AWI Quarterly Term Archive
General/AWI
AWI Welcomes New Scientific Committee Members
This year, AWI welcomes four esteemed individuals to its Scientific Committee: Drs. Frank Cipriano, Cristina Eisenberg, David Fraser, and Richard Reading. They will join three long-standing members on the committee:...
“Virtual” Standstill at Caribbean Conservation Meeting
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeIn March and April, AWI marine animal program director Susan Millward and consultant Courtney Vail participated in the ninth meeting of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee to the United...
AWI Scholarship Winners Pursue Higher Education to Help Animals
“Even if animals were to experience pain differently: humans shouldn’t be harming them at all,” reads the last line of an essay question response submitted by one of AWI’s recent...
AWI Refinement Grant Winners Announced
Animals in LaboratoriesEach year, AWI awards several Refinement Grants to investigators in the United States and Canada to support innovative research projects aimed at improving the welfare of animals in research. We...
Does Online Training Increase Implementation of a Welfare-Enhancing Technique?
Animals in LaboratoriesA new study (LaFollette et al. 2020. Animals 10(8): 1435), supported by a grant from AWI, shows that implementation of a particular animal welfare-enhancing technique can be improved through targeted training....
LAREF Has Moved!
Animals in LaboratoriesAWI’s Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum (LAREF) is an electronic discussion forum facilitating the factual exchange of experiences about ways to refine the conditions under which animals are housed...
AWI Unveils New Safe Havens Website
Companion AnimalsSince 2011, AWI has managed the Safe Havens Mapping Project—a searchable database of sheltering services that can assist individuals experiencing domestic violence in placing their companion animals out of harm’s...
2021 Brings Brighter Outlook for Animals
A Message from the President As we approach the end of the year, AWI is continuing to hold the line for animals. We look forward to 2021 and are eager...
Expanding Safe Haven Resources for Domestic Violence Survivors with Pets
Companion AnimalsChris was in an abusive relationship, and she knew she had to leave. But she hesitated. She didn’t have family nearby and having just moved to a new area, she...
AWI Creates Extreme Weather Resources for Farmers
Farmed AnimalsAWI recently launched a new “Extreme Weather” page on its website to bring awareness to the detrimental impacts adverse weather events can have on the welfare of farm animals. In...