AWI Quarterly » Summer 2004
Summer 2004 Volume 53 Number 3
About the Cover
In the eye of this Grants Zebra (Equus burchellii) in Botswana, photographer Frans Lanting (courtesy of Minden Pictures) captured the reflection of the hunters who shot the animal. Wild African animals are not only killed by hunters seeking a trophy. The zebra is one of dozens of species in Africa and Asia slaughtered for their flesh to be consumed locally or, with increasing frequency, sold in markets around the world, including major city centers in industrialized nations such as the United States, United Kingdom, and Belgium. Buffaloes, gazelles, hippos, giraffes, elephants, foxes, fowl, pangolins, primates, pythons, and tortoises are but some of the species killed as "bushmeat." An innovative new program launched in Kenya takes the message about the bushmeat crisis directly to the people who live with the wildlife. A new touring play, Carcasses, recently premiered in Nairobi; the actors delve into the conservation and human health risks of killing wild animals and consuming their meat.
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Farm Animals
- Pigs in the Pan-Pacific
- "With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility"
- Biogas from Manure: How Green?
- Inertia at the U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Egg Industry Happily Markets Cruelty
MARINE ANIMALS
- Oil Exploration Threatens Rarest Whale with Extinction
- Committee Drowns Dolphins and Whales with Words
WILDLIFE
NEWS FROM CAPITOL HILL
- Industry Wants You to Eat Downers
- Don't Experiment on My Beloved Companion Animal!
- Senate Veterinarian Opposes Horse Slaughter
- Just Passing Through? The Assault on Migratory Birds
LABORATORY ANIMALS
- A Glimpse Behind the Kennel Door
- Do Laboratory Rats Benefit from More Cage Space?
by Alyssa Foulkes - Cats Seized from a Pet Trade Cattery
BOOK REVIEW
- Against the Grain: How Agriculture Has Hijacked Civilization, by Tom Garrett