Spring 2003
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Howling Praise for AWI’s Founder On a perfect spring day in Washington, as tulips across the city reached toward the heavens, hundreds of people gathered in a vast, sun-drenched room overlooking the majestic Potomac River to share fond remembrances of Christine Stevens’ life and the inspiration she provided us... more...
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The Christine Stevens Memorial Fund The Board of Directors of the Animal Welfare Institute is pleased to announce that it has established the Christine Stevens Memorial Fund to ensure the long-term viability of AWI’s essential campaigns. We have taken great pride in our historically high ratings with non-profit... more...
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In Memoriam John Kullberg, President of the Society for Animal Protective Legislation John Kullberg with his dog Archie. John Kullberg, the careful, conscientious and dedicated President of the Board of the Society for Animal Protective Legislation, died on April 20 after a long battle with cancer. He fought the disease... more...
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The Truth Is a Hammer Humboldt DA Takes on Pacific Lumber In a complaint filed February 23, 2003, in the Superior Court of California, Humboldt County, District Attorney (DA) Paul Gallegos and his legal team have charged The Pacific Lumber Company (PL) with "Deceptive Concealment," "Fraudulent Representation," and "Fraudulent... more...
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Avian Amore Do Europeans Love Birds to Death? Wild-caught green-winged macaw (left), found in tropical forests and Mangrove swamps in Central and South America, are exported from Guyana and Suriname for the international pet trade. The largest parrot in the world, the... more...
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Great Apes Are the World's Heritage A young gorilla rides "piggy back" in a National Park in the Republic of Congo. Ian Redmond/UNESCO Do our closest relatives in the animal kingdom, rapidly diving toward extinction, deserve special consideration and targeted protection in... more...
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Slovenia's Bear Slaughter Brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Eastern Europe may be imperiled by a dramatically increased annual kill in the Republic of Slovenia, a relatively new nation that declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. On October 10, 2002, Slovenia's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food... more...
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Protecting Dolphins in the Congress and the Courts On January 9, 2003, Senator Barbara Boxer of California introduced a new bill to Congress that would preserve the original definition and intent of the dolphin-safe label on canned tuna fish, a label she presented in 1989. S. 130, Senator Boxer's "Truth in Labeling Act of 2003,"... more...
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Keeping Russia's Orcas Wild and Free By Erich Hoyt Co-Director, Far Eastern Russia Orca Project, and Vanessa Williams Conservation Manager, Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society Orcas are incredibly social animals, living in closely-bonded family groups. Pod members tend to travel,... more...
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Ending the Dolphin Hunts in Japan By Hardy Jones Executive Director, BlueVoice.org Dolphins are naturally curious and friendly to humans and approach us in places where we do not harm them. William Rossiter/Cetacean Society International I founded BlueVoice.org (... more...
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Peru's Illegal Dolphin Hunting Kills 1,000 Dolphins or More By Stefan Austermühle Executive Director, Mundo Azul At least 1,000 dolphins per year are killed illegally by fishermen along the Peruvian coast, according to the Peruvian nongovernmental organization Mundo Azul ("Blue World"). Their meat is sold on a flourishing black market,... more...
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NIH on Congressional Hotseat For years, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) lavished millions of taxpayers' dollars on The Coulston Foundation (TCF) though it was cited for nearly 300 violations of the Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) regulations by the Food and Drug Administration, and it had four separate... more...
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Corporate Profits at Animals' Expense Despite widespread international efforts by humane organizations and an embarrassingly small number of scientists to reduce the number of animals utilized for research, their use continues to grow exponentially. Selling rodents for experimentation is a highly lucrative business,... more...
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AWI's Humane Husbandry Program Expands; Rabbits Hop onto the Scene Left : Rescued rabbits reside at the Fund for Animals' Rabbit Sanctuary. Caroline Gilbert/adopt-a-rabbit.org Right : Rabbits, who instinctively run and dig, are confined in factories to wire mesh cages and subjected to artificial lighting to increase production.... more...
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Poland In Peril By Tom Garrett Among the world's "decision makers," palms open to receive what the great corporations provide, few have proven more susceptible than the former Communist aparatchiks of eastern and central Europe. There is, at the same time, no greater corrupter of politicians and... more...
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Activists Stop Construction of Massive Hog Factory By Gail Eisnitz Chief Investigator, Humane Farming Association Rosebud Sioux tribal members participate in a drum circle at a press... more...
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The Deliverance of Dancing Bears By Elizabeth Stanley Kane/Miller Book Publishers California 2003; ISBN1-929132-41-7 40 pages, $15.95 Many of us toil by day with focused determination, dreaming at night of a better life-perhaps one that is easier, richer, or more fulfilling. For the imprisoned brown bear in... more...
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Save Swaziland's Elephants! STOP PRESS: Both Zoos relinquished their import permits over inaccuracies in the permit applications! Fewer than 45 elephants reside in The Kingdom of Swaziland, a small country wedged between South Africa and Mozambique. If California's San Diego Zoo and... more...
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Buyer Beware Comments to USDA Critical An increasing amount of meat is marketed with claims such as "free-range" and "antibiotic-free." The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is currently seeking public comment on proposed definitions for "USDA Verified" claims. Clear and meaningful language will provide consumers with... more...
