The calves of the semiwild herd were naturally weaned at the age of 7 to 14 months. The weaning process lasted up to 2 weeks. Female calves were prevented by their mothers from sucking any longer at ...

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

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 ...

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) endorses the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act, reintroduced today in the US House of ...

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

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

NAMs can be divided into three broad categories, in chemico, in vitro, and in silico, described in detail below: In chemico (chemical analysis) This is generally the simplest NAM technique, in which ...

Database on Refinement of Housing, Husbandry, Care, and Use of Animals in ResearchThis database, created in 2000, is updated every four months with newly published scientific articles, books, and ...

The Case Against Marine Mammals in Captivity was first produced in 1995 as a comprehensive resource for the public, the media, scientists, students, and policymakers to learn the various arguments ...

Shark fin soup is a popular (and pricey) dish in East Asian societies, prized as a symbol of prosperity. It is traditionally served at banquets and on special occasions such as weddings. Continued ...

The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) seeks to improve the treatment of animals everywhere—in the laboratory, on the farm, in commerce, at home, and in the wild. Over the seven decades that AWI has been ...