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
Agriculture minister promises to fix live export regulation after damning reportReview calls for reinstatement of animal welfare branch and for regulation to be given a higher priority
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Tasmanian heritage forests at risk of 'catastrophic' bushfires, study findsResearchers say amount of vegetation burnt by fires caused by lightning strikes rose dramatically this century
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Are we wrong to assume fish can't feel pain?The long read: We like to think fish have no feelings. And yet the idea that they have both memory and a capacity for suffering is gaining ground among scientists
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Australia's east coast named as 'deforestation front' in WWF Living Planet reportAssessment underscores threat to koalas and other native species
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Humanity has wiped out 60% of animal populations since 1970, report findsThe huge loss is a tragedy in itself but also threatens the survival of civilisation, say the world’s leading scientists
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-45967748#
One man and a dog survive Siberian ordealRussian man survives three weeks lost in Siberian wilderness with his dog.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-46024087#_=_
Vegan journalist gets 'murderous' responseWaitrose Food's editor doesn't mince his words in rejecting an idea aimed at vegan readers.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
Puppies stranded for days on B.C. cliff rescued after woman sounds alarmA search and rescue team plucked the 16-week-old female pups from the cliff on Sunday, four days after a resident said she heard dogs howling from somewhere in the bush near her home
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
China reverses 25-year ban on trade and use of rhino horns and tiger bonesBeijing says scientific and medical uses for such materials are now permittedWorld Wildlife Fund condemns move, saying it will ‘have devastating consequences globally’
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/29/dogs-noses-powerful-weapon-malaria-symptoms
Dogs can detect malaria by sniffing people's socksExperts say the animals appear able to identify people infected with the disease even if they are not showing symptoms
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
Diminish and Ascend staircase: the New Zealand sculpture that is murdering gullsAn artwork in Christchurch has killed at least two birds after they flew into it and impaled themselves. And that’s not the only reason it’s unpopular with some
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/oct/29/galgos-rescue-greyhounds-fashionable-barcelona
Galgos: how rescue greyhounds became fashionable in BarcelonaFinding homes for animals saved from execution used to be hard, but attitudes have changed
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-death-valley-burros-20181026-story.html
Love those heehaws and snorts, but Death Valley aims to become a 'no-burro zone' - Los Angeles TimesBurros are deeply intertwined with Western history and iconography, especially in Death Valley. But they don’t belong there, say officials, who have green-lighted a plan aiming to safely remove the nonnative species.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
Divide and Preserve: Reclassifying Tigers to Help Save Them From ExtinctionAre there many subspecies of tiger, or only two? A correct accounting is the only way to preserve what is left of the animal’s genetic diversity, some scientists say.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
The Wildebeest Is One Highly Toned MachineNew research shows the animal’s muscles are incredibly efficient for its size, more so than other large animals.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
Forget to leash your dog? In China you could lose points – and your petSince Jinan rolled out a credit scoring system for dog owners more than 1,400 have been penalised
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/oct/27/millennials-pampered-pets-pyjamas-cakes
Pawsecco, anyone? Millennials splurge on pampered petsCash-rich, time-poor under-40s are driving up sales of pyjamas and birthday cakes
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
PUMPKIN SPICE HAS INFILTRATED AMERICA’S ZOOS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/10/25/pumpkin-spice-has-infiltrated-americas-zoos/?utm_term=.e4a2fa3c3c49&wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1 -
Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
That’s ruff: Dog abandoned in ‘pet hotel’ to be auctioned offCourt orders four-year-old Dengdeng to be sold to cover cost of its extended stay at hotelStarting bid set at 500 yuan, but social media users confident pooch will fetch much more