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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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Before refrigerators, Thanksgiving turkeys were marched to marketOnce upon a time, your Thanksgiving turkey took a very long walk to get to your tableThe practice began in England in the mid-17th century
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Dead whale washes ashore in Indonesia with a stomach full of plastic wasteThe archipelago of 260 million people is the world’s second-largest plastic polluter after China, according to a study in the journal Science
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Heartbreak and hope after California fires split families and petsRescued animals are being cared for at shelters after devastating California fireMany animals arrived at the shelters injured and burned
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
African swine fever: Beijing offers rewards for whistle-blowersUnder new rules it is forbidden to delay or obstruct the notification of new outbreaks, and to issue false test reports or illegal health certificates55 pigs slaughtered after latest case reported in Hunan province
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Chinese merry-go-round with live ponies sparks claims of crueltyAttraction suspended after video goes viral onlineOperator says the animals were treated well and not abused
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
India’s first elephant hospital cheers animal activistsThe hospital, armed with facilities such as wireless digital X-ray, thermal imaging, ultrasonography, tranquilisation devices and quarantine facilities, has not only come as a respite to the…
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Chinese slaughterhouses force-feed cattle water to increase their weightWorker tells TV crew pumping water through animals’ nostrils added only ‘five to 10 kilos’ (11 to 22 pounds) to the animals’ weightThe method increased the risk of contamination and yet the meat was mostly sold to school canteens
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Chinese dog rehomed after three-month roadside vigil for ownerDog that braved traffic and weather evokes tales of loyal dogs from across worldHohhot animal control officers called in to catch then unite dog with new owner
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Canada: locals angry after navy holds live fire exercises in orca habitatExercises were conducted in a critical habitat area of the endangered population, Vancouver Island residents say
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
'He's like Al Capone': turkey on the loose ruffles feathers in Rhode Island townOfficials captured two of three birds that took up residence in Johnston – but one is wreaking havoc on the once-quiet town
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
To Protect the Thanksgiving Parade, Police Let New Dogs OutFour new counterterrorism dogs are trained to detect explosives yards away, helping the police to detect threats before they reach their targets.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
The solitary life of an alpine shepherd – in picturesGaetan Meme cannot imagine a better life. The 24-year-old shepherd has just finished his third season of transhumance, the tradition of guiding livestock up into the rich alpine pastures to graze
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/20/the-slow-death-of-us-greyhound-racing-florida-ban
The slow death of US greyhound racingFlorida has become the latest state to pass legislation that will phase out the sport. It marks a victory for animal rights campaigners
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
'An unpleasant business': the last Australian whale huntWhen anti-whaling activists arrived in Albany, they planned to convince the town that their future was in watching whales, not killing them. Forty years on, they remember the moment commercial whaling ended in Australia
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Sometimes a dog can be better for a patient than hospital | Ranjana SrivastavaSuffering patients may just need to be asked ‘tell me about your pet’
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
American killed by isolated tribe on island in AndamansPolice say man was visiting North Sentinel Island, whose inhabitants are known to attack outsiders
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Amazon indigenous groups propose Mexico-sized 'corridor of life'World’s biggest protected area would stretch across borders from Andes to Atlantic
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet. Instead It Unleashed a Catastrophe.A decade ago, the U.S. mandated the use of vegetable oil in biofuels, leading to industrial-scale deforestation — and a huge spike in carbon emissions.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Judge Grants Historic Case On Whether An Elephant Is A PersonIf judge Bannister rules that Happy should be removed from the Bronx Zoo to a Sanctuary, Happy would get another first–first nonhuman granted personhood in the United States.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Atlanta bans pet stores from selling cats and dogsUnder a new bill signed into law Tuesday, pet stores in Atlanta cannot sell cats or dogs to customers.