AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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FDA Foregoes Animal Welfare in Gene-Altering Guidance
Farmed AnimalsAWI recently submitted comments urging greater consideration of animal welfare in guidance documents issued by the Food and Drug Administration to developers of animals with intentional genomic alterations (IGAs). IGAs are changes...
Legislators Quell Cell-Cultivated Competition to Livestock
Farmed AnimalsIn May, Florida became the first US state to ban the sale and manufacture for sale of “cell-cultivated” meat (aka “lab-grown” meat; see AWI Quarterly, fall 2023). Shortly after, Alabama followed suit...
Animal Welfare in Upcoming Appropriations
Equines, Farmed AnimalsSpending bills for the 2025 fiscal year are shaping up in Congress, and AWI is working to ensure animal welfare measures are included. The Senate Agriculture Appropriations report includes first-of-its-kind...
Hawai‘i Says “Don’t” to DIY Pet Surgery
Companion AnimalsHawai‘i Gov. Josh Green signed HB 1527 in July, finally closing a loophole in the state’s cruelty statute that allowed any person (or unlicensed veterinarian) to perform surgery on a...
Applications Open for Refinement Funding
Animals in LaboratoriesThrough October 11, 2024, AWI is accepting applications for the long-standing Refinement Research Award and the newer Implementing Refinement Grant. These annual funding opportunities are open to applicants based in the United States...
Horseracing Safety Measures Survive Challenge
EquinesIn June, the US Supreme Court declined to take up a case involving a challenge to the oversight authority of the federal Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) by the...
Envigo Plea Deal Sets Record
Animals in LaboratoriesBiomedical company Envigo made headlines in 2022 for atrocious conditions documented at its Virginia beagle-breeding facility, accumulating over 60 citations for noncompliance with the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) within one...
Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act Introduced
Farmed AnimalsIn June, Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) introduced the Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act (HR 8699) to improve conditions for livestock transported across the United States. The bill would prohibit...
Macaques Maintain Red List “Endangered” Status for Now
Animals in Laboratories, Terrestrial WildlifeIn June, a committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced that long-tailed macaques (LTMs) will continue to be classified as “endangered” on the IUCN Red List...
Seminar Examines Global Impacts of Animal Law
Terrestrial WildlifeIn July, Caroline Griffin, vice chair of AWI’s board of directors, and Robin Jacobsohn, AWI’s general counsel, participated in the inaugural International Animal Law Commission Seminar, hosted by the International...