AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Feature Article
Rabbit Enrichment Items: Getting Bang for the Buck (and Doe)
Animals in LaboratoriesA recent discussion on the Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum (LAREF) focused on new enrichment ideas for rabbits. Brianna Parkinson initiated the conversation to share her experience and to...
John Thompson: The Game Changer
Companion AnimalsOn March 7, AWI presented the Schweitzer Medal to John Thompson in recognition of his extraordinary efforts to improve law enforcement’s recognition of animal cruelty as a crime of violence and its...
Lawsuit Targets USDA’s Failure to Address Food Label Deception
Farmed AnimalsAWI sued the US Department of Agriculture in November for failing to respond to a four-and-a-half-year-old rulemaking petition. The petition calls for regulations under the Federal Meat Inspection Act and...
A Compelling Case Against Captivity of Marine Mammals
Marine WildlifeIn 1995, the US Marine Mammal Commission (MMC) invited AWI’s Dr. Naomi Rose (then with another organization) to co-author a chapter on captive marine mammals for a book it was...
Hardy Jones
Marine WildlifeHardy Jones, who died in December, was a videographer who used his skills behind the camera, along with his warm and kind personality, to expose the world to the beauty...
CITES Parties Meet in Sri Lanka to Address Trade in Wildlife
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeIn late May, thousands of government delegates, conservationists, scientists, industry lobbyists, and others will gather in Colombo, Sri Lanka, for the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP18)...
Forest Service Seeks to Sell Off Wild Horses
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeLast October, the US Forest Service (USFS)—which manages approximately 8,000 wild horses and burros in the United States—made a shocking announcement: The agency would soon begin rounding up and selling...
Assessing Laboratory Macaque Food Preferences in Positive Reinforcement Training
Animals in LaboratoriesThe psychological well-being of laboratory primates is enhanced when they are allowed to voluntarily participate in their own care through a process called positive reinforcement training (PRT). Through PRT, primates...
No, Monkeys Don’t “Volunteer” to Have Their Brains Probed
Animals in LaboratoriesThis study involved two monkeys that learned to play a computer game that gave them drops of juice when they won. The monkeys played voluntarily because they liked to gamble......
From Shelter to Savior: Rescues Shine as Working Dogs
Companion AnimalsAnn Hastings, director of violence prevention at 360 Communities, a community service organization in Minnesota, knew that something was missing from her department—a therapy dog. Finally, upon identifying the right...