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, 7 months ago
Three projects receive grants for cattle well-beingThree projects are to receive Care4Cattle grants from Bayer for innovation in advancing the well-being of cattle.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
First of its kind Gigi's Shelter for Dogs opens in Canal WinchesterIt is the first of its kind in the country and expected to save thousands of lives each year. Gigi's Shelter for Dogs is now open and will provide refuge for homeless animals across the state.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Loophole in Singapore law allows for illegal trade in ivoryA recent ivory jewellery brand launch in Singapore, which turned out to be a publicity stunt by the WWF, highlights a shortcoming in the nation’s law that allows trade in ‘old’ ivory and opens the door for illegal new ivory
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
UK pledges £2.1m to save Asian tigers and African chimpanzeesDfID says scheme to protect species in Indonesia and Liberia will create 16,000 jobs
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Beyond hangry: Tetchy Canadian vegans mystified by A&W’s disappearing Beyond Meat burgersThe Beyond Meat burger sensation was like a vegan shooting star, arcing across the palates of Canadian diners, disappearing all too soon
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/19/business/seaworld-blackfish-fine.html
SeaWorld Agrees to Pay $5 Million in ‘Blackfish Effect’ CaseThe S.E.C. says the company and its former chief executive misled investors about the financial impact of the documentary.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Los Angeles is banning the sale of animal furSupporters hope action will encourage similar bans around globe
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-21/protesters-occupy-abattoir-roof/10289898
Animal rights activists occupy SA abattoir roofProtesters are on the roof of a South Australian abattoir in response to footage they allege shows sheep, cattle and pigs being killed inhumanely.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://projects.nj.com/investigations/petsmart/
Dogs are dying after groomings at PetSmart, and families are left wondering whyOur investigation finds secret agreements and allegations of inadequate training and intense pressure to grow profits inside the leading U.S. pet retailer.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-45583060#
Scientists make cane toad DNA breakthroughIt may help stop the animal's rapid and destructive march across Australia, researchers say.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/19/17880080/lobster-farmer-getting-animals-high-ethical
A lobster pound in Maine is getting its lobsters high. Is this ethical?The owner of a Maine lobster pound is sedating her lobsters with marijuana before killing them.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Maine lobster pound sedating lobsters with marijuana smoke before being cookedA Maine lobster pound is hoping that baking their crustaceans is more humane – but we’re not talking about heat.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45586131#
Restaurant sedates lobsters with marijuanaA lobster restaurant in Maine says the process is more humane as it lessens their pain before death.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Who is killing Africa’s elephants? DNA identifies three crime cartelsThe breakthrough realisation that different tusks from the same animal were often passing through the same port helps bolster the criminal cases against the smugglers
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Lagoons of Pig Waste Are Overflowing After Florence. Yes, That’s as Nasty as It Sounds.At least 110 lagoons in North Carolina have either released pig waste into the environment or are at imminent risk of doing so, according to state officials.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/science/octopus-ecstasy-mdma.html
On Ecstasy, Octopuses Reached Out for a HugBy dosing the tentacled creatures with MDMA, researchers found they share parts of an ancient messaging system involved in social behaviors with humans.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Elephant Tusk DNA Helps Track Ivory PoachersResearchers are examining the genetic data in seized elephant ivory to trace it back to the animals’ homelands and connect it to global trafficking crimes.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
After Mayor Kills Alligator on Video, Complaints Roll InThe Livingston, Tex., mayor — who is also a rancher, great-grandmother and crack shot — regrets the publicity. But the gator did eat her tiny horse, she says.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
558m-year-old fossils identified as oldest known animalOval-shaped Dickinsonia lifeform existed at least 20m years before the ‘Cambrian explosion’ of animal life
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Whitsundays shark attacks: drum lines to be set as two tourists remain criticalFisheries Queensland to set baited lines in Cid Harbour after separate attacks on same day