AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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AWI’s Nancy Blaney: Tenacious in Making Government Work for Animals
All ProgramsOn any given day, you’ll find Nancy Blaney, AWI’s director of government affairs, sprinting through the halls of Congress, camped out at a committee hearing, and/or intercepting a potential ally...
Apply Now: Funding Available to Develop or Implement Refinements
Animals in LaboratoriesThrough October 13, AWI is accepting applications for its Refinement Research Award and its Implementing Refinement Grant. Refinements, in this context, are improvements to the housing, husbandry, and care of...
AWI Joins Partnership to Advance Nonanimal Experimentation Methods
Animals in LaboratoriesAWI has joined the Validation & Qualification Network (VQN), a public-private partnership to foster the development and use of new approach methodologies (NAMs)—innovative techniques that can help reduce and replace animals...
AWI Launches Revamped Refinement Database
Animals in LaboratoriesAWI is excited to announce the 25th anniversary relaunch of our Refinement Database, which has been updated and modernized and can now be accessed via a brand-new website: refinementdatabase.org. This database...
AWI’s Christine Stevens Wildlife Award Recipients for 2025
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Christine Stevens Wildlife Award—named in honor of AWI’s late founder and president for over 50 years—provides grants of up to $15,000 to help fund innovative strategies for humane, nonlethal wildlife...
Kenya Wildlife Service Keeps Eyes in the Sky with Assist from AWI
Terrestrial WildlifeWild animals in Kenya’s sprawling (5,308 m2) Tsavo East National Park are safer today because of AWI’s ongoing sponsorship of a Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) Airwing patrol plane based in...
Celebrating a Global Ambassador for Animal Welfare
All ProgramsAWI’s work to protect animals and their environment couldn’t be accomplished without our supporters and the advocates whose calls to policymakers and legislators reinforce our work. Even as we...
AWI Salutes New Class of Animal-Focused Academicians
All ProgramsNow in its sixth year, the AWI scholarship continues to recognize and invest in high school seniors across the United States who are deeply committed to improving the lives of...
Helping Unhoused Pets and Their People Find Shelter
Companion AnimalsAWI is pleased to announce that its Safe Havens for Pets directory has expanded to include pet-friendly sheltering resources for individuals who are experiencing homelessness with a companion animal. In 2011, AWI...
AWI Donates Children’s Books to Teach Humane Education in Puerto Rico
Beneath “a sliver of moon, no wider than a cat’s whisker,” Kamie the cat navigates frightening city streets, back alleys, and an animal shelter to find her way home. In...