AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Feature Article
Circus Elephants to Leave Ring After Ringling Tosses In Towel
Terrestrial WildlifeOn March 5, 2015, Feld Entertainment, Inc., the world’s largest live family entertainment company and owner of the largest number of Asian elephants in North America, announced it would end...
Detection Dogs Help Find Contaminants Along Montana Waterways
Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeClean water and healthy aquatic ecosystems are of immeasurable value to people and wildlife. But we need a full picture of what contaminants are circulating in our waterways and where...
Spaying Deer: An Alternative to Bullets and Arrows for Deer Management in Cities and Suburbs?
Terrestrial WildlifeIn many communities throughout the United States, particularly in the Northeast, if you want to rile up the neighbors ask them about deer. Many people see these big-eyed ungulates as...
APHIS Strategic Plan Strays from Strong Enforcement of Animal Welfare Act
In December 2014, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an audit that was highly critical of the department’s enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act...
Urban Carriage Horses: Out of Step with Responsible Horse Welfare
Companion Animals, EquinesIn many cities, horse-drawn carriages are seen as tourist attractions, taking visitors on tours of city streets and evoking nostalgic images of days gone by. Yet, underlying these quaint notions...
AWARE Act Seeks to Protect Farm Animals at Federal Research Sites
Farmed AnimalsResponding swiftly to The New York Times exposé of cruel experiments involving farm animals at the US Department of Agriculture’s Meat Animal Research Center (MARC) in Nebraska, members of Congress introduced bills...
California Mandates More Space in the Cage for Egg-Laying Hens
Farmed AnimalsApproximately 305 million egg-laying hens live in the United States at any given time. Between 90 and 95 percent of these birds are packed into tiny, barren wire cages that...
Canine Companions Help Battle-Scarred Soldiers Overpower PTSD
Companion AnimalsEvidence is accumulating that dogs work wonders when paired with members of the military with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a traumatic brain injury (TBI), or another mental health issue arising...
Working to Make Slaughter More Humane for Poultry
Farmed AnimalsAWI and Farm Sanctuary, working with the Animal Law Clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School, have petitioned the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop regulations governing the handling of...
AWI Sues After Navy Gets Go-Ahead to Harm Pacific Animals
Marine WildlifeIn December, Earthjustice filed suit in Hawai’i federal court on behalf of AWI, challenging approval by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) of a five-year plan by the US Navy for...