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.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45334960
Golden eagle genome study 'a game changer'UK researchers decode the golden eagle genome - the blueprint for the 'king of birds'.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-45374293/maasai-battle-to-save-vultures#
Maasai battle to save vulturesSix out of eight species of the bird are endangered in Kenya.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Protected birds à la carte: thousands of rare birds illegally sold for gourmet food business in ItalyThousands of rare and protected birds have been sold to poachers and restaurants in Italy to prepare expensive gourmet food. The organised group behind the crime from Reggio Calabria in southern Italy, was dismantled today by the Operational Anti-Poaching Unit of the Carabinieri Corps in cooperation with the Carabinieri Forestry and Provincial Command of Reggio Calabria.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Wildlife crime: European seizures and arrests in global Operation ThunderstormAn international operation against the illegal trade in wildlife and timber has seen hundreds of seizures in the European Union (EU) and worldwide, as well as suspects arrested.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/europe’s-biggest-illegal-turtle-farm-dismantled
Europe’s biggest illegal turtle farm dismantledThe Spanish Guardia Civil carried out the operation in which some 1 100 turtles and 750 eggs were rescued Three individuals have been arrested and three others detained Europol supported the operation by coordinating the exchange of information between Spain and the following European countries: Austria, France, Germany and Italy 14 of the 50 most endangered species in the world
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Watch ‘The Bee Man’ flush hundreds of hornets from their nest — in an old El CaminoExterminator Travis Watson said the nest in Alliance, Ohio, housed about 800 to 1,000 European hornets.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
A 12-year-old’s therapy ducks were ‘his everything.’ Then neighbors began to complain.The boy, who has autism, finds comfort in his pet ducks, his family says.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Cat-aclysm: New Zealand village considers banning felines to save endangered birdsIn an effort to protect endangered species, a small village is trying to ban domestic cats. Owners are paws-itively riled up.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
When the crime victim is an animal, this lab helps solve the caseA federal wildlife forensics lab uses DNA, bullet analysis and a ghoulish panoply of pelts, bones, feathers and claws to thwart poachers and smugglers.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Robot drone could protect Great Barrier Reef by killing crown-of-thorns starfishResearchers say underwater drone can monitor coral bleaching and inject coral-eating starfish with vinegar
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Australia to oppose Japan's push to reintroduce commercial whalingGovernment says it’s ‘very concerned’ about Tokyo’s ‘sustainable’ quotas, but hasn’t committed to sending minister
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/food/1011174/lab-meat-burger-chicken-food-science-research
Why lab meat is the futureA report suggests that the UK should start producing meat in a laboratory because it would curtail greenhouse emissions and reduce the intensive demands on farmland.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-schenone-animal-labor-day-20180831-story.html
Billions of farm animals deserve a day of rest too — keep them off the grill and off your table on Labor DayThere are obvious benefits to be had for the animals and for us by any move we make toward reducing our consumption of meat.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/31/science/cats-behavior.html
It’s Cute, but This Cat Probably Wasn’t Feeding Its Toy KittensFeline behaviorists offered explanations for a viral tweet that captured a cat’s tendency to bring stuffed toys to its food bowl.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Got Milk? Or Was That Really a Plant Beverage?A remark by the F.D.A.’s chief about almonds and lactation has set off a seemingly existential debate about what milk is.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Flying With Dietary Restrictions? Increasingly, That’s Not a ProblemBoth international and domestic airlines report a rise in special meal requests in recent years, and many are trying to accommodate them by broadening their special meals categories.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.africanews.com/2018/08/31/inside-sierra-leone-s-chimpanzee-sanctuary/
Inside Sierra Leone's chimpanzee sanctuary | AfricanewsBaby chimps are especially at risk and according to World Wildlife Fund (WWF), suffer severe trauma during capture because their family members are often killed trying to protect them
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Why there’s every reason not to drink snake wine in VietnamRuou thuoc is said to have healing properties, from reducing aches to improving virility, but choose your brew with care. Do you really want to support the illegal trade in wildlife parts by having one containing cobra blood or bear paw?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.scmp.com/video/china/2162141/thousands-fish-killed-water-pollution-chinese-lake
Pollution kills thousands of fish in ChinaThousands of fish and crabs were killed by water pollution in Hongze Lake, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province. The polluted water was said to have entered the lake upstream, but the…
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
How animal waste is helping turn China's lakes greenAnimal husbandry is contaminating China’s water and has been linked to turning lakes bright green, a phenomenon known as eutrophication