AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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McDonald’s Adopts Cage-Free Policy
Farmed AnimalsMcDonald’s announced that for its US and Canadian restaurants, over the next 10 years it will transition to eggs acquired solely from producers using cage-free operations. This move applies to...
Missing the MARC: OIG’s Investigation Veers Off Target
Farmed AnimalsIn September 2015, the USDA Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued an interim report on its investigation into the allegations of animal abuse at the US Meat Animal Research Center...
Court Axes Aquarium’s Beluga Acquisition Effort
Marine WildlifeAfter a long and winding process, a federal court has turned aside Georgia Aquarium’s attempt to import wild beluga whales from Russia. In June 2012, Georgia Aquarium applied for a...
Florida Manatees May Get More Maneuver Room in Crystal River
Marine WildlifeThree Sisters Springs is an important 1.5 acre manatee wintering area within the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge on Florida’s Gulf coast, about 50 miles north of Tampa. The Florida...
Navy Ocean Noise Settlement Signals Safer Haven for Marine Life
Marine WildlifeFor more than a decade, AWI has been working to stop the US Navy from using harmful active sonar in areas where it can negatively impact marine animals. Over the...
Utah Case Casts Cloud over ESA
Terrestrial WildlifeA case currently on appeal in federal courts could have serious implications for the scope of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The case involves the Utah prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens),...
Zimbabwe Sells (Out) Elephant Calves to China
Terrestrial WildlifeThe government of Zimbabwe has sold 24 elephant calves captured late last year in Hwange National Park to China. The young elephants—who were forcibly separated from their families—are headed to...
Illinois Steps Up for Children and Companion Animals, Steps Back on Bobcats
Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeHB 3231, a bill proposed by AWI that provides for additional penalties when animal abuse is committed in front of a minor, passed the Illinois legislature (unanimously, in both chambers!)...
North Carolina Legislature Approves Ag-Gag Law
Farmed AnimalsThe North Carolina legislature really doesn’t care to know about animal abuse on farms. In May, it sent an ag-gag measure (HB 405) to Governor McCrory for his signature, but...
Testing Empathy While Showing None
Animals in LaboratoriesAn increasing number of scientists have been proposing that empathetic behaviors are not limited to human beings. They argue that animals are aware not only of themselves, but also of...