AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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New Jersey Poised to Ban Wild Animal Circus Acts
Terrestrial WildlifeThe New Jersey legislature passed Nosey’s Law (S1093) to ban the use of wild and exotic animals for entertainment in traveling animal acts. If, as expected, the bill is signed...
Sanctuary for Former Lab Chimps, But Who Might Be Left Behind?
Animals in LaboratoriesThree years ago, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it would no longer support experimentation on chimpanzees. The NIH stated that all of the chimps that it “owns”...
New Year Ushers in New Congress
Time and again over the past two years, leadership in the House of Representatives advanced legislation aimed at dismantling long-standing animal protection laws. A new Congress ascends Capitol Hill in...
In Natural Disasters, Farm Animals Forsaken
Farmed AnimalsEvery year, millions of farm animals die as a result of natural disasters. Floods, extreme heat or cold, wildfires, and other weather events present grave risks to animals, especially those...
Missouri Muzzles Meat’s Competition
Farmed AnimalsA Missouri law defining meat as “derived from harvested production livestock or poultry” went into effect this fall. The law also creates fines and even jail time for producers who...
Not So Fast: Key Condition Added to Line Speed Waivers
Farmed AnimalsThe US Department of Agriculture recently finalized a new waiver system whereby bird slaughter plants can apply to increase their line speed to 175 birds per minute. Before finalizing the...
AWI Tip Leads Texas Officials to Illegal Shark Fin Sales
Marine WildlifeThe cruel shark fin trade continues to decimate shark populations worldwide, and demand from the United States contributes to that toll. Although 15 states and territories ban the sale of...
Orca Task Force Ignores Actual Solutions
Marine WildlifeWith a current population of only 74 whales—a 30-year population low—southern resident orcas (a.k.a. killer whales) are in crisis. Their primary prey, Chinook salmon, are endangered, and the whales are...
Russia Resumes Beluga, Orca Captures
Marine WildlifeAfter a two-year break, Russia has once again issued permits to capture free-ranging orcas and belugas in the Sea of Okhotsk for display in entertainment parks. This summer, rather than...
Talks Begin on Treaty to Protect High Seas Biodiversity
Marine WildlifeMembers of the United Nations have begun negotiations on the first treaty to manage and protect biodiversity in international waters. These vast areas of open ocean are far from coastlines...