Animal Welfare Institute

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000397",
  "term": "Animal Welfare Institute",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The Animal Welfare Institute is an American, non-profit, charitable organization founded in 1951 with the goal of reducing pain and fear inflicted on animals by humans. Its legislative division, the Society for Animal Protective Legislation, pushes for the passage of laws that reflect this purpose.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Animal Welfare Institute, Washington, DC, USA"
  ],
  "subject": "Rural Development, Communities, Education, Extension",
  "see_also": [
    "organizations",
    "animal suffering",
    "animal use reduction"
  ],
  "references": [
    "AWIC Staff https://awionline.org/",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "Instituto de Bienestar Animal"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/animal-welfare-institute/"
}