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Hens, Eggs and Mercy - Wendy Swann, AWI Research Associate, Letter to the Editor, Washington Post

AWI ACTION: Help Us Stop U.S. Capitulation to Whalers - The United States must stand up to the whalers by saying NO to any deal brokered to secure a bowhead quota, NO to IWC vote-buying, and NO to a resumption of Japanese coastal whaling.

Information on Pet Food Recall (April 13, 2007)

Group Unveils Restaurants Selling Controversial Shark-Fin Soup
March 27, 2007: The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is leading an effort with support from fellow animal protection and conservation organizations to contact restaurants in the Washington Metropolitan Area that currently serve the highly controversial shark-fin soup, asking that they consider the precarious status of many of the targeted species and stop selling the dish immediately.

The Christine Stevens Wildlife Award: The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is now accepting applications for its 2007 Christine Stevens Wildlife Award program, named in recognition of the organization’s founder. This award program provides $10,000 grants to help defray the costs of innovative and creative research on non-lethal tools and techniques for wildlife management and research. Click here to view the full brochure.

Introducing AWI's latest children's book: The Boy Who Loved All Living Things: The Imaginary Childhood Journal of Albert Schweitzer.
Young children will be delighted by the book's humorous twist on the traditional family album, filled with "photos" of piglets, kittens, church mice, birds and fish. Through young Albert's eyes, children learn important lessons of compassion and a "reverence for life." Created by award winning author/illustrator Sheila Hamanaka. Find out more about the book!

One free copy is available to all active AWI members, teachers (kindergarten through Grade 4) and libraries. To receive your copy, contact us. Additional books available for a nominal fee of $4.

JUST RELEASED: Animal Welfare Approved Surpasses Other Seals; First Humane Program to Champion Family Farms and Repudiate Double Standards in Other Labeling Programs. New Standards Supported by Farmers, Top Chefs and Notables Such as Willie Nelson, Rosemary Harris and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. For more information, click here.

AWI Quarterly Available Online

Our new Animal Welfare Approved husbandry standards for all species, such as these cattle raised for beef on Cates Family Farm in Wisconsin, mandate the provision of an environment, housing and diet that is designed to allow animals to behave naturally. Each animal must be able to perform behaviors that promote their physiological and psychological health and well-being. Click here to read AWI's Fall Quarterly online.