Growing interest in commercial octopus farming threatens to subject these cognitively complex, sentient animals to inhumane ...

Tens of millions of animals are used annually for research, testing, and education throughout the United States. Facilities ...

AWI seeks to advance the welfare of animals raised for agricultural purposes–on the farm, during transport, and at slaughter. We support plant-based food choices and higher-welfare options when animal ...

To help promote the use of such ethical, ecologically responsible, and affordable solutions, AWI has long supported the efforts of the Beaver Institute, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit organization ...

AWI champions the mutually beneficial relationship between people and pets and promotes responsible care of companion animals. We seek strong legal protections for companion animals and develop tools ...

Aquaculture refers to the farming of aquatic organisms, including finfish, crustaceans, mollusks, plants, and algae for human use. It has been practiced by cultures around the globe for millennia.

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) applauds recent announcements by the National Institutes of Health and the US Food and ...

Fish tanks are ubiquitous—found in doctor’s offices, Chinese restaurants, corporate headquarters, and in millions of homes throughout the world. Some studies report that they reduce anxiety, stress, ...

Wild vs Captivity for cetaceans like dolphins, belugas, whales, and sharks. Many cetaceans have been violently captured from the wild, with no hope of ever being reunited with their families. Once in ...

Historically, grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) inhabited most of the western contiguous United States, while black bears (Ursus americanus) were common in forested areas throughout the country.

Some countries/jurisdictions have enacted full or partial bans on the practice of shark finning—slicing off the fins of the shark at sea (often while the shark is still alive) and discarding the ...

On November 5, 2002, voters in FOn November 5, 2002, voters in Florida approved the first US law prohibiting the use of small “gestation crates” to house pregnant sows. Such crates are but one example ...