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“Virtual” Standstill at Caribbean Conservation Meeting
In March and April, AWI marine animal program director Susan Millward and consultant Courtney Vail participated in the ninth meeting...
Dubious Ocean Noise Study Seeks to Corral Wild Whales
AWI has been collaborating with Norway’s largest animal welfare group, NOAH, and Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) to oppose a...
Suez Canal Blockage Highlights Plight of Farm Animals at Sea
At least 20 ships carrying hundreds of thousands of animals were stalled in and around the Suez Canal for several...
New Push to Include Animal Welfare Standards to Organic Program
Since the Biden administration took the reins in January, animal welfare and organic farming advocates have resumed their push to...
Playpen Time Beneficial to Mice in Laboratories
Mounting scientific evidence indicates that environmental enrichment improves the welfare of laboratory mice, but most facilities worldwide still use standard...
AWI Welcomes New Scientific Committee Members
This year, AWI welcomes four esteemed individuals to its Scientific Committee: Drs. Frank Cipriano, Cristina Eisenberg, David Fraser, and Richard...
The Promise of Castor Coexistence
One of the most misguided, counterproductive, and inhumane forms of wildlife management in the United States is the annual mass...
Progress Toward Fur-Free Fashion
Around the world, tens of millions of animals are caged in filthy fur farms and subjected to cruel, body-crushing traps...
Pole to Pole, Climate Change Taking a Toll on Planetary Life
In its August 2021 report, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states, “It...
Sediment Diversion Plan Puts Dolphins in Danger
Hurricane Katrina in 2005 gave the US coast along the Gulf of Mexico a preview of things to come, as...
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AWI Funds Research to Alleviate Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Animal Suffering
In Program: Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the eight recipients of its Christine Stevens Wildlife Award who are developing humane solutions to human-wildlife conflicts and...
North American Environmental Commission Confirms Mexico’s Role in Imperiling Vaquita
In Program: Marine WildlifeA commission under the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) released a report yesterday confirming that Mexico’s unwillingness to enforce its own wildlife protection, trade, and fisheries laws...
Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Reintroduced to Protect Wildlife and Pets on Public Lands
In Program: Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act, reintroduced today in the US House of Representatives by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)....