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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China's billion dollar pig plan met with loathing by ArgentiniansChinese investment in Argentina’s hog industry would boost exports, but environmentalists fear risk of pandemic
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How 14 Elephant Seals Assisted an Antarctic Ice StudyMapping currents in the Southern Ocean is vital to monitoring climate change, but hard to conduct. So scientists turned to seals for help.
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It’s Always the Summer of the SharkEven during a pandemic, we cannot get the white shark out of our minds. Despite the rare attack, experts say humans have little to fear.
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Experience: I helped a snail find loveIt is difficult for lefty snails to mate with normal snails because they have genitals on the opposite side of their head
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https://theecologist.org/2020/aug/06/trophy-hunters-threaten-endangered-animals
Trophy hunters threaten endangered animalsHow can anyone be proud of killing such magnificent creatures, asks leading primatologist Jane Goodall.
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African forest plunder condemns chimpanzees to miserable lives in zoos - Conservation Action TrustChimpanzees are our nearest genetic relatives on the tree of life. At this rate, eaten or forced to entertain zoo visitors or wealthy sheikhs, they’re heading for extinction. CITES seems unable to stop the slide and African governments don’t appear to consider it a problem. If a wild animal has monetary value it’s a preludeRead More
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CITES silent as Zimbabwe dooms elephants to living hell in China - Conservation Action TrustIt’s World Elephant Day, but clearly not in Zimbabwe, where more than 140 young elephants have been ‘harvested’ by running them to exhaustion and then sold to China for human entertainment. For years, Zimbabwean conservation authorities have flagrantly circumvented, ignored and broken international regulations and ethical objections by capturing elephant calves in the wild andRead More
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Marine food webs could be radically altered by heating of oceans, scientists warnTemperature and CO2 changes reduce the numbers of some species and promote the growth of algae, University of Adelaide study finds
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/13/trump-border-wall-mexico-endangered-species
Officials ignored warnings about Trump wall threat to endangered speciesEmails reveal experts at San Bernardino national wildlife refuge repeatedly sounded the alarm over grave threat to rare species
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3,000 sheep die after live exports rejected by Saudi ArabiaAnimals died of hunger and thirst after 58,000 returned to Sudan due to quarantine compromise
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years ago
Opinion: Canada geese are anything but pestsPresident of Friends of Animals explains how the Canada goose offers lessons in appropriate parenting.
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In win for animal rights activists, Cambodian butcher quits dog meat tradeAnimal rights activists in Cambodia have gained a small victory in their effort to end the trade in dog meat, convincing a canine slaughterhouse in one vil
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years ago
Scientists reveal pheromones are key to harmonious pet relationshipsWe are all familiar with the old adage "fighting like cat and dog", but a new scientific study now reveals how you can bid farewell to those animal scraps and foster a harmonious relationship between your pet pooch and feline friend.
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A taste of honey: how bees mend fences between farmers and elephantsA pioneering method from Africa that protect farms from forest herds is now paying off in India, with more profit and less conflict
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years ago
Slaughter of Australian cattle in Indonesia investigated after distressing video releasedAustralian Livestock Exporters’ Council CEO says killings in the video are inappropriate and unacceptable
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years ago
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/12/call-grouse-shooting-licensed-rise-bird-prey-deaths
Call for grouse shooting to be licensed amid rise in bird of prey deathsLabour seeks review after police and RSPB link sharp rise in killings to hunting season
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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/aug/11/pets-how-we-hurt-the-animals-we-cherish
Love you to death: how we hurt the animals we cherishThe long read: Something has gone badly wrong with the way we keep pets. Our casual cruelties are a symptom of our unhealthy relationship with other species
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https://theconversation.com/lions-are-less-likely-to-attack-cattle-with-eyes-painted-on-their-backsides-142488?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20August%2011%202020%20-%201701016414&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20August%2011%202020%20-%201701016414+Version+A+CID_5a6ea77886d475f660d8bb97f…[Read more]
Lions are less likely to attack cattle with eyes painted on their backsidesMany carnivores are ambush predators. Being seen by their prey can lead to them abandoning the hunt.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years ago
Live export probe triggered by new 'distressing' inhumane slaughter footage from IndonesiaNew "distressing" images have not been made public, but allegedly show Australian cattle restrained with ropes and having their throats cut without prior stunning in export-approved Indonesian abattoirs.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years ago
How to Help Your Pet With Post-Quarantine Separation AnxietyThe pandemic is hard on our dogs and cats, too.