Archive: Feature Article
Back in Sight, Back in Mind: AWI Petitions to Require Cameras to Monitor Pigs Slaughtered with CO2 Gas
Out of sight, out of mind. The adage captures one of AWI’s central concerns when it comes to the slaughter...
Senseless Killing of Rats at Baylor Exposes Institutional Oversight Failures
“Animal welfare is our top priority.” These words are recited like a refrain whenever someone raises concerns about the use...
Science in the Service of Animals
Located in upstate New York, Farm Sanctuary’s New York shelter is home to more than 500 rescued animals, including cows,...
Evaluating the Suitability of Confiscated and Rehabilitated Eastern Box Turtles for Release back into the Wild
by Dr. Tracey D. Tuberville, Ryan J. Rimple, and Emma A. Browning, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia The...
CITES Animals Committee Resumes In-Person Meetings
Over 260 representatives of nearly 50 countries and more than 60 organizations met in Geneva in June at the 32nd...
A Life Among Whales: Roger Payne’s Legacy in Patagonia, Argentina
by Roxana Schteinbarg, Cofounder and Coordinator of Conservation Programs, Instituto de Conservación de Ballenas On Saturday, June 10, 2023, Dr....
Using DNA in Footprints to Track Polar Bear Populations
by Andrew L. Von Duyke, North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management; Jennifer Adams and Lisette Waits, University of Idaho;...
AWI’s Kate O’Connell: Passion and Persistence in Defense of Ocean Life
After four decades in the fight to end commercial whaling worldwide, Kate O’Connell, senior policy consultant for AWI’s Marine Life...
Avian Advocates Occupy Top Perches in Voice for Animals Contest
Since 2010, AWI has partnered with the Humane Education Network for the student contest “A Voice for Animals.” Each year,...
Food Label Guide Updated with New Farmed Animal Welfare Labels
More and more consumers are seeking to avoid products from “factory farms”—where animals are kept in abysmal conditions. Such consumers...
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New Poll: Consumers Overwhelmingly Support Meaningful Standards for “Humanely Raised” Food Label
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New Research: USDA Fails to Pursue Prosecutions of Slaughter Plants, Despite Repeat Violations
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AWI Scholarship Winners Campaign for a Better World for Animals
In Program: Animals in Laboratories, Farmed AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the 12 winners of a scholarship designed to invest in future leaders who seek to improve the lives...