Archive: Feature Article
Octopus Farming’s Odious Outlook
The unsustainability and cruelty involved in octopus farming prompted Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) to introduce the...
Buyer Beware: USDA’s New Meat Label Guidelines Are a Raw Deal
In a much-anticipated move, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) released its updated Guideline on Substantiating...
Bird Flu Infects Humans and House Cats
February will mark four years of the United States battling the most significant animal health emergency in the country’s history:...
More Enrichment Makes for Healthier Rodents
A recent meta-analysis published in the journal Applied Animal Behaviour Science (Cait et al., 2024) found that the more types of resources...
Monkey Business on Hold—for Now
As reported this spring in the AWI Quarterly, a company called Safer Human Medicine (SHM) is seeking to build a massive facility...
Last of Alamogordo Chimps Bound for Sanctuary
In a surprising reversal, the National Institutes of Health announced that the remaining chimpanzees (23 as of October 1) at...
Guidelines Aim to Improve Welfare of Rodent Cancer Models
Rats and mice are often used as cancer models—meaning cancer is induced in these animals to study the progression of...
Approved Toxin Test Bypasses Horseshoe Crab Bleeding
In a welcome development, non-animal-derived reagents have been approved for endotoxin testing by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Microbiology Expert...
AWI Joins Africa Animal Welfare Conference
For the past several years, AWI has supported the Africa Animal Welfare Conference (AAWC), an annual event that draws government...
BLM’s Bumbling Efforts on Birth Control
AWI worked with Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV) and Steve Cohen (D-TN)—two stalwart champions for equine welfare—to denounce the Bureau of...
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Captive dolphins face uncertain futures. They deserve better
In Program: Marine WildlifeIn this op-ed for the Tampa Bay Times, Dr. Naomi Rose, AWI’s senior scientist in marine mammal biology, discusses the challenges in caring for orcas...
Yahoo! Japan Sells Polluted Whale and Dolphin Meat Products to Unsuspecting Consumers
In Program: Marine WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and an international coalition of animal protection and environmental groups are calling on Yahoo! Japan and its parent company, the...
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,...