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Animal Welfare Institute PO Box 3650, Washington, DC 20027 • www.awionline.org Animal Welfare Institute The Animal Welfare Institute is a non-profit charitable organization founded in 1951 dear friends: On the facing page, you will recognize our long-standing connection to, and admiration for, Dr. Albert Schweitzer and his to reduce the sum total of pain and fear inflicted on animals by humans. philosophy of “Reverence for Life.” I can’t help but wonder, especially of late, whether we have lost all compassion. I question, with violence so pervasive here and abroad, if there is a chance of creating a more humane, life-revering world.

Our specific goals include: In 1951, Dr. Albert Schweitzer gave his permission to the In his 1924 Memoirs of Childhood and Youth, Dr. Schweitzer contends, “The power of ideals is incalculable.” When we put our • Improvement in the housing and handling of laboratory Animal Welfare Institute to strike a medal in his honor to be ideals into action, we can develop a “simpler, more truthful, purer, more peace-loving, meeker, kinder, more sympathetic” world. At animals and development and use of non-animal testing presented for outstanding achievement in the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), humane ideals guide our actions and drive our success. the advancement of animal welfare. methods. We work tirelessly to enrich the lives of animals used for experimentation, and keep people’s pets from ever finding their way • Preservation of species threatened with extinction and In granting his permission, Dr. into laboratories in the first place; we work to create a world where every consumer has compassionate food choices; we work to keep protection for wildlife in international trade. Schweitzer wrote, “I would marine mammals free and spared from the ocean noise pollution that threatens their very survival; and we work to protect wildlife • Abolition of factory farms and achievement of humane never have believed that slaughter for all species. my philosophy, which across the globe from the trappers’ agonizing steel jaws and the poachers’ breath-taking bullets. Our role is to never yield in our incorporates in our ethics • Prohibition on use of steel-jaw leghold traps and reform of efforts to turn humane idealism into practical, effective action for animals in need. a compassionate attitude other cruel methods for controlling wildlife populations. toward all creatures, would As Dr. Schweitzer accurately surmised, “The most valuable knowledge we can have is how to deal with disappointments.” And • Strict regulation of transport conditions for all animals. be noticed and recognized in our work there are many disappointments, indeed. But as you will read in the coming pages there are also terrific successes in • Encouragement of benevolent science teaching and pre- in my lifetime.” every issue area undertaken by AWI. For these victories we are thankful, and with so much left to achieve, we simply move forward. vention of painful experiments on animals by students. I regularly answer my own question: yes, we absolutely can create a more kindhearted world. We certainly can turn our ideals into action. So the unanswered question is, “will you help?” Sincerely,

Cathy Liss animal welfare institute President Cover photo by Thomas Kirchen/www.makro-tom.de laboratory animals

The Animal Welfare Institute facilitate their rescue to safe, lov- and animal welfare advocates kept in research facilities. (AWI) engages in a diverse range ing homes. Our campaign against from 19 different countries. The Discussion topics which of activities as we seek to help all random source Class B dealers discussions foster the exchange of have been summarized and species of animals used for exper- will continue until their number is first-hand experiences pertaining submitted for publication include: imentation. Our work protecting reduced to zero. to animal welfare issues and relationships between personnel pets from ending up in the hands While we actively support al- the improvement of husbandry, and animals in the research of random source dealers who sell ternatives to the use of animals as housing and handling of animals laboratory; emotionality in the them at huge profit to laboratories, well as reductions in the numbers continues too. We’ve pushed for used wherever possible, we’re

vigorous prosecution of Arkansas faced with the reality that tens of Department of Laboratory Animal Science/Utrecht University dealer C.C. Baird, infamous for millions of animals continue to be his mistreatment of the animals he used for experimentation in the US acquires. A hearing date of Janu- alone each year. Thus, we have ary 24, 2005 has been set, but devoted the bulk of our efforts to he’s still in business despite hun- reduce their suffering. dreds of apparent violations of the Viktor and Annie Reinhardt Animal Welfare Act. Should the moderate the e-mail discussion list US Department of Agriculture suc- Laboratory Animal Refinement and ceed in negotiating the release of Enrichment Forum. Participants any, or all, of his current inventory are animal care personnel, Laboratory mouse making good use of the housing and bedding he has been pro- of dogs and cats, we’ve offered to students, veterinarians, scientists vided. Denied federal protection, such enrichment is the exception, not the norm.

1 animal research laboratory; and farm animals ethical and scientific implications Jen Rinick/AWI of stereotypical behavior shown As is our mission, AWI con- international standards for animal husbandry and European rules to animal factories and the misuse gram continues to grow, offering which to develop their own criteria. by animals kept in research tinues to be a strong voice welfare. Diane Halverson gave protect pig welfare. Here in the of antibiotics to support disease- farmers and consumers humane In addition to our involvement in institutions. The discussions are for the voiceless by advocat- the keynote address at the Pan- US, we were involved in multiple prone factory farming. alternatives to factory production the standards setting process, we extremely useful because they ing compassion for farmed Pacific Pork Expo in Brisbane, events addressing the conditions We collaborate with groups and improving the lives of an in- are building a network of humane are based on practical rather animals both domestically and Australia, discussing cruelty cases of animals inside factories versus around the world to strengthen creasing number of animals. In farmers that raise animals in ways Diane Halverson/AWI than theoretical considerations around the globe. We maintain at US pig factories, growing US on animal-friendly farms, the im- the collective voice for animals. In addition to animal-friendly hus- that ensure the animals’ physical and their implications are directly a presence in Poland to raise consumer demand for pig-friendly portance of rejecting products of conjunction with protests in more bandry standards for pigs, ducks and mental well-being. translated into improved living awareness and combat the than 20 countries, AWI organized and rabbits, we now have stan- AWI continues to promote conditions for laboratory animals. factory expansion efforts of the a peaceful demonstration at the dards for dairy cows, veal calves, sound, science-based research, AWI also manages an anno- world’s largest pork producer, Irish Embassy, in Washington, DC, beef cattle and lambs. and this has demonstrated that tated database on environmental Smithfield Foods. In addition, objecting to the current inhumane Furthermore, AWI com- pasture and deep-bedded sys-

enrichment and refinement for our staff participated in inter- transport conditions for farmed menced ground-breaking work tems for pigs, along with group Oohmahnee Farm laboratory animals. This resource national meetings, to build al- animals who are moved long dis- with Whole Foods Market (WFM), housing, are not only humane disseminates published reference liances and promote humane tances across Europe. Ireland was the world’s largest organic and but economical as well. Support material on improvements for treatment of animals raised targeted as the newly appointed natural grocer. WFM is in the pro- for our work grows, and this past Diane Halverson/AWI laboratory animal husbandry and for food, including the 2003 holder of the EU Presidency. cess of developing “Animal Com- year longtime AWI member and research practices. The database

World Trade Organization Min- Although the vast majority of passionate” standards, and in the film star Rosemary Harris, of the Marlene Halverson/AWI has more than 3,000 entries and isterial meeting and a global the 10 billion farm animals in the case of ducks and pigs, the first Spider-Man movies, visited free- is updated regularly. It is acces- conference hosted by the In- US are subjected to the cruel prac- two species for whom standards range pig farms in North Carolina sible at www.awionline.org, as are ternational Organization for This pregnant pig, raised according to AWI husbandry standards, engages in the tices and mutilations of industrial are being developed, WFM used and pledged commitment to our the majority of our materials. Animal Health which is setting instinctive behavior of nest building before she gives birth. agriculture, AWI’s husbandry pro- AWI’s standards as the basis from farm animal program.

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As a key player in the Convention mals Committee meeting in Jo- endangered species in the wild is adoption of these recommenda- was honored to make a presenta- activities to national enforcement on International Trade in Endan- hannesburg, South Africa, AWI’s to breed them in captivity. tions in the coming years. tion on behalf of the Species Sur- bodies as well as international or- gered Species of Wild Fauna and Adam Roberts participated in two Similarly, AWI continued to Strong laws and regula- vival Network to the CITES Expert ganizations including INTERPOL Flora (CITES), AWI continues to working groups: one to consider lead the international effort to tions are vital to protect all im- Group Meeting on Law Enforce- and the CITES Secretariat. AWI fight against international trade in the transport of live animals and protect bears through our par- periled species, including bears, ment in Shepherdstown, West has long been a leader in promot- USFWS threatened and endangered spe- the other to consider the relation- ticipation in the CITES Standing elephants, tigers, rhinos, birds Virginia in February 2004. Our ing wildlife law enforcement and Born Free Foundation cies and for strong wildlife law ship between ex situ (outside the Committee, which met in Geneva and reptiles. However, without briefing explored the vital role that supporting the men and women enforcement worldwide. This vital species’ natural habitat) breeding in March 2004. There, Adam pre- strong wildlife law enforcement, nongovernmental organizations who fight to conserve wild ani- All eight species of bear face some international Treaty regulates the operations and in situ (within the sented a detailed briefing docu- these statutes cannot adequately can play in communicating infor- mals and implement the laws vital threat, from habitat destruction to global trade in thousands of ani- species’ natural habitat) conser- ment on the interpretation and protect wild animals in need. AWI mation about illegal wildlife trade to their long-term survival. the trade in their gallbladders. mals and plant species. vation efforts for CITES-listed implementation of the Convention AWI is actively involved in the species. The involvement of hu- with respect to the global trade in scientific and technical implemen- mane organizations, including bear parts, specifically the gall- marine animals tation committees of CITES: the AWI, on the Transport Working bladders and bile. Our informa- Animals Committee and Stand- Group ensures that work to pro- tive analysis included evidence of Our involvement in opposing the saw the creation of a congres- has participated at every meeting, and have put the data to good use. ing Committee. It is often at these tect live animals from the rigors of bear poaching and seizure cases proliferation of intense sound sionally appointed panel charged we remain cautious about whether In February, we used the science Kenya Wildlife Service sources in the oceans was ratch- with exploring the problem of hu- the committee will keep cetacean to successfully aid colleagues in Tigers, emblematic of global threats Committee meetings that many international transport continues. around the world and specific rec- to wildlife, are poached for their important issues are deliberated And, our participation on the “ex ommendations for nations whose eted up as evidence mounted that man-caused ocean noise and its welfare as its first priority. defeating a huge National Science parts, and are bred for zoos, circus- and decided. At the 2003 Animals situ/in situ” group ensured that efforts to protect bears are cur- both seismic airguns and military effects on marine mammals. The We have amassed a wealth Foundation seismic research proj- es, and as pets. Wildlife officers are Committee meeting in Geneva, CITES did not declare that the rently incomplete or ineffective. active sonar devices are killing panel is heavily loaded with indus- of information about ocean noise ect planned for the vessel Maurice vital to protect at-risk species. Switzerland, and the 2004 Ani- way to conserve threatened and We will continue to pursue the cetaceans worldwide. November try stakeholders and while AWI and its effects on marine creatures Ewing off the coast of the Yucatan

4 5 from their families to entertain society for animal protective legislation tourists in “swim-with” programs became quite heated due to a The Society for Animal Protec- Outside the US, endangered next Congress, would wisely pro- particularly egregious situation. tive Legislation (SAPL), AWI’s marine turtles worldwide are suf- hibit the slaughter of horses for In July, Canadian businessman legislative division, works hard fering, and a lack of resources human consumption. Christopher Porter began buy- to overcome considerable odds invested in their conservation puts SAPL applauded the US ing dolphins from local fishermen and a remarkably well-financed hawksbill, leatherback, green and Department of Agriculture’s pre- Ursula Keuper-Bennett Katy Penland in the Solomon Islands. Over a and well-connected opposition to other turtle species at great risk. liminary decision to prohibit cows Risso’s dolphins are found through- shepherd humane bills through The Marine Turtle Conservation too sick or debilitated to walk from out the world in temperate and in June, and again, using studies members to write to the various hundred were brutally caught and tropical waters, including southern provided by AWI that showed the stakeholder groups ahead of the caged, with at least seven dying the legislative process. Act, modeled on similar laws for the food supply; we are seeking California where this adult pod damage that seismic airguns have planned summer construction of a in the process. When a deal was During this past year, a other imperiled species, authorizes to strengthen the ban and make it was spotted. wrought on fish populations, local Shell Oil pipeline straight through struck to airlift 28 to Parque Nizuc number of species got individual up to five million dollars to go into permanent. fishermen and activists were able the whales’ feeding grounds. in Cancun, AWI was on hand with attention. The Captive Wildlife turtle protection projects. The bill We will continue through the peninsula. We achieved this by to convince the Mexican commis- In December we staged a our Mexican colleagues to oppose Safety Act was enacted prohibit- was signed into law in July 2003. next Congress to fight against the

alerting the Mexican authorities sioner to reject both permits. protest outside the Japanese Em- the theft from the wild. The trans- ing the interstate transit of exotic On other issues, there was sale of dogs and cats to research www.warl.org to the lethal nature of the project, AWI recognized the se- bassy against the Taiji drive fisher- port contravened requirements big cats. As a result, there should strong progress. The American laboratories by random source stopping it at the eleventh hour. vere plight of the last remain- ies. This annual custom involves of CITES and also violated Mexi- be a much needed crack-down on Horse Slaughter Protection Act dealers and the use of barbaric Four months later, the project’s ing population of Western Gray herding hundreds of dolphins can law. Charges were brought the proliferation of lions, leopards, (H.R. 857) has amassed 227 bi- steel-jaw leghold traps. SAPL’s efforts in Congress sponsors re-applied, this time Whales off the Russian Island of into bays where they are brutally against the Mexican officials who cheetahs, jaguars or cougars be- partisan cosponsors in the House Whether the House of Rep- include helping domestic animals slaughtered for food, partnering with a Mexican Univer- Sakhalin. The population of about butchered, with a few chosen for had approved the purchase, but ing kept as pets across the coun- of Representatives, and the Sen- resentatives and Senate are in endangered species around the sity and in concert with a request 100 whales is being pushed to the lucrative aquarium industry. the international furor continues try. There is simply no justification ate companion bill (S. 2352) has session or on recess, SAPL is world and companion animals for a seismic study by a Mexican extinction by extensive oil and We oppose cetacean captivi- while the poor dolphins are still for keeping dangerous wild ani- 11. The legislation, which has a working diligently to ensure that here at home, stolen and sold to oil company. Hearings took place gas development. AWI urged ty, and the issue of taking dolphins held captive. mals as pets. great chance of passing in the Congress acts with compassion. research labs.

6 7 awi quarterly The AWI Quarterly is distributed to approximately 23,000 individuals and organizations including Winter 2004 Volume 53 Number 1 public libraries, deans of medical and veterinary schools, animal protective organizations, teachers, • AWI reported on the identification of mad factory farming encouraged by these trade scientists and AWI members. Following are summaries of some of the articles from the past year. cow disease in the US. In fact, meat from pacts by marching 34 miles over three days one of the diseased cows was likely eaten with a group of farm workers. by a family in Washington State. Instead • The beloved killer whale, Keiko, rescued of racing to protect consumers from this from captivity in an abysmal concrete tank Fall 2003 Volume 52 Number 4 deadly threat, the US Department of Agri- in Mexico City, underwent a long, but worth- culture (USDA) leapt to the rescue of the while journey back to freedom. Finally, he • Federal agents and state and local police ple, former employees provided descriptions beef industry as demonstrated by Secre- was liberated. His days were spent playing raided the operation of notorious animal of rampant beatings of the elephants sub- tary Ann Veneman’s proclamation that she with local children in Taknes fjord, Norway dealer C.C. Baird, the biggest supplier of stantiated by scars, wounds and boils on the was serving beef at her Christmas dinner. before succumbing to pneumonia. random source dogs for experimental pur- animals. AWI in conjunction with the Fund Mad cow disease is a result of the routine poses. The search was part of an investiga- for Animals and the American SPCA re- practice of feeding animal flesh to these ing problems from the spill. Meantime, Exx- • Apparently misled by industry, the Ameri- tion of alleged violations of numerous feder- leased a report outlining the failure of the US otherwise natural herbivores. Thankfully, on is attempting to intimidate and discredit can Veterinary Medical Association adopt- al statutes including the Animal Welfare Act. Department of Agriculture to address these the USDA did take a significant step for- publicly-supported scientists whose studies ed a position statement in support of sow Many animals were gaunt and in desperate and other apparent violations of the Animal ward by proposing a ban on downed cows, identify ongoing environmental problems. If gestation crates in 2002. The Association need of veterinary care. One hundred and Welfare Act by Ringling Bros. Circus. those too sick and/or injured to walk, from the region can be shown to continue to suf- continues to be misguided as evidenced by twenty six animals were seized. entering the food supply. fer as a result of the spill, Exxon is liable for a biased study it featured in its Journal in • Much-needed funding for projects to address up to $100 million in additional damages. November 2003. The poorly designed study • AWI’s Ben White, Wendy Swann and Jen the need for refinements in the housing, • Jeff Short, a research chemist, wrote about phins were a symbol of the sovereign right ensured that crates looked better for ges- Rinick went to the Ministerial meeting of the handling and/or experimental situation for the adverse influence that corporations are • AWI continued to rally in opposition to so- of nations to establish laws that protect wild- tating sows than housing them in groups. World Trade Organization (WTO) in Mexico animals in laboratories was offered by AWI in having on scientific integrity. Using the Val- called free trade agreements, by marching life and domestic animals. to lay bare the threat free trade agreements partnership with the Johns Hopkins Center dez oil spill in Alaska as a case in point, he as dolphins once again, at the Free Trade • Rabies is posing the most recent threat to pose to animal welfare. Hundreds of volun- • Far from the spectators’ eyes, Ringling Bros. for Alternatives to Animal Testing. Twelve an- described how Exxon has funded numer- Area of the Americas meeting in Miami, the Ethiopian wolf, the rarest canid in the teers donned dolphin costumes made by and Barnum & Bailey Circus is committing imal welfare enhancement awards of $6,000 ous studies conducted by their own consul- Florida. Tom Garrett, AWI’s Consultant for world, whose population currently numbers AWI and marched in the streets; the dol- atrocities against its elephants. For exam- each were provided to selected applicants. tants which, not surprisingly, find no linger- Rural Affairs, conveyed our opposition to the less than 500.

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• Livestock suffering at slaughter continues • In February, AWI’s Farm Animal Economic • Confined animal feeding operations rear documents. The young apes, intended for to be widespread, and the US Department Advisor, Marlene Halverson, was pleased to vast numbers of farmed animals in severe sale to the Taiping Zoo, were seized during of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspec- participate in a meeting of the World Organi- deprivation. The tremendous amount of transport. No one in the Malaysian Gov- tion Service (FSIS) needs to do a better zation for Animal Health (OIE) in Paris. The manure, which is collected and liquefied, is ernment has been held accountable even job of enforcing the Humane Slaughter Act OIE strategic plan mandates the preparation hazardous to the animals, people and the though permits for the gorillas were issued (HSA) according to a report released earlier of an international guide to good practices environment. Unfortunately, instead of pro- without investigating the suspicious claim this year by the General Accounting Office for animals. An urgent need to address the hibiting this harmful, inhumane system, the that the animals were captive-born. (GAO). Despite poor enforcement, one- killing of animals for disease control pur- US Government is offering grants for energy • AWI provided funding to the Born Free third of all slaughter plants were still found poses; slaughter of animals for human con- products that can make even a very limited Foundation towards the production of a play to have violated the HSA between January sumption; and land and sea transport of live use of the liquid animal waste. demonstrating the problems caused by the 2001 and March 2003. Ineffective stunning animals was recognized, and OIE working • A 108-page complaint, alleging hundreds • Following the identification of Mad Cow Dis- bushmeat trade. The play, which delivers was the most frequent violation and slaugh- believed to have destroyed a golden eagle groups are preparing detailed guidelines of Animal Welfare Act violations, was filed ease in the US, more than 50 nations pro- its message directly to the local community ter of conscious animals was the third most nest by setting it on fire. Both actions appear and recommendations. against random source animal dealer C. C. hibited imports of American beef. USDA has faced with addressing the bushmeat crisis, common. When serious violations occur, to be blatant violations of the Migratory Bird • A successful deep-bedded system for hous- Baird. The complaint states that Baird and refused to test each animal who is slaugh- was written, produced and performed by uni- FSIS inspectors are supposed to stop the Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle ing sows and piglets at the University of Min- his wife, “made a great deal of money from tered for Mad Cow Disease, suggesting that versity students from Kenya. slaughter process, yet they failed to do so in Protection Act. nesota was described. their large-scale sales of dogs and cats to testing less than 1% of the animals is suffi- more than half of the situations where they • Internet sales of companion animals reared • Film and television actress Bo Derek was research facilities. They have derived sub- cient to ensure consumer safety. Creekstone had observed multiple animals being inef- • In Beluga Days, the author Nancy Lord under appalling conditions at massive breed- in Washington, DC to encourage Members stantial income through illegal means…. Farms spent half a million dollars on testing fectively stunned. claims she loves beluga whales, however, ing operations are escalating. Most of these of Congress to support the American Horse [They] treated hundreds of animals cruelly facilities to test each of its animals and re- she observes them being hurt and killed with facilities fall outside current USDA oversight • An employee with USDA’s Wildlife Services Slaughter Prevention Act. Bo told legislators and inhumanely, in myriad ways, including sume beef sales to Japan, but USDA has little compassion. The review characterizes making it difficult to prosecute them for cru- (formerly Animal Damage Control) set a and the media, “Tens of thousands of horses failure to provide them with the most basic barred them from doing the testing. her as a good writer, but one lacking in em- elty. Though legal action will not be taken, steel-jaw leghold trap to catch coyotes and are cruelly slaughtered in this country every needs: sufficient and nutritive food, potable pathy for the creatures for whom she says • Four wild-caught baby gorillas were smug- sixty Maine Coon cats were seized by local mistakenly trapped a golden eagle; then year, just so someone in Europe can have a water, safe shelter and adequate veterinary she is concerned. gled from Nigeria to Malaysia using falsified authorities from a New York cattery. he killed the raptor. Another employee is fancy dinner. It’s just plain wrong.” care.” [emphasis theirs]

10 11 Speeches Made and Meetings Attended by AWI Representatives year 2003 • US District Court for the District of Columbia hearing to consider a • Project evaluation meeting for the joint humane pig farming project • Meeting with John Mackey and Margaret Wittenberg, Whole Foods • Speeches by Adam M. Roberts on commercial killing of marine ani- preliminary injunction barring importation of eleven elephants from with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Gold Market, to discuss humane standards for farm animals and Whole mals, engaging public interest movements, affecting opinions and Swaziland, August 6; Judge’s Decision, August 8 Leaf Foundation, Heifer Project, and Niman Ranch, Kenansville, NC, Foods’ “Animal Compassionate” standards, Austin, TX, November 10 policies abroad, wildlife protection legislation and litigation and im- October 10-14 • Speech by Diane Halverson on the importance of rejecting products • Meeting with the South Dakota Agriculture and Rural Leadership, pacts of global trade on animals, Animal Rights Conference, McLean, of pig factories, Acme Chophouse Restaurant in Pacific Bell Baseball • Meeting with peasant farmers and workers to discuss globalization, Inc. to discuss factory farming and alternatives, Alexandria, VA, VA, June 29-July 1 Park, San Francisco, CA, August 13 Caracas, Venezuela, October 12-15 November 13 • Sierra Club and Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Press Con- • Meeting with US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Missouri Pet • AWI booth at the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science. • Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) meeting, Miami, FL, Novem- ference on antibiotic misuse in agriculture, Minneapolis, MN, July 2 Breeders representatives regarding animal protection in the pet trade, Viktor Reinhardt served as a panelist for the round-table discussion: ber 14-21 • Captive Wild Animal Protection Coalition meeting, July 11 August 15 “Environmental Enrichment: The Three R’s - Reasons, Resistance, • Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) workshop, “The De- Reality,” Seattle, WA, October 12-16 • Conflicted Science: Corporate Influence on Scientific Research and • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) velopment of Science-Based Guidelines for Laboratory Animal Care,” Science-Based Policy, organized by the Center for Science in the Animals Committee, Geneva, Switzerland, August 18-22 • Memorial remarks for Dr. Morton Silberman and presentation on cur- November 17-19 Public Interest, July 11 rent animal welfare issues by Cathy Liss, Animal Welfare Committee • Speech by Diane Halverson on the conditions for animals inside fac- • Meetings of AWI’s Board of Directors, Alexandria, VA, November 28, of the US Animal Health Association, San Diego, CA, October 15 • Powder River Basin Resource Council Board meeting, Barlow Ranch, tories versus humane farms at the Public Citizen Tour of Iowa, Clear 2003 and June 11, 2004 Gillette, WY, July 13 Lake, IA, September 2 • Anti-captivity dolphin summit, San Francisco, CA, October 16-17 • Meeting with Whole Foods Market concerning duck and pig husband- • Congressional hearing on invasive species and emerging animal dis- • Discussion with Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch on regulating • Farm tour with presidential candidate Howard Dean to discuss AWI ry standards, Austin, TX, December 9-10, 2003 and February 10-11, eases, July 17 animal factories, St. Paul, MN, September 9 pig welfare standards, IA, October 22 April 6-7 and June 30, 2004 • “Welfare of the Laying Hen Symposium,” University of Bristol, Bristol, • Ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Cancun, • Meetings with the US Trade Representative on trade and animal pro- • Demonstration at the Japanese Embassy to protest the inhumane UK, July 17-20 Mexico, September 10-14 tection, October 24, 2003 and February 20, 2004 killing of dolphins by Taiji drive fisheries, December 10 • Diane Halverson and Tom Garrett speeches against factory farms • Presentation by Marlene Halverson on “Animal Welfare Issues—Where • Speech by Adam M. Roberts on “Current Issues for Zoo and Circus at University of Poznan seminar; press conference; meetings with Economics of Intensive Production and Welfare Conflict,” at Future Animals,” 11th Annual Animal Law Conference, Lewis & Clark Law farmers’ organizations; local authorities; and Chief Editor of Gazeta Trends in Animal Agriculture conference, USDA, September 17 School, Portland, OR, October 25 year 2004 Wyborcza in Poznan, Pawlowice, Wieckowice and Warsaw, Poland; • Humane farm animal transport demonstration and presentation of let- • Southern Iowa farmers’ recruitment and AWI appreciation dinner, • Award ceremony for Bill Niman and Paul Willis, marketer and farmer in addition, Tom spoke at the University of Lublin and Diane met with ter to Ambassador Fahey, Irish Embassy, January 8 Whetstone farm, Cedar Rapids, IA, October 4 embracing AWI animal-friendly pig husbandry standards, Glynwood the Agricultural Aide to the President of Poland, July 19-23 Center, New York, NY, October 27 • Presentation by Cathy Liss on Animal Welfare Act enforcement to the • Rice County Feedlot Front meetings, Northfield, MN, October 7 and • Press interviews with Ben White to protest the capture, transport and USDA Animal Care Training Session for new inspectors, Riverdale, December 11 • Press conference announcing the formation of the National Horse use of wild-caught dolphins from the Solomon Islands to a Mexican MD, January 14 Protection Coalition, Churchill Downs, Inc., Kentucky, IL, October 28 swim-with facility, Cancun, Mexico, July 22-25 12 13 • Nongovernmental organization (NGO) meeting on intense sound in • Presentation by Ben White on the effect of ocean sound on marine • CITES Animals Committee Meeting, Johannesburg, South Africa, • Speech by Ben White on plan to reunite solo orca whale Luna with oceans by Navy sonar and geological seismic surveys, San Fran- mammals, Public Interest Environmental Law Conference, Eugene, March 29-April 2 her pod to National Marine Fisheries Service and Canadian Depart- cisco, CA, January 21 OR, March 5 ment of Fisheries and Oceans Public Hearing, Seattle, WA, May 11 • WTO strategy meeting, World Society for the Protection of Animals, • “Natural Treatments and Approaches to Keep Cows Healthy,” Dairy • Meeting with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration London, UK, March 30 • “Global Wildlife Pet Trade Conference: Commerce Out Of Control,” Grazing Conference, Minnesota Department of Agriculture Energy (NOAA) representatives on sonar effects on marine mammals, San Francisco, CA, May 14-16 • Presentation by Agnes Van Volkenburgh on the current farm animal and Sustainable Agriculture Program, St. Cloud, MN, January 22 Silver Spring, MD, March 6 situation in Poland to the International Animal Law Conference “Pro- • Meeting with the Office of Management and Budget to discuss • Presentation by Adam M. Roberts on the role of NGOs in communi- • Presentation by Adam M. Roberts on the “Conservation of and Trade tecting Animals Through the World’s Legal System: Viewpoints from USDA’s proposed rule on inspection, licensing and procurement of cating illegal wildlife trade information to governments, CITES Expert in Bears,” CITES Standing Committee, Geneva, Switzerland, March Five Continents,” San Diego, CA, April 3 animals under the Animal Welfare Act, May 14 Group on Law Enforcement, Shepherdstown, WV, February 2 14-18 • Marine Mammal Commission Beaked Whale Technical Workshop on • Presentation by Ben White concerning AWI’s work on marine mam- • First Plenary Meeting, Marine Mammal Commission Advisory Com- • Testimony presented by Wendy Swann against gestation crates at the the vulnerability of beaked whales to anthropogenic sound, Advisory mal protection, Friday Harbor Whale Museum, Friday Harbor, WA, mittee on Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals, Bethesda, MD, Maryland State Senate hearing, Annapolis, MD, March 16 Committee on Acoustic Impacts on Marine Mammals, Baltimore, MD, May 15 February 3-5 April 13-16 • Presentation by Marlene Halverson on “Enhanced ‘Five Freedoms,’ the • Speeches by Adam M. Roberts on “Dealers and Breeders,” “The En- • Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture meeting on cur- philosophy behind AWI’s On-Farm Animal-Friendly Husbandry Stan- • Meeting with Dr. Chester Gipson, Deputy Administrator, and Regional dangered Species Act and Other Critical Legislation” and “Movement rent farm animal issues, State College, PA, February 5-7 dards,” Niman Ranch annual farmers’ meeting, Ames, IA, March 18 Directors with USDA’s Animal Care and Alan Christian, Investigative & of Zoo Elephants,” at Performing Animal Welfare Society Confer- Enforcement Services, on Animal Welfare Act enforcement, April 14 ence: The War on Wildlife, San Andreas, CA, May 18-19 • Testimony presented by Cathy Liss against steel-jaw leghold traps at • Diane Halverson spoke on “Responding to the Public Demand for the the Maryland State Senate hearing, Annapolis, MD, February 10 Humane Treatment of Pigs: On the Farm, In the Marketplace and In • Georgetown University Law School lecture on CITES and international • “Shipping Noise Forum for Science, Management and Technology,” the Law” and “The Role and Impact of Corporations in Regard to Ani- wildlife trade issues, April 15 discussion on marine mammals and shipping noise, Arlington, VA, • Marine Mammal Protection Coalition meeting, February 10 mal Welfare,” Pan Pacific Pork Expo, Brisbane, Australia, March 18-20 May 18-19 • Kellogg Foundation “Food and Society” conference, Squaw Valley, • American Meat Institute conference, Kansas City, MO, February 17-19 • Animal Agriculture Alliance meeting, March 22 CA, April 19-22 • Meeting with Southeast Asian conservation organizations on CITES • National Catholic Rural Life Conference, “Understanding International and wildlife trade issues, Bangkok, Thailand, May 27-28 • Speech by Diane Halverson on “Responding to the Public Demand for • Presentation by Cathy Liss on laboratory animal welfare, USDA Ani- Trade: Global Food-Local Food,” February 21 the Humane Treatment of Pigs: On the Farm, In the Marketplace and mal Care National Training Session, St. Louis, MO, April 22 • Demonstration at the Festival of Whales on “How Whales Hear Us,” • “Global Conference on Animal Welfare: An OIE Initiative,” Internation- In the Law,” QAF Meat Industries, Inc., Albury, Australia, March 23 including low frequency active (LFA) sonar and boat noise, hosted • Presentation by Marlene Halverson on “Animal welfare considerations al Organization for Animal Health, Paris, France, February 23-25 by the Friday Harbor Whale Museum and Orca Relief, Friday Harbor, • International Whaling Commission (IWC) Interagency meetings, in assisting limited resource farmers,” Heifer Project International WA, May 29 • Georgetown University School of Law Panel Discussion on humane March 25 and June 17 Field Day, Chincopin, NC, April 27 slaughter, February 26 • Press conference to promote humane treatment of pigs, Warsaw, • Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research Conference: “Animal • Presentation by Ben White on AWI’s position on anthropogenic Poland, May 31 • Speech by Marlene Halverson on “Farmer progress and participa- Oversight through the Kaleidoscope: Different Perspectives on the sounds in the marine environment to the Second Plenary Meeting, tion,” to Niman Ranch-North Carolina farmers, Greensboro, NC, Process,” Boston, MA, March 29-30 Marine Mammal Commission Advisory Committee on Acoustic Im- • Presentation by Marlene Halverson on “The Price We Pay for Cor- February 28 pacts on Marine Mammals, Arlington, VA, April 28-30 porate Hogs” and “Animal factories: Why it shouldn’t be this way,” Peace and Justice Center, Kansas City, MO, June 10

14 15 • Meetings to discuss protection of family farms and opposition to Halverson, M 2004. “Where Economics of Intensive Production and * factories with local officials in Koszalin, Grzmiaca, Barwice and Welfare Conflict.” Sharing Costs of Changes in Food Animal Produc- Czaplinek, Poland, June 15-17, June 23 tion: Producers, Consumers, Society and the Environment, One in a

th Series of Educational Programs Presented by the Future Trends in Ani- • Preparatory NGO meeting to discuss upcoming 56 IWC meeting, mal Agriculture, Richard Reynnells, ed. Washington, DC: US Depart- June 16 ment of Agriculture • NOAA Fisheries Acoustics Program: National Lecture Series on ma- rine mammals and noise, Patuxent Wildlife Visitor Center, Laurel, Kryda M 2004. “Sweeping Under the Carpet: an interview on factory MD, June 16 farming.” Nasz Dziennik (Our Daily), 5. October 13. Warsaw, Poland • Meeting with APHIS Administrator Ron DeHaven on enforce- Kryda M 2004. “We Will Be Eaten by Vultures, an Article on Factory ment of the Animal Welfare Act, June 17 Farming.” Kropla Monthly, 42. January 2004. Wroclaw, Poland Statement of Activities and • Family Farms Conference in Krakow; Meetings with Environmental Kryda M 2004. “Dangerous Hormones: an interview on factory farming.” Changes in Net Assets Ministry and Mr. Andrzej Lepper of Self-defense in Warsaw, Poland, Nasz Dziennik (Our Daily), 5. February 13. Warsaw, Poland June 26 and June 28 respectively Reinhardt V 2003. “Compassion for laboratory animals: Refinement or impairment of research methodology?” Applied Animal Welfare Sci- ence, 6, 123-130 Meetings took place in Washington, DC unless otherwise noted Reinhardt V 2003. “Working with rather than against macaques during blood collection.” Applied Animal Welfare Science, 6, 189-197 Articles in Print http://www.awionline.org/Lab_animals/biblio/jaaws11.html Reinhardt A, Reinhardt V 2004. Annotated Bibliography on Refinement and Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates Seventh Edi- Anonymous 2004. “Self-injurious biting in laboratory animals: A discus- tion, January, Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC sion.” Laboratory Primate Newsletter 43(2), 11-13 http://www.animalwelfare.com/Lab_animals/Biblio/index.html http://www.brown.edu/primate/lpn43-2.html#sib Reinhardt V 2004. “Common husbandry-related variables in biomedical Garrett T 2003. “Cutting the Gordian Knot: an interview on animal research with animals.” Laboratory Animals, 38, 213-235 slaughter.” Nasz Dziennik (Our Daily), 5. October 15. Warsaw, Poland Roberts A 2004. “Does America still lead the world in wildlife conserva- Garrett T 2003. An Interview on fight of factory farming. Nasz Dziennik tion?” Global Network, World Society for the Protection of Animals, (Our Daily), 5. December 15. Warsaw, Poland Issue 3, 7 * Restated to reflect the merger of the Animal Welfare Institute and the Society for Animal Protective Legislation on July 1, 2003.

16 17 animal welfare institute f o u n d e r To any who would like to help Christine Stevens international committee assure the Animal Welfare Aline de Aluja, D.M.V., Mexico d i r e c t o r s Ambassador Tabarak Husain, Bangladesh Institute’s future through Marjorie Cooke Angela King, United Kingdom a provision in your will, this Roger Fouts, Ph.D. Godofredo Stutzin, Chile general form of bequest is Statement of Functional Expenses John Gleiber Agnes Van Volkenburgh, D.V.M., Poland suggested: Fredrick Hutchison, Jr. Alexey Yablokov, Ph.D., Russia I give, devise and bequeath to Year Ended June 30, 2004 Cathy Liss the Animal Welfare Institute, Cynthia Wilson, Chair staff and consultants located in Washington, DC, Tom Garrett, Consultant for Rural Affairs the sum of o f f i c e r s Diane Halverson, Farm Animal Advisor $______and/or Cathy Liss, President Marlene Halverson, Cynthia Wilson, Vice President Farm Animal Economic Advisor (specifically described property).

Fredrick Hutchison, Jr., Christopher J. Heyde, Research Associate Donations to AWI, a not-for- C.P.A, Treasurer Annie Reinhardt, Information Specialist profit corporation exempt under Marjorie Cooke, Secretary Viktor Reinhardt, D.M.V., Ph.D., Internal Revenue Code Section Laboratory Animal Advisor scientific committee Ava Rinehart, Graphic Designer 501(c)(3), are tax deductible. Marjorie Anchel, Ph.D. Jennifer Rinick, Research Assistant We welcome any inquiries you Gerard Bertrand, Ph.D. Adam M. Roberts, Executive Director may have. In cases where you F. Barbara Orlans, Ph.D. Wendy Swann, Research Associate have specific wishes about the Roger Payne, Ph.D. Susan Tomiak, Research Associate disposition of your bequest, Samuel Peacock, M.D. Ben White, Special Projects Consultant we suggest you discuss such Hope Ryden A complete financial statement, audited by Rosenberg, Neuwirth and Kuchner, Certified Public Accountants, P.C., is available upon request from AWI. A copy is provisions with your attorney. also available upon written request from the Office of Consumer Affairs, Commonwealth of Virginia, P.O. Box 1163, Richmond, VA 23218. John Walsh, M.D.

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