Animal Welfare Institute
The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has been dedicated to alleviating animal suffering caused by people since its founding in 1951.
List of Endangered Species - Animal Welfare Institute
The Earth is currently experiencing its sixth major animal extinction event. One out of four of the world’s mammals and over 40 percent of amphibians are threatened with extinction due to human activity, including habitat destruction, overexploitation, climate change, and pollution, as well as human overpopulation.
22 Lungs and Trachea TURN OFF ALL OTHER BODY SYSTEMS AND FOCUS ON THESE: Skeleton Respiratory LUNGS Location: chest cavity Structure: large, spongy expandable organ Function: the site of
Inhumane Practices on Factory Farms - Animal Welfare Institute
The rearing of farm 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 treating animals not as sentient creatures, but as production units. Raised by the thousands at a single location, animals are confined in such tight quarters that they can barely move, let ...
Animal Cruelty - Animal Welfare Institute
Animal cruelty involves gratuitously inflicting harm, injuring, or killing an animal. The cruelty can be intentional, such as kicking, burning, stabbing, beating, or shooting; or it can involve neglect, such as depriving an animal of water, shelter, food, and necessary medical treatment. Animal fighting, in which animals are trained or forced to attack each other in violent confrontations at ...
21 Rotate your rat so you are looking at the ventral view (put your rat on their back), zoom in as needed. After mechanical and chemical digestion in the mouth, the chewed food
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People and Pets in Crisis - Animal Welfare Institute
In most cases, companion animals are cherished members of the family. However, there are situations in which pets are mistreated—in the home and in the community. Surveys of domestic violence survivors reveal that up to 89% report that their pets were threatened, harmed, or killed by their abuser. Research also indicates that animal abuse and other forms of family violence, such as child ...
Wild vs. Captivity - Animal Welfare Institute
In The Wild In Captivity Cetaceans can travel up to 100 miles daily, feeding and socializing with other members of their pods. Pods can contain hundreds of individuals with complex social bonds and hierarchies. Cetaceans are housed in small enclosures, unable to swim in a straight line for long or dive deeply.
Action Center - Animal Welfare Institute
Use AWI's Action Center to take action on critical animal welfare issues and legislation, sign up for email alerts, find your elected officials, and more.