AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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Rats Enjoy Playing Hide-and-Seek
Animals in LaboratoriesA new study published in the journal Science (Reinhold et al., 2019) reported that laboratory rats learned to play hide-and-seek with researchers at Humboldt University of Berlin, in a novel approach to...
Illinois Eliminates Animal-Tested Cosmetics
Animals in LaboratoriesIllinois has joined California, Nevada, and more than 30 countries worldwide in banning the sale of animal-tested cosmetics. SB 241, sponsored by Senator Linda Holmes (D-Aurora) and signed by Governor...
The EPA Pledges to End Animal Testing
Animals in LaboratoriesIn September, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a plan to reduce and eventually eliminate its reliance on animal testing to assess the danger of chemicals. Currently, the EPA performs, or...
Reforming Rubber Stamp of Commercial Animal Licenses
AWI President Cathy Liss joined Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and other animal welfare advocates in August at DuPage County Animal Services in Wheaton, Illinois, as Krishnamoorthi announced the introduction of...
Coastal Cage Free Victories
Farmed AnimalsOregon and Washington recently joined California in passing laws to ban the use of cruel battery cages to confine egg-laying hens. Twenty million hens in these three states, as a...
States Strengthen Safeguards for Domestic Violence Survivors and Pets
Companion AnimalsSeveral states have added new protections for domestic violence survivors and their pets, bringing to 37 the number of states that allow for the inclusion of pets in domestic violence...
Grim Toll for West Coast Gray Whales
Marine WildlifeAs of mid-May, according to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, 48 gray whales had been found dead along the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. Scientists who examined carcasses...
HB Grandi Sheds Whaling Stigma at Seafood Expo
Marine WildlifeEach year, AWI and allies attend the Seafood Expo Global—the world’s largest seafood trade exposition—in Brussels. Companies from nearly 90 countries are represented, including many with ties to shark finning,...
Seeking Release for Jailed Whales
Marine WildlifeAWI has been following the situation involving dozens of wild belugas and orcas captured in the Sea of Okhotsk last summer and held ever since in the so-called “whale jail”...
Botswana Lifts Ban on Elephant Hunting
Terrestrial WildlifeTo the intense dismay of conservationists and animal welfare advocates, Botswana has lifted a 5-year-old ban on elephant hunting. The Botswana government claims there is growing conflict between the animals...