AWI Quarterly Term Archive
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Score One for the Whales! NMFS Bats Down Beluga Import Bid
Marine WildlifeAWI is very pleased to report that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has denied a permit application by Georgia Aquarium and partners (including SeaWorld and Shedd Aquarium) to import...
Putting the Bite on the Shark Fin Trade
Marine WildlifeTwo new developments spell good news for sharks. The first: India, a major shark fishing nation, has banned shark finning at sea, the practice of slicing off a shark’s fins—often...
Turbines and Toxic Ammo Endanger Condor Comeback
Terrestrial WildlifeThe California condor is one of the world’s rarest bird species. Poaching, lead poisoning (from eating animals containing lead shot), and habitat destruction combined to bring about their extinction from...
USFWS Embraces Chimpanzees, Abandons Wolves
Terrestrial WildlifeAs we go to press, proposals have been published in the Federal Register by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that portend an enormous impact on the future of the...
Enhancing Animal Fighting Enforcement
Companion Animals, Farmed Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeAttending animal fights and bringing children to such spectacles would become federal offenses under the Animal Welfare Act as a result of provisions in the farm bills of both chambers...
Horse Slaughter: Progress and Setbacks
EquinesThere is now a Senate version of the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act (S. 541), thanks to Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC). Like its House companion...
Compassion Makes a Difference
Animals in LaboratoriesAWI is pleased to announce publication of Compassion Makes a Difference, the third volume of discussions from the Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum (LAREF), edited by longtime AWI laboratory animal...
Keeping Companion Animals Out of Labs
Companion AnimalsCommitted to closing the abuse-ridden pipeline that supplies dogs and cats to laboratories, Reps. Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) have reintroduced the Pet Safety and Protection Act (H.R....
Harvard Pulls Plug on Primate Research Center
Animals in LaboratoriesIn a stunning move, Harvard University announced in April that it was closing the New England National Primate Research Center (NENPRC). The closure—to be finalized by 2015, with the Center’s...
Protecting State Shark Fin Bans
Marine WildlifeThe Shark Conservation Act (SCA) of 2010 combats the heinous practice of shark finning—cutting off a shark's fins and discarding the body, often still alive, into the sea—by requiring that...