AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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“Downed” Pig Lawsuit Dismissed
Farmed AnimalsIn March, a judge in the US District Court, Western District of New York, dismissed a lawsuit brought by AWI and six other animal advocacy organizations to protect the welfare...
California Sea Otters Should Not Lose ESA Protections
Marine WildlifeIn August 2022, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published a positive 90-day finding regarding a petition from the sea urchin fishery in California to remove the southern sea...
Effort to Protect Atlantic Humpback Dolphin Under ESA Advances
Marine WildlifeIn September 2021, AWI, along with the Center for Biological Diversity and VIVA Vaquita, petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to list the Atlantic humpback dolphin as endangered under...
IWC Scientific Committee Meets in Slovenia
Marine WildlifeThe Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) met in Bled, Slovenia, in May. At these intense, annual two-week working meetings, up to 200 international cetacean biologists and policy...
Loosening Snaring’s Grip on Indian Wildlife
Terrestrial WildlifeSnares are indiscriminate tools of torture used around the world to capture wild animals—primarily for food but also for trade in animal parts. Made from inexpensive materials such as rope,...
Providing Sanctuary to Traumatized Primates
Terrestrial WildlifeAWI continues its partnership with the Pan African Sanctuary Alliance by providing support to three member sanctuaries in Africa this year: the Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Project in The Gambia, the Limbe...
AWI-Backed Bills Introduced in 118th Congress
Two animal welfare bills championed by AWI were among the first introduced in the 118th Congress. HR 208, the Pet Safety and Protection Act (PSPA), was introduced by long-time sponsor Rep....
Cambodian Primate Pipeline Draws More Scrutiny
Animals in Laboratories, Terrestrial WildlifeIn a February Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Charles River Laboratories (CRL) disclosed that the US Department of Justice and the US Fish and Wildlife Service are investigating CRL’s conduct...
Birds in Pet Trade and Exhibits Gain Animal Welfare Act Protections
Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeAfter 20-plus years and multiple lawsuits, the protections afforded by the Animal Welfare Act will apply to birds in the pet trade and in exhibitions. The final rule is long...
Fish Recognize Themselves in Photographs
Animals in LaboratoriesA new study published in the Proceedings of the Natural Academy of Sciences has shown that bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) recognize themselves in photographs (Kohda et al., 2023). The fish first...