AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Feature Article
Wielding the Gavel Against Animal Cruelty
Companion AnimalsWhen it comes to animal cruelty cases, it is often hard to tell whether the glass is half empty or half full. Some individuals who have committed heinous acts of...
Avian Flu Procedures Underscore Industry’s Indifference to Suffering
Farmed AnimalsThis year, poultry producers in the United States have dealt with the worst outbreak of avian influenza in US history. Between January and June, nearly 50 million chickens and turkeys...
California Coastal Commission Pours Cold Water on SeaWorld Expansion Plan
Marine WildlifeOn October 8, the California Coastal Commission voted to allow SeaWorld San Diego to build its $100 million expansion of Shamu Stadium, a project known as Blue World, but only...
Ethical and Ecological Implications of Keeping Fish in Captivity
Marine WildlifeFish tanks are ubiquitous—found in doctor’s offices, Chinese restaurants, corporate headquarters, and in millions of homes throughout the world. Some studies report that they reduce anxiety, stress, and blood pressure,...
Milt Kaufmann
Marine WildlifeColonel Milton M. Kaufmann died on October 29, 2015, aged 97. For the last 40+ years, he had been a dedicated and hard-working volunteer conservationist, locally in his Maryland neighborhood...
AWI Files Suit to Protect Canada Lynx in Maine
Terrestrial WildlifeOn August 17, AWI and allies filed a lawsuit against the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for allowing trappers in Maine to seriously injure and kill (“take”) Canada lynx...
Animal Suffering Makes for Sloppy Science
Animals in LaboratoriesA recent retraction of a paper describing a study involving squirrel monkeys at the now-closed New England National Primate Research Center (NENPRC) shows once again that poor animal welfare leads...
Setting Standards: How Best to Meet the Needs of Nonhuman Primates in Research
Animals in LaboratoriesAs the USDA considers a Petition for Rulemaking to establish criteria to promote the psychological well-being of primates, a discussion concerning regulations based on “performance standards” as opposed to “engineering...
A View from Inside the IWC’s Scientific Committee
Marine WildlifeFor 16 years—the past two for AWI—Dr. Naomi Rose has been a member of the International Whaling Commission’s (IWC) Scientific Committee. She is an invited participant on the sub-committees on...
Saving the Vaquita: Mexico Acts, but Is It Enough?
Endangered Species, Marine WildlifeA tragedy is unfolding in Mexico’s Upper Gulf of California. Fatal entanglements in shrimp and fish nets—many of them cast by poachers—are driving the world’s smallest cetacean to extinction. In...