General Literature
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113th Congressional Directory The Animal Welfare Institute's Congressional Directory for the 113th US Congress is now available. This small, color booklet provides information on how to contact every Member of Congress, as well as House and Senate committees and relevant government officials. It is a valuable and convenient tool to have when helping us contact Members of Congress on important animal protection measures. Among AWI’s legislative priorities for the 113th Congress: enacting a ban on the slaughter of American horses here and abroad, defending the right of wild horses to live free from harassment on public lands, improving government... |
$8.00 |
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About Animal Welfare Institute Brochure Overview of AWI’s goals and programs to alleviate the suffering inflicted upon animals by humans. |
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Animal Welfare Institute Legislative Brochure Description and history of important legislative initiatives advanced by AWI, 24 pages. |
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Animal Welfare Institute: Information Report and AWI Quarterly Compilation Two-volume set offering a unique compendium of the first 50 years of AWI’s work for animals; 1,800 pages. To download PDFs from this compilation by year of publication, please go here. |
$20.00 |
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Animals and Their Legal Rights A reference of U.S. animal protection laws from 1641 to 1990, with appendices on important foreign laws, 1990, 4th edition, 441 pages. This publication is no longer in print. |
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Animals, Nature and Albert Schweitzer Collection of Albert Schweitzer writings exploring the development of his philosophy of treating all living things with reverence; editing and commentary by Ann Cottrell Free (The Flying Fox Press, AWI Special Edition, 1988), 81 pages. |
$2.00 |
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AWI Compassion Index Online resource that offers updates on pending legislation and governmental actions affecting animal welfare, and provides a rating for each Member of Congress based on their animal welfare-related legislative decisions: www.compassionindex.org |
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AWI Quarterly Full-color magazine that explores current animal welfare issues, including treatment of animals in research, agriculture, commercial trade, at home, and in the wild; summarizes international meetings, laws and treaties affecting animals; alerts people to actions they can take to make a difference; and contains timely book reviews. One year subscription. |
$35.00 |
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AWI: Commemorating 50 Years As you will see in this commemorative issue, the Animal Welfare Institute has succeeded in reducing animal suffering in myriad ways, from widespread improvements in the care and treatment of experimental animals to achievement of a moratorium on commercial slaughter of whales. This 16-page issue shows our five decades of accomplishments, and the monumental amount of new work for us to do. We at AWI are truly grateful for your concern and support, which will enable us to carry on with our important efforts on behalf of all animals. |
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Free Trade Brochure Overview of how trade agreements negatively impact animals and undermine the laws that are supposed to protect them. |
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Monkeys Don't Wear Diapers: Heartwarming and Heartbreaking Stories from a Monkey Sanctuary AWI is now accepting pre-orders of Monkeys Don’t Wear Diapers. AWI members and libraries are entitled to one complimentary copy of this book upon request. It is available to non-members (and to members wishing to order additional copies) at cost price. Orders are expected to be shipped in the spring of 2015. In Monkeys Don’t Wear Diapers: Heartwarming and Heartbreaking Stories from a Monkey Sanctuary, Polly Schultz tells the stories of a special group of monkeys who have come to OPR Coastal Primate Sanctuary, which Polly founded and continues to direct. Some of the monkeys at... |
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Population and Consumption Brochure Discussion of the impacts of expanding human population and consumption on the natural environment and what individuals and policymakers can do to lessen our environmental impact. |
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The Schweitzer Medalists Brochure Complete list of individuals upon whom AWI has bestowed the Albert Schweitzer Medal since 1955 in honor of their outstanding contributions to animal welfare. |
