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, 6 months agohttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/17/georgia-woman-strangles-rabid-bobcat-self-defense
US woman fights off rabid bobcat, strangling it with bare hands‘I thought, not today ... there was no way I was going to die’ says Georgia grandmother who strangled animal to death
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
http://www.grubstreet.com/2010/03/bourdain_rematches_safran_foer.html
Bourdain to Safran Foer: ‘I Will Shoot an Animal in the Head and Eat It’Plus, Ripert and Bourdain on salt, cupcakes, and the macaroni and cheese at KFC.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
This is polo using a headless goat instead of a ball
http://siberiantimes.com/sport/profile/features/would-british-princes-manage-to-win-this-siberian-polo/
Would British princes manage to win this 'Siberian polo'?This ancient game of nomads has been likened to a cross between horse racing and polo, while others see it as 'a hybrid of rugby and a Texas rodeo'.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
A woman went to check her corn — and was swallowed by a pythonIt's the second time in two years that one of the rarest and most gruesome ways to die was documented in Indonesia.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months agoWoman swallowed by giant python in IndonesiaSeven-metre snake found during search for woman who had gone to do some gardening
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
In defence of wasps: why squashing them comes with a sting in the taleWe should celebrate these amazing insects, not splat them.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/974823/yulin-dog-meat-festival-Guangxi-china
Yulin dog meat festival marks NINTH year despite calls from Chinese to scrap itNEXT week around 3,000 dogs will be butchered, blowtorched and boiled alive during the horrific Yulin dog-eating festival as it rears its ugly head for the ninth year, despite pleas from the Chinese to scrap it.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
“But there is a new problem for Asian elephants that may yet reach African ones — the desire in China for elephant leather accessories and traditional remedies made from their h…[Read more]
Where Female Elephants Without Tusks Roam — and Poachers Stay AwaySouth Africa’s Addo elephant park has few females with tusks, a trait that has died off because of hunting but also keeps poachers away.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/16/koala-faecal-transplant-could-save-species
Faecal transplants ‘could save endangered koala’Team of researchers changes microbes in koalas’ guts in order to improve type of food they consume
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
Dream of swimming with whale sharks? Know that it’s a nightmare for themDive masters, conservation groups and environmentally aware tourists think setting regulations to protect the whale shark from mass-tourism harassment and propeller injuries should be the next step in protecting the species
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-montreal-moves-to-ban-horse-drawn-carriages/
Concerns about animal welfare prompt move to ban horse-drawn carriages in MontrealCity depicts practice as anachronistic in adoption of draft bylaw, but supporters argue phase-out would send animals to the slaughterhouse
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
One state’s plan to save a protected species is to kill another speciesCalifornia sea lions have made a remarkable comeback, and Oregon says they're now imperiling threatened runs of native fish.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
Little by little, domestic violence shelters become pet-friendlyResearch shows domestic violence victims often delay leaving abusers because they cannot take their animals but fear what will happen if the pets are left behind.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/pu-pbm060718.php?wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1#
Physiological benefits may be experienced by veterans with PTSD who use service dogsA new study shows how veterans with PTSD may benefit physiologically from using service dogs. This study, led by the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, is the first published research to use a physiological marker to define the biobehavioral effects of service dogs on veterans with PTSD.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
The dog ate my pot brownie: Legalization fuels increase in stoned petsVeterinarians warn that pot can be dangerous for pets, but social media is full of photos and videos of animals that have accidentally gotten stoned.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
This is a story about a stoned raccoon at a fire stationThe scenario is unusual. But pets on pot are becoming more common as legalization spreads.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months agoHomeless people on their pets: 'She saved me as much as I saved her'Four people share stories of animal companions as experts say they take better care of pets than those with housing
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/04/russia-killing-stray-dogs-world-cup-fifa
Russia is killing stray dogs. World Cup stars must help stop the slaughter | Chas Newkey-BurdenAs the World Cup approaches, street dogs are being ruthlessly eliminated. Fifa and animal-loving footballers must step up, says author and journalist Chas Newkey-Burden
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
European Parliament calls for a ban on bullfighting subsidies in the next CAP - GUE/NGL - Another Europe is possibleToday the European Parliament voted in favour of a proposal by GUE/NGL MEP Anja Hazekamp (Partij voor de Dieren, Netherlands) to end Common
