Animal Welfare Institute
WEBToday, a coalition of wild horse advocates, conservationists, and academics filed a notice of appeal with the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in response to... The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has been dedicated to alleviating animal suffering caused by people since its founding in 1951.
Cattle - Animal Welfare Institute
WEBBeef Cattle. Nearly 34.3 million cattle were raised for meat in the United States in 2022, according to the USDA. Cattle raised for meat are usually on range for their first six to seven months of life. This initial ability to walk around, socialize, and eat the food most readily digestible for cows means that these animals start off with ...
AWI Releases State Scorecard on Animal Cruelty Reporting
WEBApr 3, 2020 · AWI’s Animal Cruelty Reporting Scorecard lists the top 20 states according to the apparent robustness of their efforts to track animal cruelty crimes. In 2017 and 2018—the two most recent years for which statistics are available—Delaware, Colorado and New Hampshire led the pack, while Massachusetts, …
Who We Are - Animal Welfare Institute
WEBHow We Work. Since 1951, AWI has advanced its mission through strategically crafted policy and legal advocacy, educational programs, research and analysis, and engagement with policymakers, scientists, industry, educators, other NGOs, the media, and the public. We seek scientifically grounded protections for animals in all settings, and robust ...
WEBLEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR ANIMALS ON FARMS PAGE 1 animals do not have legal protections until they are transported off the farm.1 Even then, poultry, which account for 98 percent of animals raised for food, do not fall under the protection of
WEBANIMAL WELFARE INSTITUTE 1 Summary In early 2008, a slaughterhouse investigation revealed multiple incidents of egregious cruelty to cattle at the Westland-Hallmark Meat Packing Co. in Chino,
WEBSep 5, 2008 · ing the link between animal health and welfare.Introduction •While a relationship likely exists between health and welfare within all animal species, the focus of this report is the nature of that relationship in animals raised for. ood or fiber (referred to in this report as “farm animals”). Historically, the primary concern of the ...
Inhumane Practices on Factory Farms - Animal Welfare Institute
WEBThe rearing of farm animals today is dominated by industrialized facilities known as concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs (often referred to as “factory farms”) that maximize profits by treating animals not as sentient creatures, but as production units. Raised by the thousands at a single location, animals are confined in such tight quarters that they can barely move, let ...
Congress Passes Historic Legislation to Protect Racehorses
WEBDec 22, 2020 · The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds the passage of the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (H.R. 1754/S. 4547) late Monday. This bill, approved by Congress as part of the fiscal year 2021 omnibus spending package, aims to reduce the fatalities and injuries that have plagued U.S. horseracing and end the reliance on performance-enhancing drugs to mask pain, inflammation, and other ...
A Whale of an Effect on Ocean Life: The Ecological and Economic …
WEBWhat if an animal could entertain and educate millions of people annually, enhance productivity (thereby increasing the number of fish in the sea), mitigate climate change, feed billions of marine animals, generate billions of dollars in revenue globally, and even help get tough stains out of your ...