Victory! Cetacean Captivity Ends at Vancouver Aquarium
Finally, the Vancouver Aquarium’s abusive cetacean business has been defeated. A new Cetacean Bylaw will be implemented to end all captivity of dolphins, whales, and porpoises!
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Misleading News on Cetacean Freedom in Vancouver!
There have been 52 cetacean deaths in 52 years in connection with the Vancouver Aquarium, with a mother and daughter beluga being the most recent. However, the Vancouver media has not been reporting the whole story and truths about the struggle to end cetacean captivity.
WORLD NEWS: How will animals fare under President Trump? (2/21/17)
How is Donald Trump’s administration likely to impact animal protection? Find out in this special episode of Animal People World News!
WORLD NEWS: Dog fighting, bull wrestling, and wild animal farming (2/8/17)
In this episode, find out how dogfighting was finally criminalized throughout Mexico; why India’s ban on jallikattu bull wrestling was lifted; what wildlife farming in Nepal, Egypt, and South Africa means for animal welfare and conservation; and more!
U.S. hunters auction South Africa Big Five hunts for funds to lobby Trump for pro-hunting stance
Safari Club International (SCI) will auction the lives of 280 South African animals to raise funds to lobby the Trump Administration against measures protecting threatened species like elephant, rhino, lion, buffalo and leopard.
WORLD NEWS: Ringling Bros. closes, Japan resumes whaling, & China bans ivory (1/19/17)
Learn what drove Ringling Bros. out of business, why Japan has resumed whaling in Antarctica, how China is phasing out legal ivory, and more in the latest episode of Animal People World News!
WORLD NEWS: Dog slaughter to end at Korea’s largest dog meat market (12/20/16)
In this episode, find out the latest victory against dog meat in South Korea, and why the battle is still far from over. Also discover how fur farming in Japan came to a permanent end, why wildlife rangers around the world are being murdered by poachers, and more!
Gifting a Pet for the Holidays?
The best way to gift a pet is to involve the pet family and pet parent-to-be in the selection: treat them with a gift certificate that covers the adoption fee of an animal at a local shelter or rescue group.
WORLD NEWS: Yellowstone wildlife fall prey to hunting (12/8/16)
In this episode, find out why Yellowstone bears and bison are falling prey to hunting interests, how Venezuela’s economic crisis is putting dogs and cats in peril, and why reclassifying temples as zoos is good news for elephants in India!
Ivory trading nations exposed
The twenty-eight countries most responsible for the deaths of African elephants have been revealed in a new report, but other major offenders avoided censure as they failed to provide information or seize any ivory.
WORLD NEWS: Climate change is killing fur seals (11/30/16)
In this episode, Animal People explores how climate change is killing fur seals in California, what Kenya’s cattle invasion problem means for wildlife conservation, how a new smartphone app aims to prevent roadkill, and more!
WORLD NEWS: No pardon for Thanksgiving turkeys
In this week’s episode, Animal People covers the fate of 46 million Thanksgiving turkeys, Argentina’s vote to ban greyhound racing, new threats to wild gorillas in Nigeria, and more!