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WINTER 2016 / VOLUME 65 / NUMBER 4 Concern—For the Trump Administration WINTER 2016 / VOLUME 65 / NUMBER 4 concern—for the Trump administration. Prominent transition figures and names floated for key cabinet posts portend a disastrous direction for conservation in America. President- elect Trump says he will “cancel” the Paris climate accord A Letter from the President and approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline. And though the of AWI sins of the sons perhaps cannot be imputed to the father, it is gravely unsettling to see photos of Eric and Donald Jr. posing After perhaps the most disheartening, divisive campaign in proudly with lifeless “trophies”—a leopard and an elephant modern memory, the votes have been tabulated. Next year, among them—that were gunned down on safari. Meanwhile, a new administration will plant its flag in Washington, DC. we anticipate another Congress in which many of the most A new Congress will convene. A new era will begin for the powerful remain fixated on eroding or erasing hard-won legal citizens of America and, by extension, the citizens of the protections for animals. world affected by American policy. And so, we must redouble our efforts. The Animal Welfare The same can be said for the world’s animals. What happens in Institute will work on the ground, in court, and with Washington has ramifications for wild and domestic animals humanitarians in Congress and the executive branch to see across the country and throughout the world. Ideally, therefore, that animal suffering is addressed and alleviated, that what has an incoming administration would recognize the need to been gained will not be lost. protect biodiversity, take a moral stand against senseless cruelty in animal agriculture and other commercial sectors, and It will be difficult. We need your help now more than ever. consider climate change a real and present danger. We must stay united. We must be loud. Whatever unfolds in coming years, we must continue to do all that we can to defend The reality we face is far different. Thus far, there is no the defenseless. indication that animal welfare is a priority—or even a —Cathy Liss, December 5, 2016 FOUNDER Viktor Reinhardt, DVM, PhD Joanna Grossman, PhD Ava Rinehart Federal Policy Advisor Senior Graphic Designer Christine Stevens Hope Ryden Georgia Hancock, Esq. Naomi Rose, PhD Robert Schmidt, PhD General Counsel Marine Mammal Scientist DIRECTORS John Walsh, MD Chris Heyde D.J. Schubert Cynthia Wilson, Chair Deputy Director, Government and Wildlife Biologist John W Boyd, Jr. INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE Legal Affairs Regina Terlau Caroline A Griffin, Esq. Aline S de Aluja, DVM, Mexico Brittany Horton Executive Assistant Website and Communications Charles M Jabbour Ambassador Tabarak Husain, Dave Tilford Coordinator Writer/Editor Mary Lee Jensvold, PhD Bangladesh Dena Jones Angela King, United Kingdom Tara Zuardo, Esq. Cathy Liss Director, Farm Animal Program Wildlife Attorney Chris Miller, DVM Agnes Van Volkenburgh, DVM, Eric Kleiman Poland Research Consultant Alexey Yablokov, PhD, Russia OFFICERS Kenneth Litwak, DVM, PhD Animal Welfare Institute Animal Welfare Laboratory Animal Consultant Cathy Liss, President For subscription inquiries or other STAFF AND CONSULTANTS Susan Millward Cynthia Wilson, Vice President information, contact: Alexandra Alberg Executive Director Charles M Jabbour, CPA, Treasurer Animal Welfare Institute Graphic Designer Kate O’Connell 900 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE Caroline Griffin, Secretary Nancy Blaney Marine Animal Consultant Senior Federal Policy Advisor Washington, DC 20003 Amey Owen (202) 337-2332 Public Relations Coordinator SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Bill Clark, PhD [email protected] Wildlife Consultant Gerard Bertrand, PhD Michelle Pawliger, Esq. www.awionline.org Sue Fisher Farm Animal Policy Associate Roger Fouts, PhD ISSN 1071-1384 (print) Marine Animal Consultant Mary Lou Randour, PhD Roger Payne, PhD ISSN 1930-5109 (online) Haley Frevert Senior Advisor, Animal Cruelty Samuel Peacock, MD Membership Coordinator Programs and Training CFC# 10474 20 CORPORAL LYNNY CASH LYNNY CORPORAL AWI QUARTERLY WINTER 2016 ANIMALS IN LABORATORIES WILDLIFE 17 Examining Environmental Enrichment 9 USFWS Pulls the Plug on Red and Response to Stress Wolf Recovery 18 Complaint Filed Against Research 10 CITES Conference Convenes Facility Involved in Dozens in Johannesburg of Monkey Deaths 13 AWI Honors Wildlife Champions 24 On Trapping Laws, US Caught in COMPANION ANIMALS the Dark Ages 20 Neglect Leads to Death of Military Dogs GOVERNMENT & LEGAL AFFAIRS FARM ANIMALS 2 A Letter from the President of AWI 14 Higher Welfare Method for Stunning 8 Changes in Congress ABOUT THE COVER Pigs Gains Ground 8 State Initiatives African grey parrots take flight in 15 Hardly Humane: Stricter Standards 8 International Affairs Needed for Food Product Labels Lobéké National Park, Cameroon. The international pet trade, along with 15 United Nations Adopts Animal Welfare REVIEWS Recommendations habitat loss, has taken a heavy toll on 22 Serendipity wild populations of this species. One 16 USDA Thwarts Efforts to Improve 22 Voracious Science and hopeful note: At this year’s 17th meeting School Lunch Programs Vulnerable Animals of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) 23 The Killer Whale Who Changed to the Convention on International MARINE LIFE the World Trade in Endangered Species of Wild 4 Historic Orca Captivity Bill Becomes Fauna and Flora (CITES), African grey Law in California parrots were moved to CITES Appendix I 4 Freed Dolphins Form Families —giving them the highest level of 4 Dolphins Confined Under Arizona Sun protection under the treaty, essentially 5 Georgia Aquarium Ends Wild Whale banning trade in wild specimens. See Acquisition Efforts page 10 for more on how other species 5 AWI Works to Protect Wildlife in the fared at CoP17. Photograph by Cyril Caribbean Ruoso/Minden Pictures. 6 IWC Meets in Slovenia on Anniversary of Whaling Moratorium become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/animalwelfareinstitute follow us on Twitter: @AWIonline MARINE LIFE HISTORIC ORCA through the committee with 12 ayes relocated to a sea pen on Jeju in April CAPTIVITY BILL BECOMES and only 1 nay, AB 2305 passed the 2013 and, after careful rehabilitation, LAW IN CALIFORNIA Assembly with a 48–28 floor vote. It released in July. The remaining two then passed the Senate 26–13 on August were released exactly two years later In March 2014, California 26. Governor Jerry Brown signed the bill from the same location. Assemblymember Richard Bloom into law on September 13. AWI hopes (D-Santa Monica) introduced into the this ground-breaking state law becomes All five have been seen swimming and California Assembly AB 2140—a bill to a legislative tipping point, with Florida socializing with wild dolphins in the prohibit the breeding of captive orcas and Texas—the other states currently ensuing months and years. Sampal and their use in theatrical shows in with captive orcas—to follow. was seen with a calf in April 2014; this the state and require their retirement past summer, Chunsam was seen with to a sanctuary. AWI, a cosponsor of a newborn calf. Not only did these the legislation, testified in favor of the captive dolphins go home again, but bill at the hearing in the Committee they have successfully reproduced. on Water, Parks, and Wildlife, where it FREED DOLPHINS AWI offers its hearty congratulations received strong support. FORM FAMILIES to the new moms and wishes them marine life In 2013, the Korean Animal Welfare every success! The political climate was not yet ripe Association (KAWA), local scientists, and for passage, however, and the bill was government officials planned the release tabled for “interim study.” AWI, other of five captive bottlenose dolphins— NGOs and activists, and Asm. Bloom’s named Je-dol, Sampal, Chunsam, office worked hard in 2015 to gather Taesan, and Boksoon—who had been DOLPHINS CONFINED additional support and determined that illegally captured from a population UNDER ARIZONA SUN removing the sanctuary provision— living in the waters surrounding Jeju For the first time in a decade, a new given that no orca sanctuaries yet Island, South Korea. AWI’s Dr. Naomi captive dolphin attraction has been exist—would improve the bill’s chances. Rose advised this effort, visiting South built in the United States from the Korea twice at KAWA’s invitation to ground up, this time in Arizona. In March 2016, the modified bill was discuss the release plans. Dolphinaris, where customers pay to reintroduced as AB 2305, on the same swim with dolphins, opened its doors on day SeaWorld announced the end of The dolphins had been held in two October 15. The concrete tank is a mere its captive orca breeding program. different facilities, Pacific Land on Jeju 10 feet deep, with little shade to protect SeaWorld San Diego's president, and the Seoul Grand Zoo, from four to eight captive-born dolphins from the John Reilly, stood by Asm. Bloom and six years in concrete tanks and trained intense desert sun. Protests began confirmed SeaWorld would not oppose to perform silly circus tricks. Je-dol before the grand opening. Because the the bill this time around. After sailing (a male), Sampal, and Chunsam were facility is on Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community tribal land, however, the public essentially had no say in the permitting process, and the enclosure meets only the (very) minimum federal standards. AWI and its allies conducted a public opinion poll and found that 49 percent of Arizona residents don’t support this attraction, compared to 32 percent who do. (The rest were undecided.) Hopefully, market forces alone will make it clear that dolphins don’t belong in the desert. Trailed by other dolphins, formerly captive Chunsam swims the open sea alongside SOOJIN JANG SOOJIN her newborn calf. AWI QUARTERLY 4 WINTER 2016 MARINE LIFE GEORGIA AQUARIUM ENDS WILD WHALE ACQUISITION EFFORTS On June 22, 2016, Georgia Aquarium announced it would no longer seek to acquire dolphins or beluga whales from the wild for its exhibits.
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