AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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Demand for Horns Herding Rhinos to Extinction
Terrestrial Wildlife2011 was a grim year for rhinos. In November, the International Union for Conservation of Nature declared Africa’s western black rhino officially extinct, and indicated that the northern white rhino...
Growing Deception: Farms Mask Illicit Traffic in Wild Pythons
Terrestrial WildlifeAccording to a new study published in the journal Biological Conservation, breeding farms in Indonesia are being used to launder thousands of illegally caught snakes each year. Authors Jessica Lyons...
Aerial Assault on Animals Flies Under the Radar
Terrestrial WildlifeIn mid-December, the advocacy group, WildEarth Guardians, settled a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought in federal court against the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to obtain reports related to...
Appropriations: Bad News
EquinesFor the first time in six years, Congress has opened the doors to restarting horse slaughter in the US. The bill to fund the US Department of Agriculture for the rest...
Appropriations: Good News
Endangered Species, Terrestrial WildlifeAs far as animals are concerned, the catch-all bill that Congress passed at December’s end to fund government operations through the rest of FY 2012 is as important for what...
Bill Takes Aim at Circus Animal Abuse
Terrestrial WildlifeLions and tigers and bears...do not belong on the road! It is impossible for circuses and other traveling exhibitors to meet the very complex needs of wild and exotic animals....
Feds Saddling Up to Finally Enforce Horse Protection Act?
Companion Animals, EquinesThe federal Horse Protection Act of 1970 (HPA) is supposed to protect Tennessee Walking Horses and other gaited breeds from “soring,” the practice of applying chemicals or mechanical devices to...
Record Fine Assessed Against Ringling Bros.
Terrestrial WildlifeRingling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey—the “Greatest Show on Earth” according to its slogan—has a new distinction that probably won’t appear in its promotional materials: The circus company has been...
NIH Finally Accepts New Care and Use Guide
Animals in LaboratoriesOn December 1—almost one year from its publication date—the 8th edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals was accepted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)....
Mass Death of Cattle Onboard Ship Bound for Russia
Farmed AnimalsMore than 1,000 breeding dairy cattle of 3,400 cattle shipped from Galveston, Texas, to Russia in August died during the voyage or shortly after arrival. Another 200 animals, too ill...