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Researchers examine how the use of animal testing to identify endocrine-disrupting substances in the EU can be reduced.
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) seeks to improve the treatment of animals everywhere—in the laboratory, on the farm, in commerce, at home, and in the wild. Over the seven decades that AWI has been ...
The master’s in environmental science student is studying how the environmental conditions in paddocks and stalls, such as grass cover, soil condition, and space influence the behavior, health, and ...
The Shamayim V’Aretz Institute, founded in 2012 to put “animal welfare on the Jewish agenda,” counts Mayim Bialik, a star of the sitcom “The Big Bang Theory,” as one of its founding members.
“Please grant the petition (#23-05) filed by the Animal Welfare Institute and other animal protection organizations more than a year ago on May 16, 2023.
Stop Animal Exploitation Now (SAEN), the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have all denounced the penalties (PDF) levied against SNBL as ...
Animal welfare was another issue ranked highly. In the 2016 survey, 36% said they looked for logos indicating high animal welfare standards but this has since risen to 47% – “a notable increase [which ...
The Animal Welfare Institute petition specifically requested that FSIS amend its regulations to require that all poultry products labeled with a “free-range,” “free-roaming,” or “range ...
Chris Heyde, the Deputy Legislative Director of the Animal Welfare Institute, wrote and called my article “one of the most misinformed” he’d seen to date on the topic. His letter, slightly edited, ...
Animal Welfare Institute asks local county attorneys to prosecute firms where turkeys and chickens died in trucks. By Kristen Leigh Painter. October 9, 2021 at 1:00PM.
The nonprofit Animal Welfare Institute, which monitors animal welfare claim submissions to the USDA, found that 85% of the 97 claims it reviewed had inadequate documents substantiating the claims.
Released by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) today, Label Confusion: How “Humane” And “Sustainable” Claims On Meat Packages Deceive Consumers exposes the lack of any apparent verification of food ...