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The Animal Welfare Institute ( AWI) is an American non-profit charitable organization founded by Christine Stevens in 1951 with the goal of reducing suffering inflicted on animals by humans. [1] [2] It is one of the oldest animal welfare organizations in the US. [3] [4] Its legislative division, the Society for Animal Protective Legislation ...
Welfare biology – Yew-Kwang Ng defines animal welfare in terms of welfare economics: "Welfare biology is the study of living things and their environment with respect to their welfare (defined as net happiness, or enjoyment minus suffering). Despite difficulties of ascertaining and measuring welfare and relevancy to normative issues, welfare ...
Stevens founded the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) in 1951 and the Society for Animal Protective Legislation (SAPL) in 1955. Under Stevens's leadership the SAPL succeeded in helping to pass animal protection laws including the Animal Welfare Act, Humane Slaughter Act, Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Animal welfare organizations are concerned with the health, safety and psychological wellness of individual animals. These organizations include animal rescue groups and wildlife rehabilitation centers, which care for animals in distress and sanctuaries , where animals are brought to live and be protected for the rest of their lives.
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.
The National Institute of Animal Welfare (NIAW) is a division of the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying ( Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying) in India. It is located in Ballabgarh, Haryana. [1] [2] Gram Panchyat land was acquired, District Khadi and Village Industries Officer at Faridabad Naresh Kadyan played key ...
The Animal Welfare Board of India was established in 1962 under Section 4 of The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. [3] Well-known humanitarian Rukmini Devi Arundale participated in setting up the board [3] and was its first chair. [4] The Board consists of 28 Members, who serve for a period of 3 years.
The Animal Welfare Act ( Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966, Pub. L. 89–544) was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 24, 1966. [1] It is the main federal law in the United States that regulates the treatment of animals in research and exhibition. Other laws, policies, and guidelines may include additional species ...