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
Vegan stars Joaquin Phoenix, Sia and Rooney Mara lift lid on animal exploitation‘Dominion’, a hard-hitting documentary premiering in Hong Kong next week, reveals the ugly truth about how humans mistreat animals
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/iqaluit-hunters-get-their-bowhead-whale-1.4785318
7 years in the making: Iqaluit hunters celebrate successful bowhead whale harvest | CBC NewsThe community of Iqaluit is celebrating a major milestone — and preparing to fill their freezers — after a bowhead whale was successfully hunted near the community on Tuesday afternoon.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Southern Africa has too many elephants and lions. Is contraception the answer?These iconic creatures are in danger across much of the continent, but in some places, their surplus numbers threaten other kinds of wildlife – and culling is an unpopular solution. Instead, many researchers are turning to birth control
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
What, Exactly, Is Meat? Plant-Based Food Producers Sue Missouri Over LabelingThe state has banned producers of plant-based proteins from calling their products meat. Four organizations have sued, calling the law protectionist.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.arabnews.com/news/459102
KSA adopts animal welfare guidelinesSaudi Arabia has developed an animal welfare system of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member countries in which animal abusers face fines and have their names published in the media.According to the system, animals must be kept in a safe place, be provided suitable facilities and the necessary living conditions to accommodate them, Al-Hayat daily newspaper said.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/04/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-snapchat-cat-killer.html
Video of Drive-By Cat Killings Prompts Arrest in Saudi ArabiaThe Snapchat recording caused social media outrage, and the family of the man believed to have made it has reportedly been offered police protection.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
A Serial Cat Killer Is on the Loose in Washington StateA 10-person task force has been set up to try to catch the person responsible for mutilating and killing at least 12 cats in and near Olympia, Wash., since February.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Beluga whales and narwhals go through menopause, tooScientists know of only five species that go through menopause. Four of them are whales.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoWC gov and Sanral urged to fix N2 fencing after man dies helping cattle acrossAnimal Welfare Society Helderberg inspector Pieter Prinsloo died after he was hit by a car while helping cattle across the N2.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
British Veterinary Association calls for end to non-stun slaughterThe British Veterinary Association (BVA) is calling on the Government to urgently clarify whether the lamb exported under the new trade deal with Saudi Arabia will be stunned before slaughter.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/6/9/57/htm
Vegetarian versus Meat-Based Diets for Companion AnimalsCompanion animal owners are increasingly concerned about the links between degenerative health conditions, farm animal welfare problems, environmental degradation, fertilizers and herbicides, climate change, and causative factors; such as animal farming and the consumption of animal products. Accordi Read more...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/7/4/30/htm
Was Jack the Ripper a Slaughterman? Human-Animal Violence and the World’s Most Infamous Serial KillerHundreds of theories exist concerning the identity of “Jack the Ripper”. His propensity for anatomical dissection with a knife—and in particular the rapid location and removal of specific organs—led some to speculate that he must have been surgically trained. However, re-examination of a mortuary ske Read more...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
South Africa
http://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/307457/end-abuse-of-animals-on-livestock-ships-says-futuregrowth-s-andrew-canterEnd abuse of animals on livestock ships, says Futuregrowth's Andrew CanterAn investment chief criticizes SA's involvement in the shipping of animals in inhumane conditions on vessels across the high seas.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
South Africa
http://www.capetalk.co.za/articles/317042/listen-on-meat-eating-animal-cruelty-and-the-intrinsic-value-of-animals[LISTEN] On meat-eating, animal cruelty, and the intrinsic value of animalsAcademic and law expert Professor David Bilchitz argues the case for animal rights and discusses the intrinsic value of animals.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
A lonely dolphin’s ‘sexual behaviors’ toward humans cause a French town to ban swimmingZafar is a “social outcast,” isolated from other dolphins, researchers say.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
How to be human: the man who was raised by wolvesThe long read: Abandoned as a child, Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja survived alone in the wild for 15 years. But living with people proved to be even more difficult
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Animal mannequins have heartbeat, give birth and even poo – all to aid vet trainingWaikato designer Mike Williams says he never saw himself making lifelike artificial animals, but he’s now producing cows, dogs and even a camel.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
What Do Ducks Hear? And Why Do We Care?To develop acoustic warning devices that might save sea ducks from getting caught in fishing nets scientists are studying their underwater hearing.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
This is disingenuous. Indigenous hunting and trapping is used as “cover” for the entire fur industry.
https://www.cbc.ca/arts/the-filmmakers/this-film-might-change-how-you-feel-about-seal-hunting-in-canada-s-arctic-1.4739313
This film might change how you feel about seal hunting in Canada's Arctic | CBC ArtsAlethea Arnaquq-Baril's documentary Angry Inuk shows the effects of anti-seal hunting activism on Inuit culture and economy.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45336330#
Goats 'drawn to happy human faces'Scientists find that goats are drawn to humans with happy facial expressions.