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 agohttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/17/squirrels-tail-vets-untangle-knot-rodents-wisconsin
A tale of five squirrels: vets untangle 'Gordian Knot' of rodentsWildlife centre operates to save animals’ tails that became entwined with each other and their nest
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Active search for sick endangered killer whale called off, days after she was presumed deadThe southern resident killer whale known as J50 hasn’t been seen for several days.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Badminton star on vegan diet and why China is so close to her heartAustralian Gronya Somerville might wear the yellow Aussie T-shirt when winning titles, but has a Chinese father and is a descendant of a prominent Chinese scholar
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Coral gardening: the volunteer divers training to save Thailand’s reefsAmid fears that most of the world’s corals will vanish by 2050, hope blooms in the form of an environmentally friendly restoration technique, as witnessed off the island of Koh Ha
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Huge squirrel population chomps crops, driving New England farmers nutsA bumper crop of acorns, pine cones and other staples last year led to a population boom of squirrels
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Country diary: ivy isn't just a plant, it’s a habitatStamford, Lincolnshire: Ivy wasn’t always a pariah, more a blessing. It protected houses from demons at times when spirits were close
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Purrlitical crisis: Gladstone the Treasury cat reported missingChief mouser to the Treasury goes missing in the Westminster area
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/sep/16/seven-ways-to-approach-veganism
Seven ways to approach going veganIf you’re thinking of joining the 3.5m British people who eat only plants, take things slowly at first, brace yourself for judgment and start reading food labels properly
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
'Milk' mania: why most alternatives aren't great – but camel milk just might beThey’re better than dairy, but almond, rice, oat, soy and coconut milks are not as environmentally friendly as they seem
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
The Cape Cod shark attack is a terrible reminder of our fragility – and that of the sea | Philip HoareGreat whites follow seals, collisions with swimmers and surfers ensue. I decline to demonize the scything dorsal fin
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Shark attacks and kills a man who was boogie-boarding at a Cape Cod beachThe death comes a month after another serious shark attack in the same part of Massachusetts.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
The Future of Chicken, Without AntibioticsHuman drugs have been crucial to poultry farming. So what’s replacing them?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Flooding from Hurricane Florence Threatens to Overwhelm Manure LagoonsAs the storm brings torrential rain to Eastern North Carolina, environmentalists worry about the long-term effects of flooded hog-waste pools.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Death threats fail to kill off school’s butchery lessonsA school has defied death threats by continuing to post footage online of classroom butchery lessons. An S3 pupil at Kingussie high school in the Highlands demonstrated how to skin and butcher a...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/361/6399/eaam5324
Meat consumption, health, and the environmentMeat consumption is rising annually as human populations grow and affluence increases. Godfray et al. review this trend, which has major negative consequences for land and water use and environmental change. Although meat is a concentrated source of nutrients for low-income families, i Read more...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Halve meat and dairy production to protect climate, nature and health - Greenpeace European UnitGlobal meat and dairy production and consumption must be cut in half by 2050 to avoid dangerous climate change and keep the Paris climate agreement on track, says a new…
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/15/europe-meat-dairy-production-2050-expert-warns
Europe's meat and dairy production must halve by 2050, expert warnsPolicymakers, farmers and consumers face ‘deeply uncomfortable choices’, says author of report advising urgent reduction of unsustainable livestock sector
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.wibw.com/content/news/Topeka-Zoos-elephant-Sunda-has-died-at-58–493057411.html
Topeka Zoo's elephant Sunda has died at 58Sunda the elephant died Wednesday morning, zoo officials say. She was euthanized this morning after being unable to get up.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Mountain goats are flying out of a national park. It’s a long story.Officials say the cliff-climbing animals aren't native to Olympic National Park, where they're destroying vegetation and bothering visitors, so they've got to go.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
What is the rainbow bridge and why do we think dead pets cross it?In the span of three decades, a sentimental poem with disputed origins has become a fixture in the widening pet bereavement market.