a gray whale rises from the depths

Volume 73  Issue 4

Winter 2024

In this Issue

AWI reports from the 69th meeting of the International Whaling Commission. The outlook for animal welfare and the environment during a second Trump administration. Helping Mountain West communities become “Bear Smart.” USDA fails to clear confusion on animal welfare label claims. Horse advocates gather in DC and talk some horse sense into Congress.

A gray whale rises from the depths. Two years ago, at the 68th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC68), pro-whaling member nations—under the sway of ex-IWC member Japan—sowed chaos and confusion, threatening the very existence of the IWC. In the interim between meetings, AWI and our animal protection allies mounted defenses against such disruptive tactics. As a result, IWC69, held this year in Lima, Peru, saw a restoration of order and progress on the IWC’s important conservation and animal welfare work—positive news for the world’s whales.

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Anthropogenic Impacts of Ecotourism on Antillean Manatees

Marine Wildlife
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AWI Joins Africa Animal Welfare Conference

Terrestrial Wildlife
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Buyer Beware: USDA’s New Meat Label Guidelines Are a Raw Deal

Farmed Animals
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IWC69: International Whaling Commission Sails Past Stormy Waters and Solidifies Future

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Kill the Conflict, Not the Animal: Helping Communities Become Bear Smart
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Latest Mystic Aquarium Beluga Death Merits Further Investigation
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Protections Spring into Action Under Big Cat Public Safety Act
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Using Infrared Thermography to Assess Welfare in Free-Ranging Rorqual Whales
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AWI Acts as IWC Ambassador at Marine Mammal Conference

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Approved Toxin Test Bypasses Horseshoe Crab Bleeding

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Bird Flu Infects Humans and House Cats

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FDA Foregoes Animal Welfare in Gene-Altering Guidance

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Facing the Facts on Mexico’s Vaquita Protection Failures

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Global Students Get Vocal for Animals

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Guidelines Aim to Improve Welfare of Rodent Cancer Models

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HHC Members Ascend Capitol Hill to Advance Equine Welfare

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High School Seniors: Apply Now for AWI Scholarship

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Humans Fall Victim as Ecosystems Fall out of Balance

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Last of Alamogordo Chimps Bound for Sanctuary

 Animals in Laboratories

Lawmakers Urge Stronger Animal Protections

 Farmed Animals, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial Wildlife

Legislators Quell Cell-Cultivated Competition to Livestock

 Farmed Animals

Message Delivered to Amazon: Stop Selling Ejiao

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Monkey Business on Hold—for Now

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More Enrichment Makes for Healthier Rodents

 Animals in Laboratories

Octopus Farming’s Odious Outlook

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Ridding Interior Appropriations of Harmful Riders

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The Pantanal Is on Fire

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US Egg Producers to Curb Chick Culling

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A History of the Development of Alternatives to Animals in Research and Testing

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Abandoned

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Veto, The Governor’s Cat

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