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Companion Animals
Protecting the Animals of Cairo
Companion AnimalsWhile attending the OIE Global Animal Welfare Conference in Cairo, I was fortunate to meet Amina Tharwat Abaza, founder of SPARE, the Society for Protection of Animal Rights in Egypt....
Wrongful Police Dog Shootings: Is There Any Relief?
Companion AnimalsMayor Cheye Calvo of Berwyn Heights, Md., was changing for a meeting last July after having returned home from walking his dogs, when SWAT team members of the Prince George’s...
See It Through My Eyes
Companion Animals, EquinesSee It Through My Eyes is a revealing documentary produced by three Girl Scouts on the horrific practice of “soring.” Soring achieves an exaggerated gait in Tennessee Walking horses and other...
A Lost Angel
Companion AnimalsWhen a pit bull, a mother and a young child are featured in the same news story, the ending is often predictable, but in November, the NBC headline was quite...
Dog Crushed by Illegal Trap
Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeNovember 15, 2008 is a day that Rich Poska will never forget. While walking his 11-year-old therapy dog—a 55-pound Chinook named Rupert—around the White Deer Golf Course in Vernon Hills,...
Greyhounds Beat the Odds
Companion AnimalsThis past election season resulted in a decisive victory for Massachusetts’s greyhounds, and set a promising precedent for their brethren across the country. Despite the state’s significant racetrack presence, Massachusetts...
Parrot Saves Choking Baby
Companion AnimalsTo those who think parrots are only capable of mindless mimicry, Willie is certainly no bird brain. According to CBS4 in Denver, the parrot’s owner, Meagan, was babysitting two-year-old Hannah...
Bills Target Animal Dealers With “Sordid History”
Press ReleaseOctober 23, 2009Animals in Laboratories, Companion AnimalsDetermined to provide better safeguards against companion animals being used in experiments Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) and Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA) reintroduced the Pet Safety and Protection Act (S. 1834/H.R....
Pablo Puppy Games
Companion AnimalsAWI is pleased to announce the availability of new humane educational on-line resources for children. Coloring pages, a matching game and a board game titled "Walking the Dog" can all...
Pet Safety and Protection Act
Companion AnimalsIn an effort to stop experimentation on illegally acquired dogs and cats, Senator Daniel Akaka (D-AK) and Representative Mike Doyle (D-PA) are again sponsoring the Pet Safety and Protection Act....