Yesterday, the Trump administration unveiled proposed sweeping changes to Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulations that would ...

The Earth is currently experiencing its sixth major extinction event. One million species globally are at risk of extinction in the next few decades, including 27 percent of the world’s mammals, 41 ...

In 2019, Canada enacted a ban on the import and export of shark fins not still naturally attached to the rest of the shark, becoming the first G20 nation to do so. Below is a directory of restaurants ...

Female Orcas can live up to 90 years in the wild. Of the wild-caught orcas who have died in captivity, half died after only 4 years. View this inforgraphic for more details.

Click the link below to donate to the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) via PayPal. This will take you to the PayPal site where you can contribute using either your PayPal account or a credit card. (If ...

Octopuses inspire awe, wonder, and fascination. They are well-known for their creativity, intelligence, and curiosity. There is ample scientific evidence of their capacity to feel physical pain and ...

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 ...

Keywords: animal welfare, handling, non-human primates, psychological well-being, restraint, social support, stress, training, unfamiliar environment One of the major drawbacks to the use of non-human ...

Captive rhesus macaques are not naturally aggressive, but poor husbandry and handling practices can trigger their aggression toward conspecifics and toward the human handler. The myth of the ...

For example, the hemoglobin denaturation (HD) test and the Ocular Irritection test are in chemico alternatives to the Draize rabbit test. The Draize rabbit test was developed in 1944 to test cosmetic ...

Injurious self-biting is one of the most serious problems in primate colonies (Niemeyer, Gray, & Stephen, 1996). "Approximately 10% of captive, individually-housed monkeys engage in the disturbing ...