Winter 2006
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Harvest for Hope - A Guide to Mindful Eating By Jane Goodall, Gary McAvoy and Gail Hudson Warner Books, 2005 ISBN: 0446533629 320 pages $24.95 In Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful... more...
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Breaking Old School Habits Seven Ways to Bring Biology Class Back to Life "Yuck" "Cool" "Ick" "Gross"... more...
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Animal News from around the world UK Bill Holds Promise On Oct. 13, England and Wales introduced a bill to modernize animal welfare standards. The unprecedented measure requires owners of all vertebrate animals to provide a suitable environment and... more...
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An Update on Elephant Immunocontraception While the debate over culling elephants in the Kruger National Park rages on, work on the humane control of elephants in South Africa continues. The project has expanded to include seven additional game reserves with populations ranging from 10 to 90 elephants. The most... more...
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The Christine Stevens Wildlife Award Call for Proposals FWS AWI SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR THE NEW We are pleased to announce a new grant program named in honor of Christine Stevens, the Animal Welfare Institute's founder and a dedicated defender of wildlife. For more than half a... more...
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News from Capitol Hill by SAPL Minutes before being chased down the final chute, these horses await a cruel death at the Dallas Crown slaughter plant in Kaufman, Texas. The bloodied... more...
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Federal Agencies Out of Step In 2005, both Houses of Congress voted to stop horse slaughter by prohibiting taxpayer dollars from being used to fund the federally mandated inspection of horses slaughtered for human consumption (see story, page 12). Despite Congressional intent, the US... more...
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Black Market: Inside the Endangered Species Trade in Asia By Ben Davies Ten Speed Press, 2005 ISBN: 1932771220 176 pages $29.95 Faithful readers of the AWI Quarterly are already familiar with the illicit trade in wildlife, the suffering these animals endure and the threat it poses to their species, but this book is still worth reading—its stories... more...
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Yellowstone's Bison Under the Gun, Again One, two, three, four, five…It took at least 24 minutes and four bullets for the first Yellowstone bison to die. The victim was grazing on public lands and showed no fear as a 17-year-old hunter approached to point-blank range before taking his first shot.... more...
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Illegal Dogmeat Trade Thrives in the Philippines Law enforcement officials in the Philippines often allow the illegal dog meat trade to go unnoticed.... more...
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Trade Agreements and Their Threat to Critters Everywhere by Lori Wallach Public Citizen Global Trade Watch Director Free trade policies favor agribusiness corporations that own large factory farms... more...
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The Endangered Species Act Under Attack Above: The Florida panther is a highly endangered subspecies of mountain lion; due to habitat destruction from urban... more...
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The Animal Welfare Act: Government Report Finds that both the USDA and Research Labs Fall Short Oversight of the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) is conducted by the Animal Care Program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) within the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Following are highlights from an audit... more...
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Wind Energy - Friend of Foe? More studies are needed to combat fatalities. With the rise in global warming making news headlines in recent months, supporting the development of renewable energy sources is a high priority for energy companies and environmentalists alike — and wind energy has become the... more...
