AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Feature Article
Budget Bills Threaten to Shortchange Animal Protection
All ProgramsIt was a chaotic first few months for the 119th Congress, as lawmakers attempted to pass spending bills to avert a government shutdown while the Trump administration began moving to cut...
Day-One Executive Orders Will Decimate Wildlife Habitat
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeOn his first day back in office, President Trump signed multiple executive orders designed to advance policies that are disastrous to wildlife and their habitats. The orders expand oil and...
Primates In Context: An Outsized Demand for Monkeys Reshapes the Research Landscape
Animals in LaboratoriesA number of recent articles in the AWI Quarterly have addressed issues related to the use of nonhuman primates in research: from an alleged international monkey-laundering scheme, to a research industry bid...
Seeking to Slam the Door on Ventilation Shutdown
Farmed AnimalsIt’s too small to see and too big to miss: The H5N1 virus, which causes highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI, aka bird flu), has wrought havoc on US poultry and...
AWI Donates Children’s Books to Teach Humane Education in Puerto Rico
Beneath “a sliver of moon, no wider than a cat’s whisker,” Kamie the cat navigates frightening city streets, back alleys, and an animal shelter to find her way home. In...
AWI Joins Africa Animal Welfare Conference
Terrestrial WildlifeFor the past several years, AWI has supported the Africa Animal Welfare Conference (AAWC), an annual event that draws government officials, animal protection groups, and animal advocates from across the...
Buyer Beware: USDA’s New Meat Label Guidelines Are a Raw Deal
Farmed AnimalsIn a much-anticipated move, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released its updated Guideline on Substantiating Animal-Raising or Environment-Related Labeling Claims in late August. Last revised in...
Anthropogenic Impacts of Ecotourism on Antillean Manatees
Marine WildlifePoorly managed wildlife tourism poses major threats to the survival of endangered species globally. For marine mammals, chronically high levels of boat-based tourism can disrupt behaviors and have other negative...
IWC69: International Whaling Commission Sails Past Stormy Waters and Solidifies Future
Marine WildlifeThe AWI team prepared for September’s 69th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC69) in Lima, Peru, with a sense of trepidation. IWC68, in 2022, ended in recriminations and uncertainty after...
Latest Mystic Aquarium Beluga Death Merits Further Investigation
Marine WildlifeThree of five beluga whales imported to Connecticut’s Mystic Aquarium from Canada in 2021 have now died. In mid-September of this year, the aquarium was fined $12,200 by the US...