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, 5 months agoAustralia
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/27/senate-inquiry-threatened-species-crisisSenate launches inquiry into threatened species 'extinction crisis'Inquiry initiated by Greens follows Guardian investigation exposing funding and management failings
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/jun/27/british-museum-ivory-figures-sir-victor-sassoon
British Museum given more than 500 'exquisite' ivory figuresDecision to accept objects from private collection not endorsement of ivory trade, director says
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months agoClearing moors for grouse shooting creates a tinderbox | George MonbiotThe Saddleworth fire could prove another reason to ban this disgusting ‘sport, says George Monbiot
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months agoMoD campaign to stop killing of songbirds on Cyprus hailed a successPoachers killed 800,000 birds on UK base in 2016 but 72% drop was recorded in last year
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months agoBiodiversity is the 'infrastructure that supports all life'Dr Cristiana Pașca Palmer, UN assistant secretary general and executive secretary of the convention on biological diversity, discusses Half Earth, a future biodiversity agreement and where to find the money to save life on Earth
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months agoScientists call for a Paris-style agreement to save life on EarthConservation scientists believe our current mass extinction crisis requires a far more ambitious agreement, in the style of the Paris Climate Accord. And they argue that the bill shouldn’t be handed just to nation states, but corporations too.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months agoHeatwave forces UK farmers into desperate measures to save cattleWater shortages cause alarm over crop yields and keeping livestock alive
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months agoCannabis growth is killing one of the cutest (and fiercest) creatures in the USThe Humboldt marten could soon be an endangered species in California as the weed industry threatens its habitat
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/06/natalie-portman-vegan-interview
Natalie Portman Swears It’s Never Been Easier to Go VeganWhen even Van Leeuwen is making vegan ice cream, says the Oscar winner, why not give it a shot?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Nearly wiped out by mystery illness, California starfish make stunning recoveryStarfish are again brightening up tide pools along the California coast after being ravaged by a mysterious wasting disease, and the colorfu Read more...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
New report finds inadequate protection for the well-being of South African wildlife - Conservation Action TrustIn a joint report published today, the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) and the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) set out findings of a review of the regulation of the welfare of wild animals in South Africa. The report, entitled Fair Game? Improving the Regulation of the Well-being of South African Wildlife finds that there are major gaps in both legislation and theRead More
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
https://oxpeckers.org/2018/06/zimbabwean-wildlife-hunting/
Sorry state of Zimbabwe’s wildlife huntingZimbabwe’s wildlife estate is open for business among unethical foreign hunters, corrupt officials and fraudsters, an investigation by Oxpeckers reporters shows
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-44645217#
Stork lands charity with huge phone billA lost stork has left a Polish environmental charity with a hefty bill to pay.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-44650148/how-crows-can-use-a-vending-machine
How crows can use a vending machineWatch how Emma the crow creates the currency required to operate a vending machine.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/world/europe/france-butchers-vegans.html
Citing Anti-Meat Sentiment, Butchers in France Seek Police ProtectionMilitants have broken their windows, thrown fake blood and sprayed graffiti on their shops. And then there is the “vegan way of life.”
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Nestlé to increase poultry welfare standardsNestlé has announced plans to globally raise welfare standards for poultry used in its products.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44600298
Pig welfare at risk as CO2 shortage bitesScotland's biggest pig processor will run out of the gas which is used to stun farm animals.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44633602
Fugitive flamingo spotted in TexasThe bird, tagged as number 492, is seen near Lavaca Bay, Texas, after fleeing a Kansas zoo in 2005.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
http://www.newsweek.com/when-will-chinas-controversial-yulin-dog-meat-festival-end-opinion-995400
When will China’s controversial Yulin Dog Meat Festival end? | Opinion10 million dogs are slaughtered for food in China every year, out of 20-30 million dogs worldwide.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
https://www.wthr.com/article/woman-arrested-after-trying-taken-chicken-oregon-truck-crash
Woman arrested after trying to taken chicken from Oregon truck crashPolice arrested an animal rights activist after a truck loaded with 5,000 chickens crashed, killing many of the birds.