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Companion Animals
Animal Protection Groups Seek to Stop Steel-Jaw Leghold Traps’ Return to New Jersey
Press ReleaseSeptember 15, 2016Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and the Animal Protection League of New Jersey (APLNJ) today provided video footage to all members of the New Jersey Legislature demonstrating the barbarity of enclosed leghold traps. In...
Bill to Protect Animals from Cruel Traps, Reform USDA’s Wildlife Services Program
Press ReleaseSeptember 8, 2016Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) welcomes the introduction of a new federal bill—spearheaded by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)—that would restrict the use of body-gripping traps on public lands administered by...
AWI Applauds Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act Introduction
Press ReleaseJune 27, 2016Companion AnimalsRepresentatives Alma Adams (D-NC) and Nita Lowey (D-NY) have introduced the Public Safety and Wildlife Protection Act (H.R. 5560), a bill that would curtail the use of steel-jaw leghold traps...
AWI Addresses Animal Abuse and Behavioral Health in Children
Companion AnimalsIn the last 20 years, law enforcement, policymakers, health care professionals, and the general public have become more aware of the significant link between animal abuse and child abuse. As...
Staten Island Unveils New Animal Cruelty Prosecution Unit
Companion AnimalsParticipants in the first animal cruelty prosecution training conference hosted by AWI and the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys in 2009 came looking for guidance—and like-minded souls. They included individuals who...
Friday Night Fighters
Companion AnimalsFriday Night: A Forensic Veterinarian Mystery Fighters is not for the faint of heart. Readers of mysteries know going in there will be a murder or two, but they may find...
Caught by Mistake
Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifePets suffer serious steel-jaw leghold trap injuries Unimaginable. Traumatic. That’s how the veterinarians who treated Cub described his injuries. He was discovered hobbling along a road in New Mexico; his...
Heal
Companion AnimalsDogs are afflicted with many of the same cancers as people. As with people, the causes are little understood and therapy can be frustratingly ineffective. Yet, there is hope. Lessons...
Research Animal Adoption: A Growing Trend
Animals in Laboratories, Companion AnimalsWhat happens to animals in research, after they are no longer needed for a study? In some cases, the research protocol does not call for euthanasia of the animals. Thus,...
AWI Publishes Guidelines for Including Pets in Protection Orders
Companion AnimalsNew state-specific manuals compiled by attorneys working with AWI will help lawyers and advocates for domestic violence survivors to utilize protection orders on behalf of their clients’ companion animals. Domestic...