Congress on which you can take action.

Nine billion land animals are raised and slaughtered for food in the United States each year, yet the laws protecting these animals are strikingly limited. No single federal law expressly governs the treatment of farm animals. Meanwhile, more than two dozen states have enacted farm animal welfare laws and regulations over the past 20 years. AWI recently conducted a first-of-its-kind in-depth analysis of how well those laws are being enforced. The answer: not very well.

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A New Beginning for Retired Laboratory Rabbits

 Animals in Laboratories

AWI Analysis Finds Weak Enforcement of State Farm Animal Welfare Laws

 Farmed Animals

AWI Condemns Sea Lion Cull in Pacific Northwest

 Marine Wildlife

BLM Board Backs Senseless Wild Horse Surgery Scheme 

 Equines, Terrestrial Wildlife

Clarification: Rats Playing Hide-and-Seek

 Animals in Laboratories

Congratulations to This Year’s AWI Refinement Grant Recipients

 Animals in Laboratories

EPA Reauthorizes Use of Cyanide Bombs

 Terrestrial Wildlife

Experts Outline Needed Steps to Save Taiwanese White Dolphin

 Marine Wildlife

Faux Meat Finds Fertile Ground

 Farmed Animals

Fish Hatchery Investigation Reveals Cruelty

 Farmed Animals, Marine Wildlife

House Natural Resources Committee Approves Animal Welfare Bills

 Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial Wildlife

How Many Former Research Chimps Will NIH Deem Unsuitable for Sanctuary?

 Animals in Laboratories

Huge Grey Parrot Import Sought

 Terrestrial Wildlife

Mystic Aquarium Moves to Acquire Belugas from Canada 

 Marine Wildlife

NYC Commits to Bird-Friendly Building Standards

 Terrestrial Wildlife

National Geographic Investigates Big Cat Trade

 Terrestrial Wildlife

New Swine Inspection System Sparks Controversy

 Farmed Animals

Noninvasive Computer Vision for “Tagging” Hawksbill Turtles

 Marine Wildlife

Norwegian Whaling: A Sinking Industry 

 Marine Wildlife

PACT Act Becomes Law

 Companion Animals

Pig Flu in China Prompts Welfare Improvement in US

 Farmed Animals

Reducing Grizzly Bear Agricultural Conflicts

 Terrestrial Wildlife

Save the Whales, Save the Planet

 Marine Wildlife

South Atlantic Humpbacks Bounce Back

 Marine Wildlife

Steps You Can Take to Keep Birds on the Wing

 Terrestrial Wildlife

Technician Spotlight: Jessica Brekke’s “Rat Hammock” Design

 Animals in Laboratories

USDA Seeks to Shield Scofflaws from Public Scrutiny

 Companion Animals, Equines

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Dog is Love

 Companion Animals
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The Last Butterflies

 Terrestrial Wildlife
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The World Beneath

 Marine Wildlife