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 7 years ago
http://globalnews.ca/news/3443353/toronto-zoo-strike-animal-care/
Toronto Zoo management staff not trained to care for animals during strike: union“Some of them used to be keepers but they haven't done that work in a long time."
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years agoProbe into Gwinnett animal shelter done; fired worker threatens suitA former Gwinnett shelter employee is threatening legal action over her termination, however.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years ago
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-39887434
Illegal dog breeder Richard Jones' animal ban overturned - BBC NewsA court hears his family's finances depend on him running their farm.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years agoThug banned from keeping animals after he glued a hamster to a plastic bottle in 'crucifixion pose'A VILE pet owner who glued a hamster to a plastic bottle for a ‘selfie’ has been banned from keeping animals. Cruel Raeef Saeed, 24, then posted the snap of himself and the rodent on Facebook. Saee…
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years ago
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years agoAnimals and intelligence: The smart arms of the octopus | The EconomistWhy cephalopods may be far more intelligent than we think
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years agoPigeon related to dodo found on Australian mainland for first timeThe Nicobar pigeon, which is native to islands in Indian and Pacific oceans, was found by Indigenous rangers near Broome
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years agoBishnoi farmers fill troughs of water for deerDeer and blackbuck were dying, unable to reach canals, the only sources of water left
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years agoSea World polar bear cub dies less than two weeks after birth on Gold CoastThe theme park made the announcement through Facebook saying the cub had died on Saturday, while the other one was doing well and bonding with its mother.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/patch-wasnt-the-only-one-eyed-horse-to-run-the-kentucky-derby.html
Patch Wasn't The Only One-Eyed Horse To Run The Kentucky Derby | Care2 CausesAlong with fan favorite Patch, three other racehorses with one eye have run the Kentucky Derby. Losing an eye is apparently common with racehorses.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years ago
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/i-team-animal-abuse-haunts-havasu-canyon-visitors/709715027
I-Team: Animal abuse haunts Havasu Canyon visitorsMore than 20,000 visitors each year are drawn to a rugged and remote part of the Grand Canyon on land that belongs to the Havasupai tribe. What some of the visitors end up witnessing there isn't easily forgotten. (Some of the images you will see in this story are disturbing.)
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years agoUN warns growing $213b poaching industry funds armed conflictsAchim Steiner, head of the United Nations Environment Program, said that environmental crime is “a financing machine” for militias, extremist groups, and armed conflict.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years agoHalal and kosher slaughter banned in Belgian regionA large region in Belgium has voted in favour of banning halal and kosher meat by outlawing the slaughter of unstunned animals.
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years ago
As one who has witnessed it, I will say that there is in general a higher level of deliberate cruelty that seems to be inherent in the dog and cat meat trades (worse for cats even than dogs). Because dogs and cats will fight their killers with tooth and claw, restraint techniques used in slaughtering dogs and cats are violent, above and beyond…[Read more]
Is The Yulin Dog Meat Festival Really Any Different Than What Goes On In The US? | Care2 CausesOn June 21, more than 10,000 dogs and cats will be slaughtered in China.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years agoCattle queen Gina turns focus to ChinaLAST year, Gina Rinehart claimed the position of Australia’s cattle queen; now her agribusiness ambition is firmly international, with plans under way to develop the nation’s live cattle trade into a $2 billion industry.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years agoBlues and moos: Indian state launches cow ambulance serviceNGO funds five ambulances in Uttar Pradesh state as growing zeal to safeguard cows has also resulted in rising violence
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years agoLiverpool dog attack: Two-year-old girl injured in garden - BBC NewsThe girl's aunt screamed "the dog's got the baby" as her niece was attacked in a garden as she played.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years agoBrazil Yellow Fever Outbreak Spawns Alert: Stop Killing the MonkeysAuthorities are urging worried residents to stop killing monkeys, which experts say can serve as beacons for where the virus is spreading.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years ago
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39834098
France bans captive breeding of dolphins and killer whales - BBC NewsThe move has been hailed as the beginning of the end of "marine circuses" by campaigners.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years agoNearly 400 birds killed after flying into Texas skyscraper in stormNashville and Blackburnian warblers among birds of more than 20 species that hit American National Building, possibly after mistaking lights for moon or sun