AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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Slippery When Wet: Ontario Town Yields Road to Salamanders
Terrestrial WildlifeFor three weeks in March, Jefferson salamanders have the right of way on a busy stretch of road in Burlington, Ontario. Only about 100 of the threatened amphibians (known locally...
AWI Pushes Animal Welfare in Illinois
Companion Animals, Equines, Farmed AnimalsIn March, AWI staff led efforts on several animal protection measures before the Illinois General Assembly. HB 1607—a bill to prohibit tail docking of cattle, the inhumane practice of partially...
Heroic “Equipment”?
Companion AnimalsThis past year has brought heightened attention to a very special class of veteran—the Military Working Dog (MWD)—especially when it was reported that an MWD was part of the team...
House Cats Don’t Roar
Terrestrial WildlifeWho can forget the tragedy and panic in Ohio last year when the private owner of 56 wild animals, including a number of big cats, released them into the surrounding...
NC Night Hunts Darken Prospects for Red Wolf Recovery
Terrestrial WildlifeA new rule proposed by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) would allow round-the-clock hunting of coyotes and feral pigs throughout North Carolina. Hunting under cover of darkness with...
Shark Protections Strengthened
Marine WildlifeThere is good news to report from the last days of the 111th Congress: Legislation to close loopholes in the 11-year-old ban on shark finning finally passed and was signed by...
Cage-Free or Just Bigger Cages?
Farmed AnimalsWhen California voters passed Proposition 2 two years ago, they thought they were banning the confinement of egg-laying hens in tiny “battery cages.” Unfortunately, the language of the ballot measure...
Fire Engulfs Crowded Hatchery
Farmed AnimalsDisasters like floods, roof collapses and fires are not uncommon occurrences on factory farms. And given the large numbers of animals confined on these operations, such emergencies can kill tens—even...
Killing by Decompression
Farmed AnimalsPoultry company OK Foods announced it intends to begin killing chickens by decompression, using a technique referred to as “vacuum stunning” or “low-atmospheric pressure killing.” Thus far, little evidence exists...
Manatees Rule in Florida’s Kings Bay
Marine WildlifeThe US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has created a manatee refuge for all of Kings Bay, the site of the animal’s largest winter habitat in Florida. For decades, tourists have...