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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 7 months ago
US Cattlemen blast Humane Society’s lawsuitThe National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has vehemently attacked a lawsuit filed by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), claiming it will “open old wounds” and “weaken” the beef sector.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 7 months ago
France powers up Sweden’s mobile abattoirRising demand for ethical and traceable protein has seen Sweden’s Hälsingestintan roll out its innovative mobile slaughter unit in France, heralding a new wave of meat production.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 7 months ago
Horsemeat import controls tightened by BrusselsMore stringent controls governing EU imports of horsemeat have been adopted by the European Commission, with the decision likely to hit Canadian and South American producers.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 7 months ago
“Like a casino dealer shuffling the deck, climate change is starting to reorder species from the grasslands of Argentina to ice-free areas of Greenland. New research published Monday (Sept. 19, 2016) in the journal Nature Climate Change by researchers at Aarhus University in Denmark and the University of Wisconsin-Madison illuminates where and…[Read more]
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 7 months ago
Fishing erodes natural size variationFishing typically removes the large individuals from the population. Over time, this not only leads to evolutionary shrinking of fish but it also erodes natural trait variability in fish stocks. This was demonstrated in a study where r Read more...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 7 months agoNew Zealand kea, the world's only alpine parrot, faces extinctionThe intelligent, playful birds are under threat from non-native predators and also from farmers who see them as pests
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 7 months ago
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/16/us/no-the-federal-government-will-not-kill-45000-horses.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=wide&state=standard&contentPlacement=46&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F09%2F16%2Fus%2Fno-the-…[Read more]
No, the Federal Government Will Not Kill 45,000 HorsesA federal agency says it will not take the advice of an advisory board to slaughter tens of thousands of wild horses and burros.
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Animal People, Inc. wrote a new post, Animal People Newsflash: September 20th, 2016 9 years, 7 months ago
The first episode in Animal People’s new weekly news vlog! In this week’s report, we review current events facing American wild horses, Norwegian wolves, donkeys in Africa, and more.
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This is a great idea, and a great way to stay updated on the latest humane news.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 7 months ago
'I wish now I'd shot more,' says whistleblower vetWhen vet Lynn Simpson documented the appalling conditions faced by Australian animals on live-export ships, she lost her job and her health. But has anything really changed?
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Scientific Press Releases wrote a new post, Global Fishing Watch: New Online Tool Tracks Commercial Fishing Worldwide 9 years, 7 months ago
(Featured image: bait fish in net in the Maldives. Credit Hani Amir, used under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Oceana, SkyTruth and Google Launch Global Fishing Watch, First Free, Online Tool to Reveal Commercial Fishing […]
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 7 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 7 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/sep/12/ignorance-bliss-vegan-planet-destroyed
Ignorance was bliss – but is it time to go vegan?I grew up eating lovely stews and roast dinners, but they were more innocent times – we didn’t yet know that the planet was almost totally destroyed
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 7 months ago
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37382919
How Indonesia's rare birds are facing extinction - BBC NewsA BBC team finds rare Java hawks for sale, as environmentalists say more must be done to tackle Indonesia's illegal bird trade.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 7 months ago
http://www.wildhorsepreservation.org/media/blm-wont-euthanize-wild-horses-it-cannot-adopt-—-kornze
BLM won't euthanize wild horses it cannot adopt — KornzeBy Scott Streater, E&E News September 15, 2016 Bureau of Land Management Director Neil Kornze told a congressional panel yesterday that the agency has no plans to follow the recommendation of an advisory panel that has called on BLM to euthanize potentially thousands of wild horses it cannot sell or adopt.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 7 months ago
BirdLife Malta calls on the Prime Minister to suspend the autumn hunting season
BirdLife Malta calls on the Prime Minister to suspend the autumn hunting season - Birdlife MaltaYesterday was a sad day for Malta’s conservation efforts when two Black Storks were shot dead. BirdLife Malta’s officials witnessed one of the Black Storks (Ċikonja Sewda) struggling in flight over Buskett with what looked like a blood stain on the chest. It eventually died and was in police custody. The Black Stork was originally... Read More
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Wolf Gordon Clifton posted an update 9 years, 7 months agoWhen we starve, scald, and otherwise torment animals to test whether they have the capacity for empathy, what does that say about our own? Humans truly are the sociopaths of the animal kingdom.
http://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2016/2/8/10925098/animals-have-empathy
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Peter J. Li wrote a new post, Breaking the Ground: U.S. Congress Speaks for Companion Animals in China 9 years, 7 months ago
Sept. 14, 2016 – Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) chaired a briefing calling on China to end its dog meat trade. Congressman Hastings officially initiated House Resolution 752 in May calling on the Chinese […]
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Beagle Freedom Project's profile was updated 9 years, 7 months ago
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Beagle Freedom Project wrote a new post, Beagle Freedom Project Challenges Scientists to Pioneer Animal Testing Replacements 9 years, 7 months ago
(Featured image: beagle kept for student training at a veterinary school in Europe. Credit Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals)
Following Yale’s Dr. Michael Bracken’s findings that 87.5 percent of funding is wasted ann […]
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Wolf Gordon Clifton posted an update 9 years, 7 months ago
The Speakeasy Underworld of the Dog BarThough they are increasingly rare, there are still New York bars where people can (discreetly) drink alongside their four-legged friends.
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