AWI Quarterly Term Archive
Review
The Age of Empathy
All ProgramsThe topic of empathy is certainly timely given the conflicts of our modern world. In The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society, Frans de Waal asks us to...
Why Suffering Matters
All ProgramsThe very title of Andrew Linzey’s book is likely to evoke an emotional response, but Why Animal Suffering Matters: Philosophy, Theology, and Practical Ethics makes a rational, ethics-based case for treating animals...
CAFO: The Tragedy of Industrial Animal Factories
Farmed AnimalsA 2010 survey funded by the beef industry found that 64 percent of American consumers are familiar with the term “factory farming.” The Foundation for Deep Ecology and Watershed Media...
Two Books Examine Our Relationship with Wolves
Terrestrial WildlifeThese two groundbreaking books—both edited by Marco Musiana, Luigi Boitani, and Paul Paquet, and published by the University of Calgary Press—offer perspectives on how humans can better coexist with wolves....
Animal Factory
Farmed AnimalsAward-winning journalist David Kirby's gripping new book, Animal Factory: The Looming Threat of Industrial Pig, Dairy, and Poultry Farms to Humans and the Environment, sets out to expose industrial agriculture as...
Shooting in the Wild
Terrestrial WildlifeThe mysterious lives of animals have been the subjects of countless films and nature shows. Though these productions might focus on similar themes, filmmakers are driven by a variety of...
Wild Horse Annie and the Last of the Mustangs: The Life of Velma Johnston
Equines, Terrestrial WildlifeVelma Bronn Johnston’s boss told her at the end of her lengthy secretarial career, “The world is made up of three kinds of people—those who make things happen; those who...
Animal Welfare at the Oscars
Farmed Animals, Marine WildlifeMany animal protection advocates were glued to their televisions this year during the Oscar Awards. Two amazing films exposing animal welfare concerns were nominated for Best Documentary: The Cove and Food Inc. The Cove won...
Elephants on the Edge
Terrestrial WildlifeIn Elephants on the Edge, G.A. Bradshaw exposes how—through mass slaughter, poaching and capture—we have ravaged elephant populations, while drawing comparisons between the ways people and elephants respond to traumatic situations....
The Book of Honu: Enjoying and Learning about Hawai’i’s Sea Turtles
Marine WildlifeThe Book of Honu is a wonderful guide for all turtle enthusiasts, especially those interested in seeing Hawaii’s green sea turtle, or honu, in the wild. The authors, Peter Bennet and...