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Through various resources and educational materials, AWI equips learners of all types to improve the lives of animals. Through education, we aim to foster an understanding of the positive impact that compassionate attitudes and behaviors can have on animals, the environment, and ourselves.

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AWI Quarterly

The magazine of the Animal Welfare Institute. This full-color periodical examines issues regarding animals everywhere and has a circulation over 62,000.
Humane Education

Learn more about the teaching of compassion and empathy for all living beings and respect for their habitats.
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Learn more about our lesson plans and additional teaching resources.

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AWI provides free, downloadable books, reports, lesson plans, and brochures on a variety of animal welfare issues. Many of our materials are also available printed and are provided free to those who can put them directly to use helping animals, and at cost for all others. Libraries, teachers, and research facilities may obtain one free copy of all publications. Place your order online through the order form or by calling us at (202) 337-2332.

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Endangered Species Poster

Endangered Species Poster

Poster Published 2023
Colorful poster for classrooms featuring 20 photos of species protected under the federal Endangered Species Act.
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Endangered Species Poster Handout

Lesson Plan/Activity Published 2023
This handout, designed to accompany the Endangered Species poster, discuss facts about endangered species and actions we can take to protect them. Recommended for middle school and above.
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A Dangerous Life Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan/Activity Published 2020
A free classroom lesson plan for the book, A Dangerous Life, that includes activity cards and worksheets for use on their own or in conjunction with an interactive notebook. The plan is applicable across a variety of subjects, including science,...
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Primates Are Not Pets

Brochure Published 2016
Examines the suffering primates endure as a result of the pet trade and explains why these wild animals should not be kept as pets.
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A Dangerous Life

Book Published 2014
A graphic novel, aimed at middle school-aged readers, about an American teen’s trip to Africa and her discovery of the terrible price elephants pay because of the global ivory trade; written and illustrated by Sheila Hamanaka (published by AWI and...
Book cover of A Dangerous Life Chinese Version

危险的生活

Book Published 2014
这是一部面向中学生读者的图像小说，讲述了一位美国少女前往非洲旅行，并发现全球象牙贸易给大象带来的惨痛代价的故事；由希拉·哈马纳卡（Sheila Hamanaka）创作并绘制插图（由AWI和肯尼亚野生动物管理局于2014年出版），共56页。
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CITES and Climate Change: A Need for Integration

Report Published 2012
Report on how climate change should affect decision-making under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora; by the International Environmental Law Project, Animal Welfare Institute, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Defenders of Wildlife, and...
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Indiana Coyote Penning: An Inside Look at Animal Abuse and Cruelty

Report Published 2012
A report summarizing the results of an investigation into an Indiana “penning” facility, uncovering extreme animal suffering and providing strong evidence that wild coyotes have been illegally confined and killed by hunting dogs at the facility.
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Canapés to Extinction

Report Published 2011
First comprehensive study of the frog leg market, revealing an industry that is systematically devastating frog populations throughout the world; by Pro Wildlife, Defenders of Wildlife, and Animal Welfare Institute.
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Managing for Extinction

Report Published 2011
Detailed account of the BLM’s failure to properly manage these symbols of the American West.
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Endangered Species Handbook

Book Published 2005
A full PDF of AWI's Endangered Species Handbook.
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Alternative Traps

Book Published 1999
Review of alternatives to steel-jaw leghold traps and their animal welfare implications; by Tom Garrett.
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Trapping Agony

Article Published 1980
The views of Charles Darwin on the cruelty of the steel-jaw leghold trap, reprinted from Defenders magazine.
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