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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/23/scientists-plan-to-scour-loch-ness-for-the-elusive-monsters-dna/?utm_term=.f6cee94d96ee&wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1

Scientists plan to scour Loch Ness for the elusive monster’s DNA"It really does resonate with people of all cultures all around the world,” said the project leader — a Nessie skeptic. “I honestly don't know why. "

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2018/05/21/he-was-being-followed-by-a-pig-and-didnt-know-what-to-do-so-he-called-911/?utm_term=.7143ca39eca3

‘He was being followed by a pig and didn’t know what to do.’ So he called 911.Police in North Ridgeville, Ohio, detained a pig that was following a human home from an Amtrak station.

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/29/stick-insects-have-a-very-strange-parenting-strategy-the-world-eats-their-young-alive/?utm_term=.a796af683220&wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1

These bugs’ babies get eaten by birds but it might be for their own goodStick insect eggs may survive passing through a bird's digestive tract — a weird way to spread into new habitats.

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/24/these-white-animals-are-struggling-to-hide-in-a-world-with-less-snow/?utm_term=.bd84dfc8e94c&wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1

These white animals are struggling to hide in a world with less snowIt's camouflage mismatch: White fur is a stealthy trait in snow and a vulnerability without it.

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/05/29/officials-rescue-nearly-birds-from-cockfighting-pits-northampton-farm-most-will-euthanized/t3UoMBz9bIDWzQ3tAnzxfP/story.html

Hundreds of roosters might have to be euthanized after Northampton cockfighting bust - The Boston GlobeNorthampton police detectives discovered Thursday nearly 400 roosters “purposefully bred for cockfighting.”

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-court/protests-in-spain-as-five-cleared-of-gang-rape-at-san-fermin-festival-idUSKBN1HX1S1

Protests in Spain as five cleared of gang rape at San Fermin festivalThousands of protesters took to the streets across Spain on Thursday after a court cleared five men of the gang rape of a teenager at the 2016 San Fermin bull-running festival in Pamplona.

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago

https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/40000-March-Against-Bullfighting-in-Madrid-20180528-0008.html

Spain: 40,000 March Against Bullfighting in MadridThe bloodsport is trembling in its own cradle.

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago

https://www.dailysabah.com/europe/2018/05/27/40000-rally-in-madrid-to-protest-spains-bullfighting-tradition

40,000 rally in Madrid to protest Spain's bullfighting traditionTens of thousands of people rallied in Madrid on Sunday for a nationwide ban on bullfighting in Spain. Protesters also demanded the removal of all...

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44273624#_=_

Scientists measure dolphin 'happiness'Animal welfare researchers measure how captive dolphins feel about their environment.

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-44290512#

Hungry bears raid Baltic beehivesConcern as wild animals come ever closer to populated areas to find food in Finland and Estonia.

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-44214538#

Swedish sheep breaches royal protocolSweden reopens a military base, and its sheep mascot interrupts the King's speech.

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/oct/20/turkmenistan-gift-vladimir-putin-puppy-dog-gurbanguly-berdymukhamedov-verny

A puppy for Putin – but for dogs in Turkmenistan it's open slaughterBerdymukhamedov’s presentation of a puppy to Vladimir Putin is ironic, given the bloodbath of stray dogs and cats over which he has presided in Ashgabat

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/may/29/russia-stray-dogs-world-cup-cull-sochi-yekaterinburg

Is Russia killing stray dogs ahead of the World Cup?After the mass culls before the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, animal rights activists in the World Cup cities of Sochi and Yekaterinburg fear history could be repeating itself

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/science/ailing-chimps-sanctuary.html?em_pos=medium&emc=edit_sc_20180529&nl=science-times&nl_art=0&nlid=30337821emc%3Dedit_sc_20180529&ref=img&te=1

How to Decide Whether Ailing Chimps Get Moved to a SanctuaryA new report suggest that federally owned or supported chimps should go to sanctuaries unless the trip is “extremely likely to shorten their lives.”

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/voraciously/wp/2018/05/29/tofu-gets-a-bad-rap-sometimes-heres-how-to-make-it-great/?utm_term=.719a9df791ab&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

Tofu gets a bad rap sometimes. Here’s how to make it great.Fried, braised or stuffed in a sandwich, this soy product can do it all.

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago

http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/44988/putting-pig-welfare-first-oie-adopts-pig-welfare-chapter/

Putting pig welfare first: OIE adopts pig welfare chapterWorld Animal Protection welcomes the adoption of the pig welfare chapter by over 181 member countries, coordinated by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/05/trump-is-trying-to-make-it-legal-to-shoot-hibernating-bear-cubs/?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=econundrums-2018-05-28

Trump is trying to make it legal to shoot hibernating bear cubsAnd wolf and coyote pups in their dens.

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago

https://www.care2.com/causes/this-food-trend-is-putting-the-giant-salamander-in-catastrophic-decline.html

This Food Trend is Putting the Giant Salamander in ‘Catastrophic Decline’ | Care2 CausesThe so-called "living fossil" giant salamander is now nearing the brink of extinction, and a recent fad in restaurant food is to blame.

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/26/chicken-health-fear-chlorine-washing-fails-bacteria-tests-brexit-salmonella-listeria

Chicken safety fear as chlorine washing fails bacteria testsBritish microbiologists find that American technique at heart of Brexit trade row does not kill listeria and salmonella