AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Government/Legal
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...
Can’t Save Salmon by Scapegoating Sea Lions
Marine WildlifeIn February, the House Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The discussion largely served as...
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...
The UK Invests in Non-Animal Research Methods
Animals in LaboratoriesAn important but underacknowledged barrier to reducing and replacing the use of animals in research and testing is that few researchers are trained in how to use non-animal methodologies. To help...
Fur Farms: Cultivating Cruelty, Courting Disaster
Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThis year, AWI is supporting federal, state, and local efforts to restrict fur farming and end the sale of new fur products. The extreme crowding and confinement on fur farms...
AWI Report Examines Tragic Toll of Barn Fires
Farmed AnimalsIn January, AWI released the third edition of Barn Fires: A Deadly Threat to Farmed Animals, chronicling farmed animal casualties in barn fires from 2022 through 2024. In the 300+ barn...
Cage-Free Laws in the Crosshairs
Farmed AnimalsIn recognition of the immense suffering experienced by egg-laying hens confined to battery cages, 10 states in the last 15 years have enacted laws prohibiting the use of these ultra-confining...
GAP Updates Welfare Certification Standards for Chickens
Farmed AnimalsIn January, the animal welfare organization Global Animal Partnership (GAP) released updated production standards for meat chickens under its six-tier Animal Welfare Certified rating program. Prior to the release, AWI...
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...
Cuts to NOAA Cast Science Adrift
Marine WildlifeThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is well known for its weather-related work, which for decades has included studying the science of climate change. Less familiar to the general public...