AWI Quarterly » 2010 Winter

The topic of empathy is certainly timely given the conflicts of our modern world. In The Age of Empathy, Frans de Waal asks us to consider the role of empathy in political and social issues ranging from Hurricane Katrina to the global economic crisis.

The six infant orangutans, packed into small crates labeled "birds," were covered in vomit and feces.

While implications of touch in interpersonal relationships among animals and humans has been debated for decades, Annie and Viktor Reinhardt’s assiduous research into the subject makes a provocative, yet thoughtful case for its value in The Magic of Touch.

The Humane Education Network’s 20th annual "A Voice for Animals" high school essay contest runs February 1 through March 31. The contest gives students the opportunity to express concerns about animal welfare and present solutions.

Vermont-based Bushway Packing Inc. has been suspended from slaughtering days-old male dairy calves for veal.

As we hope you know, all animals in AWI’s Animal Welfare Approved (AWA) program are raised on pasture or range in compliance with stringent standards.

AWI supports Representative Steve Israel’s Poison-Free Poultry Act of 2009, H.R. 3624, introduced September 22, 2009. H.R. 3624 bans roxarsone, an arsenic compound used as a growth-promoting additive to poultry and swine feed, which poses a threat to environmental quality and public health, including an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, neurological defects, diabetes and cancer.