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, 9 months agohttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/science/horse-snorting-happy.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=3&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2018%2F07%2F11%2Fscience%2Fhorse-snorting-happy…[Read more]
Is Your Horse in a Good Mood? See if It Snorts.A new study suggests that a horse’s exhalations may signal contentment or pleasure, rather than a simple clearing of the animal’s nasal passages.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/09/canada-alberta-zoo-bear-fed-ice-cream-charges
Canadian zoo faces charges after taking bear out for ice cream at Dairy QueenDiscovery Wildlife Park in Alberta faces two charges for failing to notify officials the bear was leaving the zoo
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jun/25/peta-demand-boycott-belfast-zoo-film-elephant
Call to boycott Belfast Zoo film over use of live elephantPeta criticise decision by producers of Zoo, based on a real-life attempt to save animals during the second world war
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoAdopt a black cat – here's how to make them look great on InstagramPotential owners aren’t just put off by superstitions – now many monochrome moggies wait for adoption because owners think they don’t photograph well
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoRisky business: China's snake farmers cash in on global venom marketIn ‘snake village’, entrepreneurs have overcome their fears as poison fetches a high price
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago'Heartbreaking': nine greyhounds found in mass grave in SydneyOther greyhounds found alive but emaciated on the property of a licensed trainer
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Outrage over video showing North Shore family feeding black bearsA conservation officer says the bears could be put down if they become a public safety risk.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoLancashire council bans non-stunned halal meat from schoolsMove is Islamophobic, antisemitic and undemocratic, say Muslim leaders
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Polar bears on a treadmill: why scientists wanted to test their walking metabolism | CBC RadioUnderstanding how much energy the animals use may help conservation efforts
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
DEA to probe if lion hunted in private park was from Kruger | Saturday StarLast month, UPNR management said it engaged in commercial hunting to help fund its conservation costs.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
https://conservationaction.co.za/resources/reports/arguments-for-lifting-the-ban-are-unsound/
"Arguments for lifting the ban are unsound" - Conservation Action TrustOn June 21, 2018, some of Botswana’s Members of Parliament adopted a motion to lift the elephant hunting ban. They cited the following reasons for this decision: 1. An increase in Botswana’s elephant population 2. Human Elephant Conflict 3. Less benefits from tourism To effectively minimise human-elephant conflict (HEC), it is necessary to understand aRead More
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
China issues permits to trade in the bones of hundreds of leopards - Conservation Action TrustLeopards are Asia’s most trafficked big cat, with more than 4,900 seized from illegal trade in Asia since 2000 – but despite this, new evidence indicates the Government of China is issuing permits to trade and use their bones. Illegal killing for their body parts is one of the main threats to the survival of leopardsRead More
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoLiron Gertsman's best photograph: cobalt-winged parakeets in the Amazon‘We canoed across a river, hiked up into the rainforest, then waited three days in 30C heat for them to appear’
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
EMS Rural Exports ‘suspended’ in ongoing Australia sheep scandalAustralia’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has suspended the live export licence of a second livestock company as the sheep scandal widens.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
These American salamanders are tougher than climate change — for nowThis research shows salamanders are surprisingly able to change their physiology in response to the changing temperature and humidity.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoLive animal exporter hit with second licence suspensionAgriculture department suspends company in Emanuel Exports group, preventing plan to export 60,000 sheep stranded in Perth
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/10/us/zsa-zsa-worlds-ugliest-dog-dies.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=13&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2018%2F07%2F10%2Fus%2Fzsa-zsa-worlds-ugl…[Read more]
Zsa Zsa the English Bulldog, ‘World’s Ugliest Dog,’ Dies at 9Zsa Zsa lived a life of glamour in her final weeks, meeting fans across the country and even flying first class.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Why many Iraqi Kurds keep the tradition of cockfighting aliveCockfighting in Iraq still provides many men with a nightly escape despite the efforts of animal welfare activists to ban blood sports.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoNestlé products removed from Melbourne zoos over palm oilZoos Victoria made the decision after Nestlé lost its sustainable certification