AWI Quarterly Term Archive
General/AWI
Update on AWI’s Support of Animal Welfare Efforts in Ukraine
Companion AnimalsWith the war in Ukraine now well into its second year, the level of destruction that continues to be inflicted upon the country’s people and animals is truly staggering. Ongoing...
Loosening Snaring’s Grip on Indian Wildlife
Terrestrial WildlifeSnares are indiscriminate tools of torture used around the world to capture wild animals—primarily for food but also for trade in animal parts. Made from inexpensive materials such as rope,...
AWI Petitions for Meaningful Oversight of Custom Slaughter
Farmed AnimalsIn January, AWI submitted a petition for policy change in response to the US Department of Agriculture’s consistent failure to respond to animal welfare violations at custom-exempt slaughter facilities, resulting in...
Students: Raise Your Voice for Animals!
The annual “A Voice for Animals” contest is open now through May 21. As in past years, AWI has partnered with the Humane Education Network to offer students around the...
AWI Gears Up for Important Caribbean Conservation Meetings
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeAWI has long been involved with the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention), a regional agreement signed in Cartagena,...
AWI Aids Effort to Save Hawaiian Honeycreepers
Terrestrial WildlifeLast summer, AWI launched a partnership with the American Bird Conservancy and Kaua‘i Forest Bird Recovery Project to save Hawaiian honeycreepers from extinction due to avian malaria, a disease transmitted by...
The Christine Stevens Wildlife Awards: Advancing Win-Win Solutions for Wildlife and People
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeIt was a simple gesture. In 2006, a single donor to the Animal Welfare Institute offered a $10,000 grant to support the development of new tools and strategies to prevent,...
A Message from the President
Twenty years ago (midway through my career at AWI) I was appointed AWI president following the untimely death of our founding president (and my mentor), Christine Stevens. One year later,...
Changing of the Guard: Susan Millward Named New Head of AWI
Executive director Susan Millward has been appointed the organization’s new chief executive upon the retirement of Cathy Liss at the end of 2022. Animals have been a big part of...
AWI Awards Schweitzer Medal to Jennifer Lonsdale
Marine WildlifeDuring the 68th meeting of the International Whaling Commission, AWI awarded the Schweitzer Medal to Jennifer Lonsdale in recognition of her outstanding achievements in the advancement of animal welfare. IWC chair Andrej...