In February 2025, AWI hosted a webinar to discuss how advocates can become more involved in defending against attempts to weaken or dismantle landmark conservation and animal protection laws, while ...

In recognition of the immense suffering experienced by egg-laying hens confined to battery cages, 10 states in the last 15 years have enacted laws prohibiting the use of these ultra-confining ...

Guidance for Advocates and Attorneys for Domestic Violence Survivors 1 This guide is intended to serve as a resource 2 to help advocates and attorneys get pets of domestic violence (DV) survivors ...

Every year, AWI provides financial support for the creation and implementation of “refinement” initiatives meant to advance the welfare of animals used in research through improved housing, husbandry, ...

The Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) met in early February in preparation for the 20 th meeting of the Conference of ...

In January, AWI released the third edition of Barn Fires: A Deadly Threat to Farmed Animals, chronicling farmed animal casualties in barn fires from 2022 through 2024. In the 300+ barn fires reported ...

In January, the animal welfare organization Global Animal Partnership (GAP) released updated production standards for meat chickens under its six-tier Animal Welfare Certified rating program. photo by ...

Katherine Rundell’s Vanishing Treasures: A Bestiary of Extraordinary Endangered Creatures offers a brisk and enjoyable examination of a wide range of species, all remarkable in their own right—and all ...

In February, the House Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The discussion largely served as a ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is well known for its weather-related work, which for decades has included studying the science of climate change. Less familiar to the general ...

Cognitive research using nonhuman primates is common, yet little is known about the effects of cognitive research on the animals themselves. This project, funded by an AWI Refinement Research Award, ...

Nonhuman primates housed in indoor laboratory environments are generally exposed to blank walls. This environment is not ideal for species whose primary sensory modality is visual. The aim of this ...