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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago

“Another interesting aspect of the Moore and Kosut article is that the authors are also engaging in an emerging field of anthropology, ‘intra-species’ or ‘critical animal’ studies, where the animals themselves are informants alongside their human…[Read more]

Honey, I love you: our 40,000-year relationship with the humble beeHumans have always had a special relationship with bees. And while the archaeological evidence is sparse, what does exist shows the richness of ancient human activities

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/science/evolution-of-beauty-richard-prum-darwin-sexual-selection.html?em_pos=large&emc=edit_sc_20170530&nl=science-times&nlid=30337821&ref=img&te=1

Challenging Mainstream Thought About Beauty’s Big Hand in EvolutionAre aesthetic judgments about mates invariably tied to traits we see as adaptive and worth passing on? Or, does beauty just ‘happen’?

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago

http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/810653/Fox-hunting-ban-2017-Theresa-May-vote-Bill-Oddie-rally-march-London

Bill Oddie slams 'ridiculous' Theresa May pledge to hold vote to overturn fox hunting banANIMAL welfare campaigner Bill Oddie has said it is "ridiculous" that fox hunting has been put back on the agenda as hundreds of demonstrators marched through London.

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago

http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Livestock/Cattle-sale-restrictions-introduced-by-Indian-government?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=30-May-2017&c=1Mhw64nyxKkfje0HOSzaP32HClAM7QTu&p2=#

Cattle sale restrictions introduced by Indian governmentThe Indian meat industry has warned that new rules prohibiting the sale of aged cattle from markets for slaughter may hinder the recent success of the sector.

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago

http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Analysis/Modified-antibiotic-won-t-change-meat-sector-plans?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=30-May-2017&c=1Mhw64nyxKmYDN5HTtpJ8QhWEd4erzJL&p2=

Modified antibiotic won't change meat sector plansA modified antibiotic that is more potent to bacteria and could make it easier to fight life-threatening superbugs is unlikely to change meat industry plans to cut medicine use.

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago

Stressed-Out Lobsters
Stressed-Out Lobsters: Crustacean Hyperglycemic Hormone and Stress Proteins, by Ernest S. Chang
“Animals display a variety of stress responses when their regulated physiological systems are extended beyond their normal range. Partial or complete failure of the homeostatic response may lead to increasing physiological…[Read more]

Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago

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Dogs Are Even More Like Us Than We ThoughtFor one, canines shun people who are mean to their owners, a new study says.

Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/environment/1259267/wild-elephants-block-trucks-for-pineapples

Wild elephants block trucks for pineapplesPRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN - Wild elephants repeatedly blocked fruit-carrying trucks on a rural road in Hua Hin district so they could eat the pineapples they were carrying.

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/30/science/chimps-new-york-blood-center.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170530&eml_thmb=1&nlid=30337821&tntemail0=y&_r=0

New York Blood Center Reaches a Deal to Help Care for Research ChimpsAfter years of controversy, the Blood Center and the Humane Society agreed on a plan to support chimpanzees used in scientific research.

Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago

http://worldanimalnews.com/update-india-bans-selling-cows-buffalo-camels-slaughter/

Update! India Bans The Selling Of Cows, Buffalo, and Camels For Slaughter - World Animal NewsIndia Today Chaos erupted in India following Friday’s announcement that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled to impose a federal ban on the sale and purchase of livestock including cows, buffalo, and camels at animal markets. Criticized by opponents as an attack on “the essence of India” the tightened restrictions led to some dangerous demonstrations

Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/superbug-treatment-kimodo-dragon_us_592d8e54e4b053f2d2ae52f6

An Imperiled Indonesian Lizard May Hold The Key To Fighting Superbugs | HuffPost

Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/copenhagens-iconic-little-mermaid-statue-painted-red-by-animal-rights-activists-1623965

Copenhagen's iconic Little Mermaid statue painted red by animal rights activistsThe vandals were protesting the practice of whale hunting around the Faroe Islands.

Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago

http://www.inquisitr.com/4256524/opossum-torture-livestreamed-to-facebook-lee-county-iowa-animal-cruelty-investigation-continues/

Opossum Torture Live-Streamed To Facebook: Lee County, Iowa Animal Cruelty Investigation ContinuesThe Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a case of animal cruelty after several people were reportedly seen in a Facebook video torturing an opossum. The video of a group of presumed ...

Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago

http://tucson.com/news/science/health-med-fit/contagious-disease-that-can-spread-to-humans-sickens-tucson-dogs/article_cf9f3116-f383-5660-899c-d4dcacad59d0.html

Contagious disease that can spread to humans sickens Tucson dogsPotentially deadly leptospirosis can be treated with antibiotics if caught early enough.

Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago

http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=9546&catId=1

Vegan Leather Industry to Reach $85 Billion by 2025New research shows that global demand for faux leather footwear, furnishings, and automotive interiors will create a spike in the animal-free materials market.

Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/outrage-as-photos-emerge-of-dead-dolphin-at-house-party-in-student-apartment-in-cork-791447.html

Outrage as photos emerge of dead dolphin at house party in student apartment in CorkImages have emerged of the body of a dolphin being thrown around in a student apartment complex in Cork earlier this week, writes Denise O'Donoghue.

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago

http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Financial/High-tech-Indian-slaughterhouse-officially-opened?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=26-May-2017&c=1Mhw64nyxKlZvbzCeZa5IG7ZuoHdv64F&p2=#

‘High-tech’ Indian slaughterhouse officially openedKerala-based protein packer Meats Products of India has opened a “high-tech” slaughterhouse in a remote part of the country.

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago

http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Livestock/NZ-1-000-animals-unfit-to-travel-slaughtered-annually?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=26-May-2017&c=1Mhw64nyxKlppdIxA2piFt1%2FnshfsBjI&p2=#

NZ: 1,000 animals unfit to travel slaughtered annuallyA thousand animals unfit to travel are sent to slaughter annually in New Zealand (NZ), the country’s Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) has told this site.

Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago

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Zoo tiger death: Victim named as Rosa King - BBC NewsA friend says Rosa King, who died at Hamerton Park on Monday, was the "shining light" of the zoo.