AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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Can-Do Attitude Abounds at Social Housing of Laboratory Animal Conference
Animals in LaboratoriesCongratulations to the organizers of the Symposium on Social Housing of Laboratory Animals for an extremely informative meeting dedicated to improving the welfare of animals in research. The conference, held...
National Organics Program Fails to Raise Welfare Standards… Again
Farmed AnimalsCongress tasked the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) with implementing the country’s National Organic Program (NOP). For more than a decade now, the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), the...
Class B Dealer Gets a Little Cage Time
Animals in LaboratoriesFormer random source Class B dealers Floyd and Susan Martin—owners of Chestnut Grove Kennel in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania—were back in court on August 26 for formal sentencing on charges of mail...
Please Don’t Pet the Puma
Terrestrial WildlifeEvery year, both animals and members of the public are injured or killed because animal exhibitors allow visitors to pet and pose with lions, bears, tigers, primates, and other animals....
Raise Your Right Paw! Canine Comfort in the Court
Companion AnimalsFact: Petting an animal helps to reduce stress. We don’t really need science to tell us this, but there are studies documenting very real physiological and psychological benefits to being...
The King Amendment’s Attack on State Animal Welfare Laws
Farmed AnimalsBoth the US House of Representatives and Senate have passed versions of the 2013 Farm Bill, and the two chambers of Congress must now reconcile their respective bills and agree upon...
San Diego Says Sayonara to Puppy Mill Pet Sales
Companion AnimalsSan Diego is now the second-largest city in the United States (behind Los Angeles) to ban the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits originating from puppy mills and other...
Tragedy at Ohio Kennel Prompts Passage of “Nitro’s Law”
Companion AnimalsIn the summer of 2008, due to a family medical emergency, Tom Siesto and Liz Raab left their beloved Rottweiler, Nitro, at the Youngstown, Ohio, kennel of well-regarded trainer, Steve...
Goodbye to a Harmful Feed Additive
Farmed AnimalsThe cattle industry is moving away from a feed additive linked to animal lethargy, lameness, and even becoming too heavy to walk. The drug Zilmax is a beta-agonist, which promotes...
Cetacean Shows: Not Quite so Captivating
Marine WildlifeThe past three years have seen considerable progress on the campaign to end the display of captive cetaceans. The change appears to date from the tragic death of SeaWorld trainer...