In recent years, major news outlets have started taking note of the animal movement, and including coverage of animal rights, welfare, and conservation issues on a daily basis. Check out our curated selection of top stories from around the world, updated every day.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
http://www.nola.com/300/2017/05/audubon_zoo_history_new_orlean.html
Animal attraction: How the Audubon Zoo got startedPart of a tricentennial series looking back at the people and events that made New Orleans.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 6 years, 11 months agoRingling Bros. Curtain Call Is Latest Victory For Animal Welfare ActivistsAfter decades of working on animal rights, some activists believe the movement has finally hit the mainstream, in part fueled by social media. It's changing American culture and the economy.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 6 years, 11 months agoVegan Holocaust survivor wants to end the oppression of animalsPolish born Dr Alex Hershaft believes he survived the Warsaw Ghetto in order to commit his life to stopping the oppression of animals in the meat industry. Speaking at the final leg of his European tour at the Jewish Museum in London this week, 82-year-old Alex told the astonishing story of how his harrowing experience resulted in a lifelong passion for animal rights.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-39941528
Port Talbot's Margam Abbey's animal church service - BBC NewsAnimals of all kinds attend the annual thanksgiving service at Margam Abbey on Sunday.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 6 years, 11 months agoFacebook Internal Rulebook Leaked, Most Threats Of Violence, Child And Animal Abuse “Acceptable” [Breaking]Facebook’s internal rulebooks on sex, terrorism, hate speech, violence, and more have been leaked, and according to a report from The Guardian, many will find Facebook’s internal policies ...
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Iowa-animal-control-facility-struggles-to-handle-11161013.php
Iowa animal control facility struggles to handle surgeDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines' animal control facility is ill-equipped to handle even the current load of animals coming through its doors, according to a study released this month, raising questions about how it will handle an expected sur Read more...
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 6 years, 11 months agoWoman accused of running puppy mill charged with 47 counts of animal crueltyCHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS/WVAH) - A Kanawha County woman accused of running a puppy mill has been charged with more than three dozen counts of animal cruelty.Melissa “Missy” Jo Rucker, 49, of Nitro, was charged with 47 counts of animal cruelty Friday night,
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2017/may/21/facebook-rules-on-showing-cruelty-to-animals
Facebook's rules on showing cruelty to animalsFacebook’s guidelines on what violence against animals can be shown, and when it should be marked as ‘disturbing’
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 6 years, 11 months agoWhy All of America's Circus Animals Could Soon be FreeAfter 146 years Ringling circus is putting on its final show. Lawmakers may unite to take all traveling exotic animals off the road.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months agoRisking 60 Lashes, Iranian Runs for Office So He Can Walk a DogMore than 8,000 people are chasing the council’s 21 seats. The conservative candidates favored by hard-liners have been overwhelmed by an outpouring of activists and minorities.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2017/05/20/face-pets-aren-people/9N1QGjmMNmgMuzw37A5rVP/story.html
Face it: Pets aren’t people - The Boston GlobeI love animals, but there’s a moral difference between them and human beings.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
http://www.wthr.com/article/animal-welfare-agents-find-61-cats-inside-ny-home
Animal welfare agents find 61 cats inside NY homeAnimal welfare agents have found 61 living cats and nine dead ones inside a home in suburban New York.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 6 years, 11 months agoThis beautiful animal could be extinct by the end of 2018
The Vaquita is not a household name, in spite of its endearing cuteness. And part of the reason for that is their small range.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/20/south-lakes-safari-zoo-animal-deaths
‘You’d come in and think, what’s dead or escaped?’: inside Britain's most controversial zooLast summer inspectors revealed that nearly 500 animals had died in a three-year period. Can a new team turn South Lakes Safari around?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months agoAnimal rights extremists are Cannes starsAn extremist animal rights group with a history of burning down shops and planting bombs outside people’s homes has been lionised in a film competing for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
http://www.news1130.com/2017/05/18/whale-sanctuary-off-bc-coast-eliminate-need-cetaceans-aquariums/
Whale sanctuary off BC coast would eliminate need for cetaceans in aquariums - NEWS 1130The president of the Vancouver Aquarium has said cetaceans that are rescued in the future are at risk of being put down but a new mega-project aims to eliminate that worry.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months agoWhen the Lab Rat Is a SnakeWhy Burmese pythons may be the best way to study diabetes, heart disease and the protective effects of gastric-bypass surgery in humans.