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Meatpackers Fined for Failing to Protect Workers
As of November, over 50,000 workers at meat and poultry slaughter facilities had been infected with COVID-19. The Occupational Safety...
Fast Growth Leads to Poor Welfare for Chickens
Over the past several decades, the poultry industry has used selective breeding to double the average market weight of chickens...
AWI Updates Food Label Guide
AWI has updated A Consumer’s Guide to Food Labels and Animal Welfare to help shoppers make food choices with animal welfare in...
Long-Lost Dog Reunited with Family
Shortly before Thanksgiving, a stray dog was brought to a local shelter in San Antonio. The dog was scanned and...
Greyhound Racing Rounds Its Final Turn
Since its peak in 1985, greyhound racing in the United States has been on the decline. Once the last track...
AWI Unveils New Safe Havens Website
Since 2011, AWI has managed the Safe Havens Mapping Project—a searchable database of sheltering services that can assist individuals experiencing...
NIH Denies Sanctuary to Dozens of Former Research Chimps
On October 1, the National Institutes of Health provided its annual update regarding government-owned and government-supported chimpanzees retired from research,...
LAREF Has Moved!
AWI’s Laboratory Animal Refinement & Enrichment Forum (LAREF) is an electronic discussion forum facilitating the factual exchange of experiences about...
AWI Refinement Grant Winners Announced
Each year, AWI awards several Refinement Grants to investigators in the United States and Canada to support innovative research projects...
Zoonotic Disease Transmission Addressed in Stimulus Package
The American Rescue Plan Act, signed on March 11 in response to the COVID-19 crisis, contains funding to address public...
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Titus Reintroduces Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act as New AWI Report Reveals Feeble Enforcement of Welfare Violations
In Program: Farmed AnimalsToday, US Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) reintroduced the Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act to improve conditions for livestock transported across the United States. The bill would...
New Poll: Consumers Overwhelmingly Support Meaningful Standards for “Humanely Raised” Food Label
In Program: Farmed AnimalsEighty-eight percent of American consumers believe that claims such as “humanely raised” or “sustainably farmed” on meat and poultry products should be based on meaningful,...
New Research: USDA Fails to Pursue Prosecutions of Slaughter Plants, Despite Repeat Violations
In Program: Farmed AnimalsRepeat violators of the federal Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (HMSA) continue to escape meaningful enforcement by the US Department of Agriculture, resulting in continued...
AWI Scholarship Winners Campaign for a Better World for Animals
In Program: Animals in Laboratories, Farmed AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) announced today the 12 winners of a scholarship designed to invest in future leaders who seek to improve the lives...