Archive: Feature Article

Bycatch Standards Bypass Foreign Fisheries

Around the globe each year, more than 650,000 marine mammals are killed or seriously injured as bycatch—entangled or hooked in...

Mistreatment of Birds in Slaughter Plants Goes Unchecked

An AWI report released in December revealed that the US Department of Agriculture’s approach to preventing and responding to the mistreatment of...

Long, Hard Road: Interstate Transport of Animals Unfit to Travel

The cross-country movement of farmed animals has increased steadily over the past several decades, as animal agriculture has shifted toward...

Another Devastating Year for Barn Fires

More than 486,000 farmed animals suffered horrific deaths in barn fires in 2023, pushing the death toll over the past decade...

AWI Awards First “Safe Havens for Pets” Grants

In connection with the launch of our Safe Havens for Pets Grant Program, AWI is pleased to announce that the...

Massive Monkey Breeding Facility Planned in Georgia

A 200-acre breeding “megafacility” is planned in Bainbridge, Georgia, to provide monkeys for biomedical research. At peak capacity, it would...

Good Money After Bad: Primate Research Centers Seek Funds to Expand While Failing on Animal Welfare

In the early 1960s, the federal government established a network of National Primate Research Centers (NPRCs) to promote biomedical research...

EPA Drops Target Date but Expands Scope of Animal Testing Phase-Out

The Environmental Protection Agency has quietly abandoned a 2035 target date to end use of mammals in toxicity testing. This...

Captive Primate Safety Act Reintroduced

On May 5, the Captive Primate Safety Act (CPSA) was reintroduced in Congress. This bipartisan bill, sponsored by Sen. Richard...

Trump Administration Seeks to Slash Habitat Protections for Endangered Wildlife

In April, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a proposed rule...