Animal Program Areas

AWI works in six animal program areas to achieve its mission

Animal Programs

lab mouse on log

Animals in Laboratories
pretty dog with brown eyes looking into the camera

Companion Animals
herd of wild horses running

Equines
peglets in a grassy field

Farmed Animals
orca pod in an azure sea

Marine Wildlife
two rhinos touching horns

Terrestrial Wildlife

What You Can Do

From contacting elected officials to making more compassionate shopping choices to donating to AWI, there are numerous ways you can help protect animals and alleviate animal suffering.

Featured Actions

beautiful tiger in small cage
Defend the Big Cat Public Safety Act!

Terrestrial Wildlife
A donkey standing in a grassy field.
Save Donkeys from the Brutal Skin Trade

Equines
A seal on a beach trapped in discarded green netting.
Stop Congress from Gutting the Marine Mammal Protection Act

Marine Wildlife

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