AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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Appropriations Process
Animals in LaboratoriesNIH Under PressureResponding to the National Academy of Sciences report on Class B dealers (see AWI Quarterly Summer 2009), both the House and Senate reports accompanying the bills funding the National Institutes...
Battle to Protect Canada Lynx Continues
Terrestrial WildlifeAt least 47 Canada lynx have been illegally trapped in Maine over the past decade and despite a designation as threatened on the federal endangered species list, a court has...
Court Ruling Offers No Relief For Circus Elephants
Terrestrial WildlifeNearly one year after the groundbreaking lawsuit for elephant mistreatment brought against Ringling Bros.’ parent company Feld Entertainment, Inc. (FEI) went to trial, the US District Court for the District of...
Horse Slaughter
EquinesThe issue of ending horse slaughter continues to resonate with Congress. Just before the House left for election season, over 80 legislators from both parties signed a letter circulated by...
Horse Transportation
Companion Animals, EquinesIn July, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure unanimously approved the Horse Transportation Safety Act (H.R. 305). This bill would make it illegal to haul horses in trailers with...
Shark Finning
Marine WildlifeDespite overwhelming support in the US Senate for a bill to close loopholes in a law banning the finning of sharks, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) took it upon himself to block...
USDA Fines Vanderbilt for Animal Deaths in Lab
Animals in LaboratoriesVanderbilt University had been fined over $8,000 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for violations of the Animal Welfare Act in connection with three incidents of animal deaths at a...
Golf Course to Pay Owner for Killing Dog in Trap
Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe conibear body gripping trap is designed to instantly kill by breaking the neck or back of an animal. It often doesn’t, and victims suffer greatly before they die. It...
Kamie Cat’s Terrible Night
Companion AnimalsWritten and illustrated by Sheila Hamanaka A night out on the town could be fun… unless you are a cat lost and alone in the city. Kamie Cat’s Terrible Night is the...
Maui Regulates Pet Trade in Fish
Companion Animals, Marine WildlifeOn August 24, the Maui County Council voted unanimously in favor of a law curbing reckless reef fish extraction for the aquarium trade, representing the first such regulation in Hawaii....