Animal Welfare Institute

AWI Supports Phasing Out Animal Use in Research and Testing, but Proper Planning is Essential to Protect Animals and Science

Washington, DC—Last month, both the National Institutes of Health and the US Food and Drug Administration announced plans to phase out the use of animals in scientific research. The Animal Welfare ...
Opinion
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Speaking for the Voiceless: Inside the Global Movement for Animal Rights and Legal Protections

An overview of the global movement using laws and courts to strengthen protections for animals in farming, research, and daily life.
The Conversation

We’ve been sending animals into space for 7 decades – yet there are still no rules to protect them from harm

Anna Marie Brennan was awarded the Borrin Foundation's Women Leaders in Law Fellowship in 2024. This week, Russia is expected to launch its Bion-M No.2 biosatellite from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in ...
Morningstar

Two out of three elephants exploited for tourism suffer in poor living conditions, new World Animal Protection report finds

This research examines over 15 years of data collected to see if environments for captive elephants have improved over time The findings concluded that 69% of elephants used in the tourism industry in ...