Archive: Companion Animals
AWI Unveils New Safe Havens Website
Since 2011, AWI has managed the Safe Havens Mapping Project—a searchable database of sheltering services that can assist individuals experiencing...
The One and Only Wolfgang
What do nine senior dogs, a rabbit, a chicken, a pig, and an accountant have in common? They are the...
Companion Animal Intern
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) seeks interns, part-time or full-time, to assist with developing and maintaining animals and interpersonal violence...
Pet Safety and Protection Act
The Pet Safety and Protection Act would establish integrity in the provision of dogs and cats for research purposes. If...
Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act
On December 20, 2018, the provisions of the Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act were signed into law as part...
Protecting Pets from Shady Dealers
The Pet Safety and Protection Act (HR 3187), introduced May 13 by Representatives Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Chris Smith (R-NJ),...
Prohibiting Primates as Pets
The cruel and dangerous trade in primates as pets brings misery to thousands of animals in the United States. To...
When Animals Rescue
More and more, advances in animal cognition research are changing the ways in which people perceive animals. Belinda Recio’s latest...
Equine Protection Measures Advance
The House of Representatives passed two of AWI’s equine welfare priorities as part of the transportation and infrastructure package (HR...
Spotlighting Safe Haven Services for People and Pets
In 2011, AWI’s Safe Havens Mapping Project developed an integrated, comprehensive state-by-state listing of sheltering services for the animals of...
Latest AWI Quarterly Articles on Companion Animals
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AWI Awards Safe Havens for Pets Grant to Support Unhoused People and Pets in DC
In Program: Companion AnimalsThis Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased to announce a $15,000 grant to the Humane Rescue Alliance (HRA) to support...
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Reintroduced to Protect Wildlife and Pets on Public Lands
In Program: Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act, reintroduced today in the US House of Representatives by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)....
New AWI Grant Funds Analysis of Animal Cruelty Data to Better Protect Animals and Communities
In Program: Companion AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has awarded an inaugural research grant to encourage the analysis of animal cruelty data to identify distinct characteristics of animal abusers, leading...
AWI Expands Directory to Help Unhoused People and Their Pets
In Program: Companion AnimalsToday, Safe Havens for Pets, an initiative of the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), launched an expanded online directory to include sheltering services that assist individuals who are...