AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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Animal Welfare Measures in State Legislatures
Terrestrial WildlifeAWI led efforts to get a bill introduced in the Illinois Senate to ban mink farming in the state. Sponsored by Assistant Majority Leader Linda Holmes, the Mink Facility Disease...
Drawing the Curtain on Cetacean Captivity
Marine WildlifeScience increasingly supports the conclusion that, due to their size and their physiological and social needs, certain cetaceans cannot cope in captivity, where they are kept in small, impoverished environments and...
Right Whale Recovery Faces Roadblocks in Congress
Marine WildlifeNorth Atlantic right whales face grave danger in both the choppy waters off the coast and within the storm-tossed chambers of Congress. As vessel strikes and entanglements continue to take...
USDA Acquiescence in Cruel Killing Method
Farmed AnimalsThirty members of Congress sent a bipartisan letter to the US Department of Agriculture in February with pointed questions about the department’s effort to counter the widespread use of ventilation...
AWI’s Refinement Database Adds New Search Filter
Animals in LaboratoriesAWI has updated its Refinement Database, which curates published scientific articles and books on improving the welfare of animals in research and testing. Previously, users could filter search results by “animal...
EPA Drops Target Date but Expands Scope of Animal Testing Phase-Out
Animals in LaboratoriesThe Environmental Protection Agency has quietly abandoned a 2035 target date to end use of mammals in toxicity testing. This 2035 target date was originally announced in September 2019 (see AWI...
Massive Monkey Breeding Facility Planned in Georgia
Animals in Laboratories, Terrestrial WildlifeA 200-acre breeding “megafacility” is planned in Bainbridge, Georgia, to provide monkeys for biomedical research. At peak capacity, it would hold 30,000 long-tailed macaques—at least triple the number currently housed...
AWI Awards First “Safe Havens for Pets” Grants
Companion AnimalsIn connection with the launch of our Safe Havens for Pets Grant Program, AWI is pleased to announce that the first grants have been awarded. Since 2011, AWI has operated...
Another Devastating Year for Barn Fires
Farmed AnimalsMore than 486,000 farmed animals suffered horrific deaths in barn fires in 2023, pushing the death toll over the past decade to more than 6.8 million. As in previous years, birds...
Mistreatment of Birds in Slaughter Plants Goes Unchecked
Farmed AnimalsAn AWI report released in December revealed that the US Department of Agriculture’s approach to preventing and responding to the mistreatment of birds in slaughter plants remains largely ineffective. The Welfare of Birds...