AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Feature Article
Coyote Drive Makes Contest out of Cruelty
Terrestrial WildlifeFew Americans know that almost every day of every year, somewhere in the United States coyotes are being slaughtered as part of a contest or bounty—where money or prizes are...
Pitching Painted Dog Conservation in Zimbabwe
Terrestrial WildlifePainted dogs (Lycaon pictus), also called African wild dogs, once numbered around 500,000 across 39 countries on the continent. Today, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a...
NIH Temporarily Halts Research with Chimpanzees
Animals in Laboratories“Most current use of chimpanzees for biomedical research is unnecessary,” according to a landmark Institute of Medicine report titled Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Assessing the Necessity. The report,...
Chicken and Eggs Handled with Care at Windy Ridge Natural Farms
Farmed AnimalsNestled in the Western New York community of Alfred, Windy Ridge Natural Farms is a pasture-based poultry farm that raises its laying hens in accordance with AWI’s Animal Welfare Approved...
California City Pursues Good Neighbor Policy with Local Coyotes
Terrestrial WildlifeThe City of Calabasas, in the Santa Monica Mountains northwest of Los Angeles, has decided it will no longer use city funds to finance the killing of coyotes. This past...
Caught in the Crosshairs: Effective Immunocontraception Faces Political Fire
Terrestrial WildlifeIn this two-part series on wildlife immunocontraception, AWI discusses the practicalities and politics behind this emerging humane technology. In the first article (AWI Quarterly, Fall 2011), AWI provided background information...
Foreign Corporations Keep Up Assault on Papua New Guinea Forests
Terrestrial WildlifeJust under twelve years ago, AWI reported on the efforts by the Guiye Waiye Environment and Conservation Group (GWECG) to counter extensive destruction of wildlife habitat in Papua New Guinea...
Schweitzer Medals Awarded to Prosecutors Who Display Their Mettle in Defense of Animals
All ProgramsInvestigations of animal fighting, hoarding, puppy mills, and other cases of animal abuse unveil instances of the most shocking brutality. The length and extent of the torture these animals endure...
Friend or Food? South Korea’s Cruel Dog Meat Trade
Companion AnimalsThe two years I spent teaching English in South Korea proved to be a wonderful and enriching experience. I met many warmhearted and generous people who were only too willing...
Will Harvard Primate Laboratory Change Its Modus Operandi?
Animals in LaboratoriesMultiple serious and disturbing Animal Welfare Act citations by USDA veterinary inspectors at Harvard’s New England Primate Research Center (NEPRC) were reported in the Spring 2012 AWI Quarterly. In June, according...