In recent years, major news outlets have started taking note of the animal movement, and including coverage of animal rights, welfare, and conservation issues on a daily basis. Check out our curated selection of top stories from around the world, updated every day.
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'Gorilla selfie': DRC park ranger explains photo that went viralMathieu Shamavu took image of two orphaned females at Virunga mimicking humans
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
'An abandoned boa in Bristol': RSPCA rescue 4,000 exotic pets a yearCharity’s hotline received 15,790 calls in 2018 over cases of neglect or escaped pets
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
Anti-bullfighting party set for Spanish election breakthroughAs the right enlists bullfighters as candidates, animal welfare champions are polling well
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
Australia Is Deadly Serious About Killing Millions of CatsFeral felines are driving the country’s native species to extinction. Now a massive culling is underway to preserve what’s left of the wild.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
A pod of orcas is starving to death. A tribe has a radical plan to feed themThe Lummi Nation is dropping live salmon into the sea in a last-ditch rescue effort: ‘We don’t have much time’
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
'Bee saviour' sugar cards could save starving insectsInventor crowdfunds to produce reviver sachets after prototype success
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
USDA Terminates Deadly Cat Experiments, Plans To Adopt Out Remaining AnimalsScientists infected the cats with toxoplasmosis and later killed them. Bipartisan members of Congress complained about the practice, and the agency ended the program.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
Tens of thousands of animals burned alive in raging wildfires in TransBaikal regionDistressing images from infernos that left 645 people without homes, and dozens injured.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
A Giant Bird Killed Its Owner. Now It Could Be Yours.Marvin Hajos, 75, was killed by a cassowary that he kept on his property. Now, it will go up for auction with about 100 other exotic animals he owned.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
Why you should turn your lawn into a meadowMost lawns are biodiversity deserts, but there is a simple way to encourage nature – and you don’t even have to ditch the mower
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/24/brazil-drug-parrot-trained-as-lookout-for-dealers
Police seize 'super obedient' lookout parrot trained by Brazilian drug dealersBird was taught to alert criminals to officers’ presence, according to reports: ‘As soon as the police got close he started shouting’
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
I studied factory farms for years. Visiting one was far worse than I imaginedI lectured about the public health dangers of industrial farming. But what I saw went beyond my fears
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
Russian firm that turns seals into sausages sparks anti-hunt backlashA controversial new business that makes sausages out of seals on Russia's Pacific coast has prompted an outcry, with more than 160,000 people signing a petition in protest.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
Police horse dies in 'tragic accident' at Blackpool football matchLancashire police pay tribute to Morecambe, who died after falling on to a metal pole
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
Dog killings in Turkey's capital show poor lawmakingThe recent killing of dogs in Ankara has once again shed light on Turkey's inefficient animal rights laws, which identify strays as "property" instead of "living beings."
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
Overfishing threatens food securityFood security is being threatened due to billions of tonnes of small fish being taken from the wild every year to feed farmed fish, a damning new report has revealed.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
‘Air Bear’ helicopter rescue for beast who floated on ice 700km too far southForlorn polar bear named Umka turned up at a Russian police station as if pleading for help: now he is back where he belongs.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
My Neighbor Took a City Pigeon as a Pet. Is That Legal?Pigeons have a terrible reputation among New Yorkers, but they can make surprisingly good pets.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
These Otters Are Popular Pets in Asia. That May Be Their Undoing.Asian small-clawed otters are increasingly popular as novelty pets, particularly in Japan. Now international trade in the species may be banned.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 10 months ago
A Vicious, Untreatable Killer Leaves China GuessingAfrican swine fever, which harms pigs but not humans, has swept across the country, the world’s largest pork producer. And those are only the cases the government knows about.