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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years ago
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/14/game-birds-poland-undercover-footage
Game birds subject to 'cruel' conditions, undercover footage showsAs England’s pheasant egg imports double in three years, campaigners condemn lack of laws regulating rearing and breeding for shooting industry
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years ago
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/14/far-right-bullfighting-spain-mallorca
How the far right in Spain has seized on bullfighting to make its point | Guillem MartínezA ‘sport’ that went out of fashion after Franco is the axis of a new cultural battle, says Spanish writer Guillem Martínez
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Chris Green wrote a new post, Launch of the Animal Law & Policy Clinic at Harvard Law School 6 years ago
Harvard Law School (HLS) announced last week the launch of the new Animal Law & Policy Clinic. Animal protection is one of the fastest developing areas of public interest law. Reflecting this interest, the number […]
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years agoFlying Assassins Are Called In to Combat Aggressive GullsA Jersey Shore town has come up with a creative but costly way to tame its marauding gulls.
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Animal Legal Defense Fund wrote a new post, Challenging Fur-Ever Wild’s Treatment of Wolves 6 years ago
Fur-Ever Wild, a roadside zoo in Minnesota, breeds and exhibits threatened gray wolves and other animals. Fur-Ever Wild’s customers can pay for “pet n’ play” sessions where they are allowed to handle young gray wo […]
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It’s astonishing that Fur-Ever Wild would claim endangered species protections don’t apply since the wolves are part dog, and therefore can be killed and skinned for profit, when such treatment would be illegal under animal cruelty laws if they were fully dog. It seems their hybrid status places them in a legal no-man’s-land, without clear protections under the laws applicable to either parent species.
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WellBeing International wrote a new post, Developing Partnerships to End Dog and Cat “Homelessness” 6 years ago
Written by Andrew Rowan, DPhil, Chief Program Officer
The pet care (food, treats and veterinary care) market and dog and cat “homelessness” are related. It is in in interest of everyone, including animal NGOs […]
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Animal advocates, rescue centres, all concerned people should campaign to end the trade in animals for pets. People should be encouraged to go to the rescue centres and never to buy from shops, traders or breeders. Otherwise we are continually mopping up instead of turning off the tap. There is too much suffering in the pet trade, and animals should not be bought and sold for the amusement of humans.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years agoMuseum shrouds endangered wildlife exhibits in mourning veilBristol Museum to highlight biodiversity crisis after children demand true stories of exhibits
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years agoGay Penguins, and Their Hope for a Baby, Have Enchanted BerlinTwo male penguins at Zoo Berlin have adopted an egg, delighting Germans and raising the prospect of the zoo’s first penguin chick in almost two decades.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years agoLebanon's green turtles threatened by new resortThe Orange House Project, an environmental NGO, has been trying to ensure that turtles reach the sea after their eggs are hatched, but its job gets more difficult every year.
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Environmental Investigation Agency wrote a new post, Last Chance to Save the Vaquita 6 years ago
As governments from around the world prepare to meet in Geneva for the 18th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), a new report urges the imposition of […]
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Rei Cheng wrote a new post, Hong Kong Police Dogs Tear Gassed on the Frontlines of Protests 6 years ago
During the past few months, there have been frequent demonstrations in Hong Kong by citizens, which were initiated to object to the Extradition Bill proposed by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) […]
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years agoBlack squirrel 'super' species? No, just a darker shade of greyBlack squirrel result of interbreeding between grey and fox squirrels – and they both carry virus
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years agoLabor senator says 'unnecessary' vegan activist bill unlikely to be usedKim Carr concerned about unintended consequences on trade union activity and whistleblowers
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years agoBig cats and exotic birds: Colombia's rescued animals – in picturesMost of the animals at the Santa Cruz Foundation in San Antonio, Colombia, have been rescued from traffickers and circuses. The multimillion-dollar illegal wildlife trade is the fourth-largest in the country after drugs, guns and human trafficking
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years agoJaipur protest demands end to use of elephants to carry touristsAbout 100 animals transport visitors along kilometre-long cobbled path to the city’s iconic Amber Fort
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years agoSportsman who bit head off live chicken faces legal actionBrigitte Bardot foundation says video of Basque pelota player Bixente Larralde is sickening
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Birdlife International wrote a new post, Critically Endangered Hornbill Becomes Community Flagship for Forest Conservation 6 years ago
Written by David Quimpo, Haribon Foundation
After two days of trekking through the mountains – across rivers, steep cliffs, and towering ridges – we reach the site, 741 meters above sea level. We are in the […]
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years agoTo Save Tiny Penguins, This Suburb Was Wiped Off the MapAn Australian state restored a habitat for the world’s smallest penguins by removing every home from a coastal development.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years agoU.S. Significantly Weakens Endangered Species ActThe Trump administration announced far-reaching revisions to the Endangered Species Act, which was first enacted in 1973.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years agoThe number of fake emotional support dogs is exploding – why?It’s easy to get your pet designated an emotional support animal. But abuse of the system takes a toll on those with genuine needs
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