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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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago
“Evidence has shown that these water dwellers do indeed feel pain and that the inhumane way in which they are often stored, handled and slaughtered causes them suffering….In New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland, decisions have been made to include decapod crustaceans in their animal welfare legislation. In Australia, a Sydney fishmonger became…[Read more]
Crustacean Compassion campaigns for welfare rights for lobsters & crabsIf the thought of dropping a live lobster into a pan of boiling water horrifies you, then you're in good company including that of a new campaigning group that wants lobsters to be given the same animal welfare rights as other creatures. LAURA BRIGGS reports
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago
In addition to the Egyptian government insuring that the working horses will be fed, they must also establish regulations for the humane treatment of draft animals – including adequate hoof care with shoes for horses driven on paved roads, watering troughs and rest periods under sun shades, restriction on the use of animals when temperatures are…[Read more]
Can 'uber for horses' stir up tourism in ancient Egyptian city?In an attempt to revive the ailing tourism industry, Egypt's government is trying out-of-the-box ideas, such as a ride-hailing app for horse carriages.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/eu-animals-face-abuse-and-torture-during-live-exports.html
EU Animals Face Abuse And Torture During Live Exports | Care2 CausesAn investigation by Animals International has found that live animal exports from the European Union are subjected to inhumane treatment and conditions that
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoHow the Amazon’s Cashews and Cacao Point to Cultivation by the AncientsA study that examined domesticated trees and plants, including in areas near archaeological sites, supports the idea that indigenous humans helped shape the forest.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoEstrés postraumático y depresión: las secuelas de trabajar en un matadero - VICEMauricio García Pereira saltó a la fama por revelar las horribles imágenes de lo que sucedía en el matadero de Limoges. Hablamos con él sobre las consecuencias de trabajar viendo eso cada día.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoBritish ranch owner killed by armed raiders in KenyaTristan Voorspuy, a former British soldier, had gone to inspect damage on his ranch when he was shot
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoThe bird that cannot survive by itselfThe spoon-billed sandpiper is so endangered, there are only about 200 breeding pairs left. Having babies is just the beginning of its struggles
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160108-why-you-should-beware-a-laughing-or-yawning-hippo?ocid=fbert
Why you should beware a laughing or yawning hippoHippos have a reputation in fiction as gentle giants. In reality they can turn violent and even kill people
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150512-bird-grows-face-of-dinosaur?ocid=fbert
Chicken grows face of dinosaurA chicken embryo with a dinosaur-like snout instead of a beak has been developed by scientists
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoJapanese macaques have a lifestyle unlike all other monkeysThese monkeys live further north than any other wild monkey, and that means they must survive in a cold climate that no other monkey could face
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170203-a-giant-prehistoric-looking-bird?ocid=fbert
A giant prehistoric-looking birdHuge African shoebill chicks face a deadly struggle to survive
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoHow a dog's mind can easily be controlledIt is strange enough that people can get better when given pills that do not contain any actual medicine. Even more peculiarly, the same may be true of animals
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170203-baby-ducks-first-flight?ocid=fbert
Baby ducks' first flightMandarin ducklings make their first ever leap from the nest
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170208-there-is-a-bird-that-eats-its-neighbours-babies?ocid=fbert
There is a bird that eats its neighbours' babiesEleonora’s falcons have been photographed capturing chicks from their neighbours’ nests, then killing them and feeding them to their own offspring
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170203-marvellous-miniature-monkeys?ocid=fbert
Marvellous miniature monkeysTamarins are small, spectacular primates
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170203-incredible-leaping-dolphins?ocid=fbert
Incredible leaping dolphinsDusky dolphins are highly acrobatic
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20151119-first-mummified-cave-lions-discovered-in-siberia?ocid=fbert
A pair of cave lion cubs has been found mummifiedTwo 12,000-year-old cave lion cubs have emerged from thawing ice in Siberia, preserved in remarkable detail
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoThe swans that spend their winters in Japan's frozen northWhooper swans range widely across Europe and Asia, and many of them winter in Japan
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month ago
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170203-whales-ingenious-fishing-technique?ocid=fbert
Whales' ingenious fishing techniqueA dozen humpback whales work together to harvest herring
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 1 month agoIt is almost impossible to herd cats, thanks to evolutionDomestic cats just do not see any benefits from group living, but in the future that could change