Animal Welfare Institute
Animal Welfare Institute, 900 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20003. Phone: (202) 337-2332. Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. LinkedIn. YouTube. The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has been dedicated to alleviating animal suffering caused by people since its founding in 1951.
22 Lungs and Trachea TURN OFF ALL OTHER BODY SYSTEMS AND FOCUS ON THESE: Skeleton Respiratory LUNGS Location: chest cavity Structure: large, spongy expandable organ Function: the site of
The Current State of Animal Farming in the US
The past 20 years has seen both advances and setbacks in the effort to eliminate factory farms and transition to a more ethical food system. While the animal agriculture industry has not voluntarily made significant improvements to its animal care practices, state legislation and ballot initiatives, along with corporate commitments, are raising standards for many farm animal species.
Inhumane Practices on Factory Farms - Animal Welfare Institute
The 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 ...
Frequently Asked Questions About Reporting Animal Cruelty
Animal cruelty involves gratuitously 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 depriving an animal of water, shelter, food, and necessary medical treatment. Animal fighting, in which animals are trained or forced to attack each other in violent confrontations at ...
Crush Videos - Animal Welfare Institute
Crush videos are recordings which typically depict women in stilettos or bare feet literally crushing, stomping on, or impaling small, helpless animals to satisfy the bizarre sexual fetishes of sadistic viewers. The Animal Welfare Institute is vehemently opposed to "crush videos" and has supported federal legislation intended to stop the trade in these films in the US.
LEGAL 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
Wild vs. Captivity - Animal Welfare Institute
Wild vs. Captivity. Wild vs. Captivity. In The Wild. In Captivity. Cetaceans can travel up to 100 miles daily, feeding and socializing with other members of their pods. Pods can contain hundreds of individuals with complex social bonds and hierarchies. Cetaceans are housed in small enclosures, unable to swim in a straight line for long or dive ...
What You Can Do for Terrestrial Wildlife - Animal Welfare Institute
Reduce the amount of lawn in your yard. Lawns offer minimal food and shelter for wildlife. Try replacing part of your lawn with native plants and flowers instead. Craft for critters! Buy or build your own birdhouse, bat house, or butterfly bath. This can provide hours of …
Who We Are - Animal Welfare Institute
How 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 ...