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 cull one species to save another?Large mice are devastating rare birds on a tiny island, now moves are afoot to exterminate the rodents. But should conservation ever be about killing, asks Patrick Barkham
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Middle Tennessee officers rescue baby boy living in dog cage amid 600+ animals; 3 chargedHENRY COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) - Middle Tennessee officers rescued a baby who was found in a dog kennel amid more than 600 animals all kept in and on the property of a single-wide trailer in Henry County, including snakes, dogs, mice, rats, chickens, roosters and more.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago
Joaquin Phoenix Attends Vigil for Animal Rights Activist After She Died Outside a SlaughterhouseJoaquin Phoenix honored Regan Russell, an animal rights activist who was killed outside of a slaughterhouse in Toronto, Canada
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Dog Breeding in the Neolithic AgeFossils and modern DNA show the ancient roots of Arctic sled dogs.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/26/cyanide-bombs-wildfire-services-idaho
The secretive government agency planting 'cyanide bombs' across the USWildlife Services kills thousands of animals at ranchers and farmers’ behest. But it operates with little oversight – and critics describe it as out of control
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Dolphins Have an Eating Trick. How They Learn It Is More Surprising.A behavior called shelling is learned from peers, unlike other feeding strategies that are passed from mother to calf.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago
Why Animal Studies Must Be AntiracistA new book by Bénédicte Boisseron, Afro-Dog: Blackness and the Animal Question, draws on Black studies to move beyond comparisons between race and species.
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https://theconversation.com/how-deforestation-helps-deadly-viruses-jump-from-animals-to-humans-139645?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20June%2025%202020%20-%201660915992&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20June%2025%202020%20-%201660915992+Version+A+CID_23d025fbad827a759a87d816937c27e8&utm_s…[Read more]
How deforestation helps deadly viruses jump from animals to humansYellow fever, malaria and Ebola all spilled over from animals to humans at the edges of tropical forests. The new coronavirus is the latest zoonosis.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago
RSPCA to make nearly a fifth of staff redundant amid pandemicAnimal welfare charity is latest victim of financial storm battering voluntary sector
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago
'We live in a cage': residents hide as macaque 'gangs' take over Thai cityOfficials in Lopburi plan to sterilise the animals that have turned nasty after tourists’ bananas were replaced with junk food
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago
'My land is now owned by lions': Maasai farmers offer Kenya's wildlife a lifelineKenya has lost 70% of its wildlife in 30 years, but conservancy schemes could halt the decline – and benefit local communities
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Horse grazing restores plant diversity and pollinator habitat useAssociate Editor, Meredith Root-Bernstein discusses the short-term effects of rewilding projects and the recently published paper, Experimental rewilding enhances grassland functional composition a…
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago
Understanding Euthanasia: When Life and Words Become WorthlessAnimals subjected to "euthanasia" often die by carbon dioxide poisoning, ventilation shutdown, and other mass-killing techniques that prolong suffering for minutes, even hours.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago
In Fight to Ban Dog Meat, China’s Activists Find an Ally: The CoronavirusA fast-growing network of activists sees the pandemic as an opportunity to push legislation that bans the consumption of dog and cat meats.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago
Paul McCartney calls for meat to no longer be mandatory in England's school mealsFormer Beatle and his daughters Stella and Mary sign letter to education secretary
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/world/europe/bullfighting-spain-coronavirus.html
Bullfighting, Already Ailing in Spain, Is Battered by LockdownA storied tradition has been weakened by animal rights concerns. With the pandemic halting bullfights, breeders and others face hard choices.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago
Happy Father’s Day to All the Fish Dads UnderwaterPaternal care has evolved dozens of times in aquatic life, and is more common than maternal or combined parenting.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago
The cat's whiskers: new way of counting lions could boost conservation effortsScientists say current methods of estimating lion numbers could be drastically wrong, with serious consequences for the big cats
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago
'Horror scene' in Canada after 38 dead puppies found on planeBodies of French bulldogs were among about 500 dogs discovered on flight from Ukraine at Toronto airport
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 2 months ago
https://theconversation.com/python-skin-jackets-and-elephant-leather-boots-how-wealthy-western-nations-help-drive-the-global-wildlife-trade-135669?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20June%2019%202020%20-%201656015938%20edited&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20June%2019%202020%20-%20165601593…[Read more]
Python skin jackets and elephant leather boots: How wealthy Western nations help drive the global wildlife tradeThe COVID-19 pandemic has cast a harsh light on global commerce in wildlife. But many accounts focus on demand from Asia, ignoring the role of US and European consumers.