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
Australia urges Japan to remain in IWC after its bid to lift whaling ban rejectedJapan hints it may leave International Whaling Commission after attempt to resume commercial hunting voted down
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.care2.com/causes/why-is-the-suicide-rate-for-veterinarians-so-high.html
Why Is the Suicide Rate for Veterinarians So High? | Care2 CausesOne in six veterinarians has considered suicide. What makes this profession so vulnerable?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Rat in a hot pot wipes millions off Chinese restaurant chain's valueShares plunge after pair forced to fish unwanted meat from their dinner
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
‘What extinction looks like’: A young orca’s presumed death cuts endangered whale population to 74J50's last known sighting was Sept. 7, according to the Center for Whale Research.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Orca J50 presumed dead but NOAA continues searchA search effort has been underway for J50, as a superpod gathering of J, K and L pod orcas converged in waters near Race Rocks. She was not among them.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
US consumers eating more plant-based productsThe US market has seen retail sales of plant-based food grow by 17% in the past 12 months.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Attitudes Toward Farmed Animals In The BRIC Countries - FaunalyticsKey findings of Faunalytics’ five-country survey on farmed animal welfare, including results from China, India, Brazil, Russia, and the U.S.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Shelter in hurricane’s path warns it will euthanize animals if it can’t find people to adopt themShelters in North Carolina might not be able to handle the influx of pets from evacuating owners, leading to some difficult decisions. One couple took matters into their own hands.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Huge increase in badger cull will see up to 42,000 shotMinisters expand England’s culling area by 70% to try to curb TB in cattle as scientists dispute programme’s effectiveness
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
One dog off the leash could be the end of a nesting shorebird | Anna SubletHow hard is it for humans with dogs to share the environment respectfully, when the survival of a species might be at stake?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Whaling vote: Australia tells Japan it has lost argument for killingsCountry’s commissioner makes impassioned case against a business that no longer has a ‘social licence’
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/13/quebec-lost-narwhal-adopted-beluga-whales
'One of the boys': lost narwhal finds new home with band of beluga whalesResearchers in Quebec discovered the narwhal, over 100km outside its typical range, was playing with the whales
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Just a Few Pieces of Plastic Can Kill Sea TurtlesA new study shows that especially for young turtles, ingesting just a little more than a dozen pieces of plastic in the ocean can be lethal.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Seeking Human Generosity’s Origins in an Ape’s Gift to Another ApeStudying the behavior of our closest living relatives may help scientists better understand the human impulse for generosity.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoWild animals were routinely captured and traded in ancient MesoamericaNew evidence from the Maya city of Copan, in Honduras, reveals that ancient Mesoamericans routinely captured and traded wild animals for symbolic and ritual purposes, according to a new study.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
A Fish Has Passed The Benchmark Test Of Self-AwarenessFor the first time, a species of fish has demonstrated evidence of possible self-awareness by passing the famous mirror test. In a series of experimental o
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Sick Southern Resident orca may be captured as health deterioratesA team of experts say the health of the Southern Resident killer whale isn't improving and they may have to "rescue" the orca in order to provide necessary care.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/experts-weigh-steps-capture-save-ill-orca-57775563
Experts prepare plan to capture ill orca as last alternativeFederal biologists said Wednesday they are preparing a plan to capture and treat a sick, critically endangered orca if there is no other way to save her in the wild. Officials said they will intervene and rescue the orca only if she becomes stranded or separated from the rest of her tightly...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
“Scientists estimate, in fact, that the 4km-wide sliver of land is home to more than 5,000 animal and plant species, including rare mammals such as the Amur goral, Asiatic black bear and musk deer. According to South Korea’s Ministry of Environment, 106 DMZ species are protected or endangered, and it is even said that Amur leopards and Siberian t…[Read more]
DMZ eco-tourism initiatives have South Koreans ready to reforest North KoreaThe Korean peninsula was left denuded by decades of colonial rule, war and hardship, but today forest cover in South Korea is double the global average, and it aims to export its green expertise across the 38th Parallel
