AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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AWI Initiative Makes Animal Cruelty Data Readily Available to Researchers
Companion AnimalsAWI’s new Center for the Study of NIBRS Animal Cruelty Data (the Center) provides easy access to a wealth of information on animal cruelty crimes derived from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s...
AVMA Should Aver: Cramped Crates No Place for Pregnant Pigs
Farmed AnimalsThe American Veterinary Medical Association develops and endorses dozens of policies on a range of issues, including several that relate to farmed animals. These policies are important because, in addition...
Calling Out Cruelty: AWI Asks USDA to Help States Clamp Down on Animal Abuse in Slaughter Plants
Farmed AnimalsKicked, beaten, exposed to extreme temperatures and weather—all too often, animals in slaughter plants are severely mistreated before they are killed. In many cases, such incidents could be prosecuted under...
IUCN Task Force Tabs 46 Atlantic Areas for Potential Marine Mammal Protection
Marine WildlifeOn May 20, the Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced 46 new candidate Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) for the...
Decoding the Minds and Hearts of Animals: Dr. Temple Grandin Awarded AWI’s Schweitzer Medal
Farmed AnimalsDr. Temple Grandin’s pragmatic approach to giving farmed animals a life worth living has defined her advocacy efforts over the past half century. From squeezing herself into a stock chute...
AWI Supporters Underwrite New Life for Animals Retired from Laboratories
Animals in LaboratoriesIn AWI’s November 2022 Giving Tuesday campaign, we asked our supporters to contribute to our fundraising drive on behalf of verified sanctuaries that care for and rehabilitate animals retired from...
Social Housing Status of Primates in Labs: Effects on Compassion Fatigue
Animals in LaboratoriesThis study, which was funded by a Refinement Grant from AWI, examined the impact of nonhuman primate social housing status on compassion fatigue in laboratory animal care professionals, who are...
AWI Report Details Feeble Enforcement of State Farmed Animal Welfare Laws
Farmed AnimalsLegal protections for farmed animals in the United States are few and far between—especially while the animals remain on farms, prior to being transported to slaughter. No federal law explicitly...
Seeking Justice for Marine Mammals Harmed in Foreign Fisheries
Marine WildlifeThe United States imports approximately 70 to 85 percent of the seafood Americans consume—more than 6.1 billion pounds each year, nearly half of which is wild-caught. These finfish and shellfish...
A Luxury We Can’t Afford: Seeking to Extinguish Trade in Exotic Skins
Terrestrial WildlifeIt’s no skin off their backs. That’s why the multibillion-dollar, luxury fashion accessories market continues to peddle shoes, wallets, gloves, purses, and belts made from exotic animal skins to those...