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 agohttp://jeb.biologists.org/content/216/3/353
Shock avoidance by discrimination learning in the shore crab (Carcinus maenas) is consistent with a key criterion for painNociception allows for immediate reflex withdrawal whereas pain allows for longer-term protection via rapid learning. We examine here whether shore crabs placed within a brightly lit chamber learn to avoid one of two dark shelters when that shelter consistently results in shock. Crabs were randoml Read more...
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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 ago
Do lobsters feel pain when we boil them alive? | CBC RadioThe Swiss government passed a law stating people can no longer boil a lobster alive. Here's the science behind how the crustaceans may feel pain.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Ritual slaughter is inherently cruel. Canada should know better than to allow itA human being’s right to eat food prepared in a way to abide by religious rule used to trump an animal’s right to be killed without avoidable pain. But in a society with increasing concern for animal welfare, this no longer makes sense
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Orca’s condition not improving, deworming failed, say U.S. officialsIn an update on Saturday, NOAA confirmed the whale, designated J50, was seen swimming almost a kilometre behind the rest of her family, known as J-Pod
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Bid to reduce right whale deaths ‘extremely effective,’ Canadian officials sayProtection measures included speed restrictions for boats, increased surveillance and a series of closures of fishing areas where right whales were spotted
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Palm oil is not cruelty-free
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/07/profits-v-planet-can-big-business-and-the-environment-get-along
Profits v planet: can big business and the environment get along? | Yossi SheffiYossi Sheffi: Sustainability can bring benefits to everybody – including company execs with their eyes on the bottom line
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/08/rise-for-climate-protests-san-francisco-new-york
Rise for Climate: thousands march across US to protest environment crisisProtests spearheaded by march in San Francisco ahead of climate change summit in the city next week
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Wanted, cat whisperer: the job ad that went viralWhen a cat-loving couple advertised for someone to look after 70 strays on a Greek island, they were deluged with CVs. Britt Collins reports on what happened next
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
“Like most nonnative reptiles that slink and slither throughout Florida, the Asian water monitor is an invasive species introduced to the area by people who kept them as pets and released them into the wild when they became too much to…[Read more]
Florida family terrorized by backyard squatter: A giant lizard that looks like something out of ‘Jurassic Park’A monitor lizard the size of a post-growth spurt teenager has taken up residence in a South Florida family's backyard.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
“In accordance with a new interpretation of the act issued in April, the department informed its wildlife police that the slaughter ‘of birds resulting from an activity is not prohibited . . . when the underlying purpose of that activity is not to take bir…[Read more]
Eight states are fighting Trump’s attempt to declaw the Migratory Bird TreatyThe administration would allow individuals and corporations to harm or kill massive numbers of birds, even in a catastrophe such as the BP oil spill, if they can show they didn't actually mean the birds harm.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
A Once-Captive Dolphin Has Introduced Her Friends to a Silly Trend“What we had here was an example of dolphin culture being established.”
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
In the Land of Buffalo Wings, a Vegan-Only MeccaThe plant-based menu at Root & Bloom, a new spot in the Elmwood Village neighborhood, is delicious and quirky.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
“Getting hummingbirds too accustomed to people can make them vulnerable to those who may swat at them out of fear or attract them for reasons other than just observation. ‘There are reports of people attracting hummingbirds and doing terrible things to them,’ she said, like selling them as love…[Read more]
Hand-Feeding Hummingbirds: You Can Do It, but Should You?Videos abound on the internet of people using customized hats and other tools to hand-feed the tiny fliers. Here’s what you need to know if you’d like to try it.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Customs could use anti-gang laws to fight smuggling in endangered speciesWith even more seized consignments by August than in the whole of last year, officials agree with calls for use of Organised and Serious Crimes Ordinance, for bigger penalties and more investigatory powers
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Consider alternatives to pangolin scales, TCM experts urgeHKU academic warns that illegal vendors exaggerate the effectiveness of the scales for treating various conditions
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Hundreds of Seals Are Dying on the New England CoastDeaths of gray and harbor seals, in much greater numbers than usual, have been attributed to viruses related to distemper and the flu.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
A new generation of campaigners fights to save the south-west forests | Scott LudlamA decade-long campaign to protect old-growth forests was successful. But in the intervening years something has gone terribly wrong
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
'Insult to every voter': Australia criticised as Japan attempts to resume commercial whalingAustralia to send a junior minister for only a brief visit to key meeting of International Whaling Commission
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Nearly 90 elephants killed for tusks near Botswana wildlife sanctuary, group says. Government disputes claim.The deaths come just months after Botswana's government disarmed the country's anti-poaching unit.
