AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Feature Article
Katrina’s Lesson Learned: Animals No Longer Excluded from Storm Evacuations
Companion AnimalsReports of the devastation wrought by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria dominated the media this past September. In the midst of all that, particularly notable were the scenes of residents...
Shelter from the Storm: AWI Aids Animal Rescue as Hurricanes Pummel Virgin Islands
Companion AnimalsAWI isn’t usually involved in disaster relief and recovery, but when there’s a problem staring us in the face and we know we can make a difference, we act. It...
Clean Plate? Lab-to-Table Meat Detours Around Animal Cruelty
Farmed AnimalsOf the 9 billion land animals raised for food in the United States each year, less than 1 percent live out their lives on pasture, breathing fresh air. The vast...
Making a Splash: Animal Advocates Flood Capitol Hill to Shore Up Support for MMPA
Marine WildlifeOn November 15, a coalition of nine environmental and animal protection groups, including AWI, hosted a Lobby Day and reception on Capitol Hill to celebrate—and defend—the Marine Mammal Protection Act...
Orca Triomphe: France Bans Breeding of Cetaceans
Marine WildlifeIn 2010, Tilikum, an orca held by SeaWorld Orlando, killed Dawn Brancheau, his trainer for the previous six years. Since that tragic event, the campaign to end the captive display...
Wayne Lotter
Terrestrial WildlifeWildlife has lost yet another champion. Wayne Lotter, 51, a vigorous leader in efforts to suppress wildlife crime, was murdered in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on August 16. Nearly nine...
Assessing the Efficacy of Foxlights in Reducing Wolf-Livestock Conflict
Terrestrial WildlifeFew conflicts are more challenging than wolves and livestock depredation encounters in the western United States. For centuries, wolves have paid the ultimate price for the presence of livestock on...
AWI Sheds Further Light on USDA Site Scrub
Animals in LaboratoriesAWI’s latest analysis of the enormous number of vital animal welfare records still missing from the US Department of Agriculture’s website reveals that, following the Contender Farms v. USDA lawsuit...
High School Students Lift Voices to Advocate for Animals
Each year, AWI, in partnership with the Humane Education Network, holds the “A Voice for Animals” competition. High school students from all over the world are invited to submit essays,...
Young Activists All In on Animal Protection
In 2009, when Carter and Olivia Ries of Fayetteville, Georgia, were just 8 and 7 years old, they founded One More Generation (OMG) to educate children and adults about the plight of...