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AWI Updates Food Label Guide
Farmed AnimalsAWI has updated A Consumer’s Guide to Food Labels and Animal Welfare to help shoppers make food choices with animal welfare in mind. The changes include our assessment of two new labels,...
House passes Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act
EquinesOn September 29, the House of Representatives passed the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HR 1754) by voice vote. Led by Representatives Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Andy Barr (R-KY), the...
Fast Growth Leads to Poor Welfare for Chickens
Farmed AnimalsOver the past several decades, the poultry industry has used selective breeding to double the average market weight of chickens raised for meat while cutting nearly in half the amount...
New Year, New Congress
With a new administration taking the helm in January, we can expect an end to the damaging wildlife and environmental policies that have unfortunately been a hallmark of the current...
Light Bar on Car Helps Deer Steer Clear
Terrestrial WildlifeAccording to State Farm, over 1.9 million animal-vehicle collision insurance claims were filed between July 1, 2018, and June 30, 2019. Of those, the vast majority that resulted in human...
Preserve the Wild, Prevent Pandemics
Terrestrial WildlifeThe value of human lives lost to the current COVID-19 pandemic is incalculable; meanwhile, the purely economic losses we can put a price tag on have been staggering. The International...
Lab Oversight Lapses During Covid-19
Animals in LaboratoriesThe COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on many animals, and laboratory animals are no exception. The US Department of Agriculture’s routine unannounced inspections of research facilities (and suppliers...
Scientists Suggest Concrete Target to Curb Extinction
Terrestrial WildlifeIt has been estimated that the current global species extinction rate is 100 extinctions per million species per year—1,000 times higher than the normal background rate (De Vos et al....
VA Told to Reduce Reliance on Dogs in Research
Animals in Laboratories, Companion AnimalsA committee of experts—convened at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review whether it is “necessary” for the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to continue using...
Tiger King’s Zoo Finally Shut Down
Terrestrial WildlifeThe Netflix series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness brought unprecedented public attention to the activities of roadside zoos such as Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (GW Zoo) in Oklahoma. This zoo,...