What 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 ...

This study investigated the relations between allogrooming and aggression in a captive group of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). Our aim was to test whether evidence of an interchange between ...

From exploring the impact of the critically endangered golden coin turtle on Hong Kong’s ecological balance and cultural ...

Washington, DC—The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is pleased that the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards Council has rejected an appeal filed by the National Pork Producers Council ...

AWI’s new Center for the Study of NIBRS Animal Cruelty Data (the Center) provides easy access to a wealth of information on animal cruelty crimes derived from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s ...

Writing a letter to the editor or an opinion column for your local daily or weekly newspaper, magazine, or community website can help introduce important animal welfare issues to a wider audience, ...

Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-than-Human World is an exploration of animal cognition, intelligence, and social systems, challenging the often-arbitrary line that separates humans ...

Noninvasive genetic tools are commonly used in conservation programs because they help practitioners address practical questions—such as estimating population size and reconstructing ...

In June, Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) introduced the Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act (HR 8699) to improve conditions for livestock transported across the United States. The bill would prohibit ...

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Technical Committee on Animal Housing—the body that oversees development and revisions of the Fire and Life Safety in Animal Housing Facilities Code ...

Refinements for Rodents and Rabbits in Research Laboratories will be rolling off the presses soon. AWI will introduce the book—an update of a previous volume—at the 74 th Annual Symposium of the ...