AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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Consortia Coalesce for Whale Conservation
Marine WildlifeThis past October, AWI representatives attended back-to-back annual meetings of the Ropeless Consortium and the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium at the New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts. For four...
NFPA Eyes Next Version of Animal Housing Fire Code
Farmed AnimalsThis fall, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Technical Committee on Animal Housing held a “First Draft Meeting” to launch the next revision cycle for NFPA 150, Fire and Life Safety...
Farmers Flock to DC to Defend Animal Welfare Laws
Farmed AnimalsIn October, AWI assisted with a fly-in that brought over 200 farmers to Capitol Hill to meet with congressional offices in support of California’s Proposition 12, which sets minimum space...
Massachusetts Farmed Animal Protections Upheld
Farmed AnimalsIn a major victory for farmed animal welfare, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held in early October that Massachusetts’s Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act (aka...
AVMA Shifts Policy on Housing of Mother Pigs
Farmed AnimalsAs reported in the fall 2024 AWI Quarterly, AWI submitted comments to the Animal Welfare Committee of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) regarding its policy on pregnant sow housing. Dr. Gwendy Reyes-Illg, veterinary...
DC Law Decreases Rent Burden for People with Pets
Companion AnimalsEvery day, Washington, DC, residents grapple with a shortage of affordable housing, with nearly half considered “rent burdened”—meaning rent swallows more than 30 percent of their gross income. The additional...
AWI Grant Supports Safe Havens for Unhoused Pet Owners in DC
Companion AnimalsIn October, AWI’s Safe Havens for Pets initiative provided a $15,000 grant to Humane Rescue Alliance (HRA) of Washington, DC. The funds will support HRA’s Safe Haven Program, which aids domestic...
Sharing Info on Improving Welfare of Animals in Research
Animals in LaboratoriesIn November, AWI hosted an exhibit at the annual symposium of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science—the world’s largest gathering of personnel involved in the production, care, and use...
Ridglan to Relinquish State Breeding License
Animals in LaboratoriesRidglan Farms—one of two remaining US breeders of beagles for research—will cease its large-scale breeding-for-sale operations by July 2026, following grave allegations of animal neglect and cruelty (see AWI Quarterly, fall...
NIH Greenlights Grant Funds for Animal Rehoming
Animals in LaboratoriesAs of October, National Institutes of Health grant recipients are allowed to allocate a portion of their funding to the rehoming and retirement of animals after their use in experimentation....