As we usher in a new year, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) proudly celebrates 10 big wins for animals in 2024. We have ...

Washington, DC —More than 1.5 million farmed animals perished in barn fires in 2024, accounting for 60% of the deaths ...

The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is a baleen whale species that inhabits waters off the East Coast of the ...

Washington, DC—Consumers shopping on Etsy for the holidays may be shocked to learn that the online marketplace sells products containing horsemeat and ejiao (gelatin made from boiling donkey hides).

The Federal Highway Administration announces winners of this year’s Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program grant competition to help keep wildlife and motorists safe on roads Red wolves, one of the world’s ...

Washington, DC (December 19, 2024) — Investigators have confirmed that, for the first time, China has overtaken the United States as holder of the highest number of captive orcas (22). A report ...

Animal cruelty involves inflicting harm, injuring, or killing an animal. The cruelty can be intentional, such as kicking, burning, stabbing, beating, or shooting; or it can involve neglect, such as ...

In May, Florida became the first US state to ban the sale and manufacture for sale of “cell-cultivated” meat (aka “lab-grown” meat; see AWI Quarterly, fall 2023). Shortly after, Alabama followed suit ...

Rats and mice are often used as cancer models—meaning cancer is induced in these animals to study the progression of the disease and potential treatments in hopes of translating the findings into ...

Along with its obvious impact on animal welfare, this annual harvest is contributing to a significant decline in the horseshoe crab population. This, in turn, deprives other animals—including the red ...

The Big Cat Public Safety Act (BCPSA), a bill championed by AWI, was signed into law by President Biden in December 2022, marking an incredible step forward for both public safety and animal welfare ...