AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Review
Animals and Criminal Justice
Companion AnimalsNever judge a book by its cover—good advice. This one may lead the reader to expect a review of current trends in the treatment of animals by the criminal justice...
Beyond Words
Most people intuitively know that animals can think, have social lives, and emotions. Yet, when people are asked to provide evidence for their convictions, they struggle. How do we adequately...
Project Animal Farm
Farmed AnimalsProject Animal Farm: An Accidental Journey into the Secret World of Farming and the Truth About Our Food tells the true story of Sonia Faruqi, a young investment banker who embarks...
BREACH
Marine WildlifeIn the summer of 2013, a young filmmaker from California named Jonny Zwick set out on a three-month journey around Iceland, intent on understanding the contradiction that makes the country...
Saving the Pryor Mountain Mustang
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeSaving the Pryor Mountain Mustang: A Legacy of Local and Federal Cooperation, chronicles the lengthy and evolving struggle of one local community to preserve an isolated wild horse herd on...
The Trap
Terrestrial WildlifeEach year, using taxpayer dollars and very cruel methods, the USDA’s Wildlife Services program kills anywhere from 1.5 million to more than 5 million animals. What is especially frightening about...
Beneath the Surface
Marine WildlifeJohn Hargrove was the first of several former orca trainers to appear in Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary Blackfish. A 14-year veteran of SeaWorld, he was a top trainer there until August 2012....
Pig Tales
Farmed AnimalsPig Tales: An Omnivore’s Quest for Sustainable Meat, James Beard Award–winner Barry Estabrook’s investigation into the commercial pork industry, travels over ground familiar to many farm animal welfare advocates. Illustrating...
The Chain
Farmed AnimalsAccording to Hormel Foods, the producers of SPAM, 3.1 cans of the preserved pork product are consumed every second in the United States. If everyone read Ted Genoways’ The Chain: Farm,...
Opening Doors
Animals in LaboratoriesOpening Doors: Carole Noon and Her Dream to Save the Chimps begins with a journey. In 2001, 10 chimpanzees are being cajoled into traveling cages within a trailer truck, bound for...