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Why Suffering Matters
All ProgramsThe very title of Andrew Linzey’s book is likely to evoke an emotional response, but Why Animal Suffering Matters: Philosophy, Theology, and Practical Ethics makes a rational, ethics-based case for treating animals...
A Voice for Animals High School Essay Contest
All ProgramsThe Humane Education Network’s 20th annual “A Voice for Animals” high school essay contest runs February 1 through March 31. The contest gives students the opportunity to express concerns about animal...
The Age of Empathy
All ProgramsThe topic of empathy is certainly timely given the conflicts of our modern world. In The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society, Frans de Waal asks us to...
In Remembrance: Senator Robert C. Byrd
All ProgramsOn June 28, the animal welfare community lost a stalwart friend when Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, America’s longest serving senator, died at the age of 92. Byrd...
Teddy Goldsmith
All Programs1928–2009 With the death of Teddy Goldsmith on August 17, a towering tree has fallen in the thin remaining forest of visionaries and inspired amateurs who pioneered today’s environmental and...
Princess Elisabeth de Croÿ
All Programs1921-2009 After 40 tireless years of advocating for animals, Princess Elisabeth de Croÿ passed away on May 18. Descended from the kings of Hungary, the Princess used her celebrity to...
Roots of Human Behavior
All ProgramsRoots of Human Behavior is a vibrant photo documentation of the parallels between animal and human expressions, emotions and psychology. It is another book in a series of AWI publications whose...
Requests for Congressional Funding
All ProgramsThe annual appropriations process for fiscal year 2010 will begin in October, offering an avenue to improve animal welfare by directing Congress to spend—or not spend—money in certain ways. Earlier...
AWI’s Compassion Index Measures Legislators’ Humane Record; New Features Just Added
Press ReleaseMarch 13, 2008All ProgramsThe Animal Welfare Institute today unveiled its revamped legislative action center, the Compassion Index (CI), located online at www.compassionindex.org. Now, in addition to learning how their elected officials rate on key...
Representative and Mrs. Tom Lantos Leaving Congress
Press ReleaseJanuary 4, 2008All ProgramsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) wishes to recognize US Representative Tom Lantos (D-CA) with its "Profiles in Compassion" award for his uncompromising leadership on animal welfare issues throughout his 14...