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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Should we stop keeping pets? Why more and more ethicists say yesNinety per cent of Britons think of their pet as part of the family – 16% even included them on the last census. But recent research into animals’ emotional lives has cast doubt on the ethics of petkeeping
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/aug/08/croydon-cat-killer-hunt-three-years-man-myth
The ‘Croydon cat killer’ hunt has lasted three grisly years. But is he man or myth?The police and RSPCA have backed Snarl, set up by a south London couple, to solve the bloody deaths of up to 500 pets. Will their trail lead to justice?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
“Mr. Austin was a vegan. Ms. Geoghegan became a vegetarian, said her close friend Amanda Kerrigan.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/07/world/asia/islamic-state-tajikistan-bike-attack.html
A Dream Ended on a Mountain Road: The Cyclists and the ISIS MilitantsTwo American cyclists had a vision of the world, or, at least, what it could be. The men who mowed them down in Tajikistan had a starkly different one.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-pet-policy-ordinance-20180807-story.html
It's cruel and counterproductive to bar pets at homeless and low-income housingPets should be allowed in city-subsidized housing.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Opinion | Are anti-meat subway ads effective? YesIt is undeniable that a cultural shift is upon us, and more Canadians are now considering the negative impacts of consuming animal products, and the benefits of choosing plant-based alternatives.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/science/african-annual-fish.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=9&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2018%2F08%2F06%2Fscience%2Fafrican-annual-fish.h…[Read more]
Welcome to the World, Little Fish. In 14 Days You’ll Start Making Babies.The African annual fish can reach sexual maturity in about two weeks, scientists found, the fastest known among vertebrates.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/07/science/birds-alabama.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=2&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2018%2F08%2F07%2Fscience%2Fbirds-alabama.html&eventNam…[Read more]
Alabama Beachgoers May Have Killed Hundreds of Protected Birds, Experts SayHuman visitors scared away least terns, which are considered a threatened species in the state, and used their eggs to decorate the sand.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Leilani Münter, champion of the child-free, urges women to save the planetWhen Leilani Münter realised that her relationship was getting serious she sat her boyfriend down to have a conversation about children. The professional racing car driver told him that she...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-news/fla-supreme-court-to-take-up-greyhound-racing-ban
Fla. Supreme Court to take up greyhound racing banJust a day after receiving the case, the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously agreed to take up a battle about whether a proposed ban on greyhound racing should go on the November ballot.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Do Cockroaches Carry Diseases?A W.H.O. study said there was not enough evidence to conclude that the insects were vectors for human diseases.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Meet the Sherlock Holmes of bird crimes investigating the black market for dead hummingbirds | CBC RadioForensic ornithologist Pepper Trail has been investigating the apparent rise in a black market trade for chuparosas: love charms made with the bodies of dead hummingbirds.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45093388#
US student takes alligator graduation snapsMakenzie Noland, 21, has been working with the animals and wanted to pose with 14ft Big Tex.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45102093#_=_
Thousands of fish die in Swiss heatwaveAuthorities pull a tonne of dead fish from the Rhine as the heat causes oxygen levels to plummet.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Landlords to fight Victorian rental plan that allows tenants to have petsProposed reforms crack down on rental bidding, restrict rent increases and require homes to have a functioning stove, heating and deadlocks
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
When the Dog Decides Where You LiveA Brooklyn couple forgo nicer apartments to get outdoor space for their ailing Beagle mix, Bonnie.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/health/asian-long-horned-tick.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=6&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2018%2F08%2F06%2Fhealth%2Fasian-long-horned-ti…[Read more]
An Invasive New Tick Is Spreading in the U.S.The Asian long-horned tick, reported in New York’s suburbs and as far west as Arkansas, can carry lethal diseases. But no infected specimens have yet been found here.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Faux-rizo: Iceland to sell 13 vegan-friendly foods, including chorizo replicaFrozen food retailer hopes to meet soaring UK demand from estimated 22m ‘flexitarians’
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Chester zoo mansion where tiger cubs once prowled reopensMajor restoration now complete of home of George Mottershead who created a ‘zoo without bars’
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Jean-Claude Juncker seeks deal on free movement of petsEuropean commission president has taken a personal interest in pet passport scheme
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/aug/06/who-let-snakes-out-what-to-do-find-one-in-bed
Who let the snakes out – and what should you do if you find one in your bed?Snakes have been spotted on pavements and in parks, and some are even slithering into houses. Is the heatwave causing a mass breakout?