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, 3 months agoBreeders backflip on limiting pup numbersTHE greyhound industry is set to go back on the pledge to cut the number of NSW dogs born each year to as few as 1453, despite the promise helping lead to the reversal of last year’s racing ban.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 3 months agoProtests Over Bull Riding Turn Violent in IndiaThe traditional sport of jallikattu was banned by the Supreme Court for animal cruelty, leading to protests over a loss of cultural identity.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 3 months agoDestined for the dinner table, Korean dogs become U.S. pets insteadAbout 200 pups from a shuttered dog-meat farm in South Korea arrived at Dulles International Airport this month to be placed for adoption.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 3 months agoWhen Horse Diapers and Freedom of Religion CollideTwo Amish men have sued a Kentucky town over a law requiring horse diapers, arguing it violates their ability to exercise their religion.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 3 months agoHow Some Frolicking Fish Got Stuck in a MomentA picture of fish seemingly trapped in a frozen wave on a South Dakota lake has amazed and bewildered viewers on social media. Here’s what happened.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 3 months agoTicks, Thriving in Warm Weather, Take a Ghastly Toll on New England MooseResearchers say droves of winter ticks, which flourish when fall is warm and the winter comes late, are killing moose calves. They have “wasted away.”
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 3 months ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/science/tasmanian-tigers-brains.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=5&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2017%2F01%2F20%2Fscience%2Ftasmanian-tigers-b…[Read more]
Tasmanian Tigers’ Brains Yield Clues Long After ExtinctionThe last thylacine died in a zoo in 1936, but neural scans of preserved specimens revealed that they may have been more intelligent than previously believed.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 3 months agoRetired Big Apple Circus Animals Prepare for Their Second ActJenny Vidbel, a former circus trainer, has welcomed horses, pigs and dogs to her New York farm, where she plans to pair animals with children and older adults in a rehabilitative program.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 3 months ago
True Grit: How To Fight 30 Years For Your Life’s Purpose: Steve Wise is an attorney battling to give intelligent animals some of the legal rights of a person.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 3 months agoMutilated ears, broken tailbones and bulls force-fed liquor: What actually happens at jallikattuExcerpts from the reports submitted to the apex court, on the basis of which it banned the festival.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 3 months ago
http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8918&catId=1
Vegan Cheese Surpasses Expected Sales by 300 PercentUK-based supermarket Sainsbury's reports a surprising surge in sales of its vegan cheese in first month after launch.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 3 months ago
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 3 months ago
http://blog.fido4ever.com/sad-pup-living-kill-shelter-can-cry-hes-placed-death-row/
Sad Pup Living in Kill Shelter Can Only Cry As He's Placed on Death Row - Fido4evershares Share on Facebook Share on Twitter When I think of all time places that evoke a profound sadness in my heart, nothing quite topples the Carson Animal Shelter in Gardena, California. Carson is not a place you would pin your hopes and dreams...
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 3 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/jun/02/un-report-meat-free-diet?CMP=share_btn_fb
UN urges global move to meat and dairy-free dietLesser consumption of animal products is necessary to save the world from the worst impacts of climate change, UN report says
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 3 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 3 months agoLeopard shark makes world-first switch from sexual to asexual reproductionLeonie the shark astounds researchers by producing live hatchlings after being separated from her mate in 2012
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 3 months agoKoalas are at the centre of a perfect storm. The species is slipping away | Kevin EvansAustralia is one of the worst performing countries in terms of protecting its ecoregions. Koalas are a litmus test for conservation of a habitat in crisis
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 3 months ago
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/01/20/can-indonesia-s-zoos-ever-be-good-enough-animals.html
Can Indonesia’s zoos ever be good enough for animals?A plea for help: Two sun bears react to the presence of visitors at Bandung Zoo in West Java on Wednesday
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 3 months agoWhen the National Bird Is a BurdenBald eagles have been the emblem of the United States for more than two centuries. Now, in some parts of the country, they’re a nuisance.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 3 months agoTwo friends face jail over dare that ended in goldfish swallowingDaniel Challis, 24, and Cheryl Stevens, 27, convicted of causing unnecessary suffering and told by Torbay magistrates they could be jailed