The Animal Welfare Institute has been publishing an informational newsletter about animal welfare and wildlife conservation for fifty years. In celebration of our golden anniversary (1951-2001), we have compiled all 50 volumes of the AWI Information Report and AWI Quarterly into a bound, two-volume set, comprising almost 1,800 pages.

The first Information Report was published in December 1951 and was four legal-size typewritten pages on blue paper. It announced that "The Animal Welfare Institute has been established by a group of persons interested in the humane treatment of all animals." It included a discussion of the conditions found on visits to laboratories, medical research and the humane movement, and the ethics of animal experimentation. Fifty years later, the AWI Quarterly is a twenty page, full color magazine. The last issue of our first fifty years, published in the fall of 2000, discussed commercial whaling, dolphin and primate protection, wildlife in Vietnam, slaughterhouse conditions and cruelty to pigs in hog factories.

Available at cost price, $45, the set serves as a unique compendium of the history of AWI's battles for animals across the globe. For a historical retrospective on the progression of animal welfare issues between our first and fiftieth years, request a copy (prepaid, please) from AWI.

AWI Offers New Series of Educational Brochures The Animal Welfare Institute has available four new color leaflets on conservation and animal welfare. "Bear Protection" describes the threats facing the world's remaining bear species, notably, the trade in bear parts. "Bushmeat" reveals the risk to wild species such as great apes, elephants, and antelopes from the commercial trade in their meat. "Horse Slaughter" describes the insidious ways in which horses are acquired fraudulently, slaughtered brutally, and sold greedily for human consumption overseas. "Human Overpopulation" takes a close look at the deleterious impact that human overpopulation is having on wild and domestic animals across the globe. Each brochure is filled with useful, detailed information and color photographs. The brochures on bears and bushmeat were made possible through the generosity of the Edith Goode Trust. At least one other brochure -- "Farm Animals" -- is due to be published this year as well. Single copies are available free from AWI. For one, two, or three brochures send a self-addressed envelope with 34¢ postage (37¢ after June 30, 2002). For four brochures send a self-addressed envelope with 57¢ postage (60¢ after June 30, 2002). Contact AWI for larger quantities.