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 5 years ago
A half-century in a bathtub: Lolita, an orca, has been in captivity long enoughSaturday marks 50 years since Lolita, or Tokitae, the lone orca held at the Miami Seaquarium, was kidnapped from her family. For decades, the officials charged with protecting this critically endangered, extremely intelligent and highly complex animal have failed her. Against all odds, Lolita has survived. It’s not too late to do the right thing and return her to her home waters.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years ago
Engage with animal welfare in conservationLeading conservationists have emphasized that conservation's priority is the protection of species and populations, not the welfare of individual nonhuman animals (hereafter “animals”) ([ 1 ][1]–[ 3 ][2]). Although indivi Read more...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago
Three women injured swimming with whales in Australia in space of a weekAlicia Ramsay was hit by humpback whale’s fin days after two others injured swimming at tourist hotspot Ningaloo reef
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago
US government issues bear advice: friends don't let friends get eatenThe National Park Service has warned against sacrificing slower friends in a bear attack ‘even if the friendship has run its course’
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago
Thousands of baby turtles released into sea off BaliThe Olive Ridley turtles are part of conservationists’ attempts to boost the population and promote environmental protection
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago
Planning overhaul in England will damage nature, environmentalists warnAny improvements would be eclipsed by damage done to nature, green groups say
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago
VA Continues to 'Torture' Cats in Medical Research, Rights Group ClaimsDocuments obtained by animal rights advocates show that the VA continues to conduct experiments on cats for medical research.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago
Gorgona: Italy's last penal colony where 100 criminals care for 180 farm animalsThe island off Tuscany is helping rehabilitate prisoners with the help of pigs, cows, sheep and goats
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago
Deadly diseases from wildlife thrive when nature is destroyed, study findsRats and bats that host pandemic pathogens like Covid-19 increase in damaged ecosystems, analysis shows
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago
Christianity, Animals, and Coronavirus: A Time to Repent? - Lisa Warden - SarxIn this extended article, Dr Lisa Warden explores the Biblical mandate to care for God's creatures, our contemporary treatment of animals and whether Christians may be called to challenge the status quo.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago
Opinion: China closed the wet markets. Now it needs to end all captive wildlife breedingWe are protecting wildlife at risk from poachers due to the conservation funding crisis caused by Covid-19. Help is desperately needed to support wildlife rangers, local communities and law enforcement personnel to prevent wildlife crime. Donate to help Stop the Illegal Wildlife Trade here
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago
Police dog on first shift finds missing mother and baby on Welsh mountainMax and his handler track woman and infant to edge of steep ravine
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago
'They just pull up everything!' Chinese fleet raises fears for Galápagos sea lifeA vast fishing armada off Ecuador’s biodiverse Pacific islands has stirred alarm over ‘indiscriminate’ fishing practices
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago
Great white sharks swim among us at Southern California beachesThe young predators are generally more interested in stingrays than you
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago
Small crustacean can fragment microplastics in four days, study finds‘Completely unexpected’ finding is significant as harmful effects of plastic might increase as particle size decreases
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago
Throng of new penguin colonies in Antarctica spotted from spaceSatellite images reveal guano patches, boosting known emperor penguin colonies by 20%
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago
Lockdown puts wildlife conservation on Devon's Lundy Island at riskFormer pirate’s haunt is a refuge for rare species, but coronavirus has kept away day trippers it relies on for funds
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago
Pig and chicken cull possible as Victoria coronavirus lockdown hits abattoirsIndustry still awaiting government clarification on staffing restrictions while farmers and supermarkets play down risk of red meat shortages
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago
Chirp to arms: musicians record album to help conserve endangered birdsTen-track record samples recordings of endangered, vulnerable or near threatened birds by artists from same country