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Georgia Joins List of States that Include Pets in Protection Orders
In surveys of domestic violence survivors, as many as 48 percent have indicated that they delayed leaving a dangerous situation...
Highlights from Recipients of AWI Implementing Refinement Grants
Refined Mouse Handling The objective of this project was to introduce tunnel handling—a non-aversive alternative to tail handling—to mice during...
Another OSHA Fine Spotlights SeaWorld Safety Issues
A SeaWorld Orlando trainer was injured while handling an orca in the park’s medical pool in September 2024. The injury...
Rising Tide of US Opposition to Octopus Farming
Efforts to protect octopuses from commercial farming continue, with legislation proposed this year in several states to prohibit octopus farming...
AWI Report: Absence of Enforcement is Compounding the Cruelty at American Slaughter Plants
Scientists and philosophers call it the “meat paradox”—a type of cognitive dissonance that can occur among people who want to...
AWI Salutes New Class of Animal-Focused Academicians
Now in its sixth year, the AWI scholarship continues to recognize and invest in high school seniors across the United...
Animal Experimentation Under the Trump Administration: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
The good: Plans to reduce animal experimentation On April 10, the US Food and Drug Administration announced it would phase...
AWI Awards NIBRS Research Grant to St. Louis Student
Following an open call for proposals, AWI’s Center for the Study of NIBRS Animal Cruelty Data has selected Abigail Schweiger,...
First-Ever Congressional Wild Horse Caucus Established
In exciting news, the bipartisan Congressional Wild Horse Caucus was established in May—the first caucus dedicated to preserving and protecting...
Enhancing the Audio-Visual Environment for Nonhuman Primates
Nonhuman primates housed in indoor laboratory environments are generally exposed to blank walls. This environment is not ideal for species...
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Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act Reintroduced to Protect Wildlife and Pets on Public Lands
In Program: Companion Animals, Terrestrial WildlifeThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act, reintroduced today in the US House of Representatives by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)....
New AWI Grant Funds Analysis of Animal Cruelty Data to Better Protect Animals and Communities
In Program: Companion AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has awarded an inaugural research grant to encourage the analysis of animal cruelty data to identify distinct characteristics of animal abusers, leading...
AWI Expands Directory to Help Unhoused People and Their Pets
In Program: Companion AnimalsToday, Safe Havens for Pets, an initiative of the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), launched an expanded online directory to include sheltering services that assist individuals who are...
Bill Introduced to Require Data Collection Linking Animal Cruelty and Child Abuse
In Program: Companion AnimalsThe Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act (H.R. 712), reintroduced last week by Reps. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ)...