AWI Quarterly » 2005 Fall

Wild Free-Roaming Horses in Danger of Removal from Arizona Public Land

Horses living in the Heber territory of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests in Arizona may be removed by the US Forest Service and sent to an auction that will put them at risk of slaughter.

2005 Fall

Irresponsible Farming Practices Harm Animals Around the World

The vast majority who died were chickens raised for meat in confinement systems. Like the hens left to burn up in the fire, these animals were abandoned when disaster struck—and are commonly referred to as live inventories or forgotten.

2005 Fall

AWI Perseveres in Suit Against Ringling Bros.

There's a terrible secret lurking alongside the smiling faces of clowns and acrobats at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus.

2005 Fall

Protect Animals and the Ozone Layer

The bad news is the global ozone layer is currently in its most fragile state, and recovery may be decades or longer away. An ozone hole roughly the size of North America continues to develop each year over Antarctica. This past winter, the ozone layer over the Arctic thinned to record low levels and alarmed scientific experts, some of whom fear an ozone hole may develop over the northern hemisphere within the next two decades.

2005 Fall

IWC 2005: Japan thwarts the ban on commercial whaling in the name of "science."

The outcome of June's International Whaling Commission (IWC) annual meeting, held in Ulsan, South Korea, was different from that of previous years. On paper, the pro-whaling nations had a simple majority—and while this was not enough to overturn the moratorium on commercial whaling, it could enable them to severely affect the meeting.

2005 Fall

Regulations Say "No" to Cetacean Captivity

Costa Rica has introduced regulations banning dolphin and whale captivity; "swim-with" programs are also now illegal. The country is renowned for its progressive approach to conservation, but this success is largely due to three years of hard work by Fundación Promar. The group's Pricilla Cubero Pardo provided a Spanish translation for our swim-with brochure, and we are pleased it was useful in the campaign.

2005 Fall

Caught on Tape

The Norwegian government claims about 80 percent of whales the country's hunters kill die instantly, and the remainder die within two minutes of the impact of the harpoon. Footage from a new film reveals this is not always the case. In May 2005, two investigators from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) filmed a whale hunt off the northern tip of Norway. Susan Tomiak of the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) spoke with EIA Director Jennifer Lonsdale to hear how the film was made and why it's so important.

2005 Fall

"Sponging" Dolphins May Reveal Animal Culture

Culture, "the act of developing the intellectual and moral faculties especially by education," was once thought of as only a human trait. Today, we know it is present in some animal societies. However, only primates have demonstrated methods of tool use that are learned through culture—until now. Off the coast of Western Australia at Shark Bay, 15 bottlenose dolphins and seven of their offspring seem to pass on the behavior of using sea sponges as tools for protection.

2005 Fall

Freedom Advocate, Ben White, Dies at 53

It is with deep sadness that we report the death of Ben White. In 1997, the Animal Welfare Institute was fortunate to have Ben join our crew. Though a gentle soul, Ben was a revolutionary, with steely determination and a dedication to protect the animals and plants threatened by corporate-level avarice.

2005 Fall

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Fall 2005 Quarterly News from the Hill. brought to you by the Society for Animal Protective Legislation

2005 Fall

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