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Animal Fighting Spectators Support the Savagery

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The federal government, in the last few years, has increased coverage of and penalties for animal fighting activities under the Animal Welfare Act, but it is still lacking in one...

Journal of Animal Ethics

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While we humans on the whole have yet to acknowledge our moral obligation to other species and to behave accordingly, there is some evidence that the idea of such a moral obligation...

AWI Turns 60

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"The Animal Welfare Institute has been established by a group of persons interested in the humane treatment of all animals." Those were the first words to grace Vol. 1 No....

Why Suffering Matters

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The very title of Andrew Linzey’s book is likely to evoke an emotional response, but Why Animal Suffering Matters: Philosophy, Theology, and Practical Ethics makes a rational, ethics-based case for treating animals...

A Voice for Animals High School Essay Contest

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The Humane Education Network’s 20th annual “A Voice for Animals” high school essay contest runs February 1 through March 31. The contest gives students the opportunity to express concerns about animal...

The Age of Empathy

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The topic of empathy is certainly timely given the conflicts of our modern world. In The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society, Frans de Waal asks us to...

In Remembrance: Senator Robert C. Byrd

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On June 28, the animal welfare community lost a stalwart friend when Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, America’s longest serving senator, died at the age of 92. Byrd...

Teddy Goldsmith

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1928–2009  With the death of Teddy Goldsmith on August 17, a towering tree has fallen in the thin remaining forest of visionaries and inspired amateurs who pioneered today’s environmental and...

Princess Elisabeth de Croÿ

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1921-2009  After 40 tireless years of advocating for animals, Princess Elisabeth de Croÿ passed away on May 18. Descended from the kings of Hungary, the Princess used her celebrity to...

Roots of Human Behavior

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Roots of Human Behavior is a vibrant photo documentation of the parallels between animal and human expressions, emotions and psychology. It is another book in a series of AWI publications whose...