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 6 years, 11 months ago
USDA drops proposal to allow third-party animal welfare inspectionsThe "vast majority" of more than 35,500 public comments opposed the change for inspections at zoos, breeding operations, research labs and other facilities.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/8/5/67/htm?wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1
Anthropogenic Food Subsidy to a Commensal Carnivore: The Value and Supply of Human Faeces in the Diet of Free-Ranging DogsAs the global population of free-ranging domestic dogs grows, there is increasing concern about impacts on human health and wildlife conservation. Effective management of dog populations requires reliable information on their diet, feeding behavior, and social ecology. Read more...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
A wolflike creature was stalking livestock in Montana. Authorities have no idea what it is.Armchair taxonomists say the creature may be an infamous dogman or, perhaps, something that escaped from Winterfell.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
Royal wedding carriage horses were in 'obvious discomfort', vet says'Time for the Royal horse brigade to get with the times and put animal welfare and respect before blind tradition'
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months agoTrump administration plan to scrap hunting rules condemned as 'new low'Proposal would repeal Obama-era rules that ban shooting of bear cubs and other controversial hunting practices in Alaska
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months agoIllegal online sales of endangered wildlife rife in EuropeExclusive: Study finds 12,000 items worth $4m, including ivory, live orangutans and a huge number of reptiles and birds for the pet trade
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months agoAustralia completes world's largest cat-proof fence to protect endangered marsupialsFeral cats kill a million native birds every night and have caused extinction of 20 native species
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months agoFears puffins could die out on Farne Islands as numbers plummetNational Trust finds 12% decline since 2013, with the population of one island off Northumberland down 42%
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months agoLittle furballs of joyGive a new home to rescued puppies and kittens at Blue Cross of India’s Adoptathon this weekend
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
It’s copperhead mating season. One of the snakes was spotted near the Mall this week.If you spot one of the snakes, you should “remain calm and move away slowly.”
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
https://www.care2.com/causes/fisheries-closed-to-protect-endangered-right-whales-in-canada.html
Fisheries Closed to Protect Endangered Right Whales in Canada | Care2 CausesNorth Atlantic right whales have not had a good year following a string of deaths, but Canada has announced it will be closing six fisheries in an effort to
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
NCBA welcomes mandatory regulation for livestock hauliersThe National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has praised the introduction of mandatory electronic logging devices for livestock hauliers as it will improve animal welfare and highway safety.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months agoWorkers at farm supplying Tesco laughed while they kicked pigsAn intensive pig farm that supplies Tesco and other leading retailers is being investigated over allegations of cruelty after workers were secretly filmed kicking and beating terrified animals. The...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
Alaska bison await shipment to Siberia in project to fight climate changeTwelve yearling bison from Alaska will be part of a geoengineering scheme to see if herbivores can recreate the ice age in Siberia.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
Grizzly Bears Can Now Be Hunted Near Yellowstone After Wyoming VoteNow that grizzly bears have been dropped from the endangered species list, the first big hunt in 43 years is set for September, allowing 22 grizzlies to be shot.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
The unlikely sea turtle saviourDespite being a pivotal location for the illegal sea turtle trade, a floating village on Hainan island has become the unlikely epicentre of a movement to save the reptiles.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months agoMambas, medicine and one girl's race to survive Kenya's biting problem | Rebecca RatcliffeIn a country where snakebite treatment is costly, hard to come by and often inadequate, Rashid Chiti feared the worst when his daughter was bitten
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/may/24/ticket-next-life-buddhist-dog-funerals-bangkok
'A ticket to the next life': the lavish Buddhist dog funerals of BangkokFull funeral rites from the monks of Bangkok’s Wat Krathum Suea Pla temple used to be for humans only – until a new and lucrative market emerged
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 11 months ago'It’s wrong to stink up other people’s lives': fighting the manure lagoons of North CarolinaPigs outstripped people in Duplin county long ago - but now the residents are fighting back