AWI strongly supports the principles of the“3Rs“proposed by Russell and Burch:再生，再生animals in research with non-animal alternatives；再生，再生in the number of animals used in experiments；andrefinement在这里，testing and education.AWI encourages research institutions and laboratory personnel to provide animals with comfortable housing with conspecifics；veterinary treatment including pain relief按ts laboratory personnel，AWI creates and provides many预应力基础设施。
Nonhuman Primates
AWI has been at the forefront of efforts to providenonhuman primateswith social housing and other forms of enrichment designed to addresses their behavioral needs to the greatest extent possible.AWI is a strong proponent of gaining the trust and cooperation of primates for routine proceduress rather than using stress-inducing removal from the home cage and forced restraint。
延伸Legal Protections to Rats，Mice，and Birds
AWI’s advocacy was a key factor in passage of the Animal Welfare Act（AWA）in1966，as well as in passage of subsequent amendments to strengthen and broaden it.AWI remains committed to strict enforcement of the AWA and to extending the legal protections afforded by this law to all animals in research，includingrats，mice，and birds。
Moulton Chinchilla Ranch
On October 82021，an administrative law judge permanently revoked the dealer license of Dan Moulton，owner ofMoulton Chinchilla Ranch（MCR）单击功能区上，one of the nation’s primary suppliers of chinchillas for experimentation.For years，AWI has been raising concerns about the abysmal conditions at MCR，which for decades has sold its chinchillas to research facilities around the country，and calling out the US Department of Agriculture for failing to prevent the suffering of animals by enforcing the AWA。
Santa Cruz Biotechnology
Santa Cruz Biotechnology（SCBT）was one of the world’s largest suppliers of research antibodies derived from animals.For more than a decade，SCBT received numerous citations from USDA inspectors over number of egregious violations of the Animal Welfare Act with respet to SCBT’s treatment of goats and rabbits.AWI helped get the situation publicized in tens of thousands outlets，including the scientific journal自然，自然.In the end，USDA filed multiple complaints against SCBT，which culmina settlement involving unprecedented penalties levied against the company and cancellation of the facility’s research registration，revocation of its dealer license，and payment of a historic$3.5million civil penalty.The company was also permanently banned in the United States from selling antibodies derived from species covered under the Animal Welfare Act
