Promoting the Analysis of NIBRS Animal Cruelty Data AWI's Center for the Study of NIBRS Animal Cruelty Data is pleased to offer two $5,000 grants for master's and doctoral students to utilize National ...

Arlington, VA—Animal welfare advocates representing millions of people around the world gathered at Amazon HQ2 to hand-deliver over 370,000 petition signatures demanding that Amazon ban the sale of ...

Washington, DC—As Bat Week kicks off October 24, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is hosting its first-ever bat-tacular fundraiser to help organizations operating bat rescues, sanctuaries, and ...

Barn fires cause immense suffering, killing hundreds of thousands of farmed animals every year. Some farmed animals die almost immediately as fires burn through the barns, while others have to be ...

The siege is getting worse. African elephants are being killed at a greater rate than at any time since the worldwide ban on the ivory trade was adopted in 1989. Every 15 minutes, on average, an ...

Some countries/jurisdictions have enacted full or partial bans on the practice of shark finning—slicing off the fins of the shark at sea (often while the shark is still alive) and discarding the ...

The Earth is currently experiencing its sixth major extinction event. One million species globally are at risk of extinction in the next few decades, including 27 percent of the world’s mammals, 41 ...

The rearing of farmed animals today is dominated by industrialized facilities known as concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs (often referred to as “factory farms”) that maximize profits by ...

Aquaculture refers to the farming of aquatic organisms, including finfish, crustaceans, mollusks, plants, and algae for human use. It has been practiced by cultures around the globe for millennia.

Habitat destruction and degradation, urban and suburban sprawl, and ongoing challenges posed by invasive species make conflicts between wildlife and humans inevitable. Homeowners, property managers, ...

Plant native species of flowers, trees, and bushes in your yard. This gives wild animals food, shelter, and a place to raise families. Learn more about creating wildlife habitat in your yard. One of ...