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, 7 months ago
Many animals can become mentally illWe think of psychological disorders like anxiety and depression as uniquely human problems, but many other species could be suffering from them too
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://theintercept.com/2018/05/17/inside-the-barbaric-u-s-industry-of-dog-experimentation/
Inside the Barbaric U.S. Industry of Dog ExperimentationAn investigation into Ridglan Farms shines a light on a largely hidden industry that breeds and cages dogs for the sole purpose of experimentation.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
“More than 50 [horses] have died in these races since 1970; animal rights protesters have staged repeated protests. In response, Palio administrators have increased the padding on some turns and instituted other safety controls. Critics say these measures are not…[Read more]
What it's like to witness the Palio di Siena, possibly the most lawless horse race on EarthWhen Hunter S Thompson took Welsh artist Ralph Steadman to the Kentucky Derby in 1970, he tried to prepare him for the chaos into which they were descending. “Just pretend you’re visiting a huge outdoor loony bin,” Thompson said.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Winterbotham Darby launches first European pig welfare accredited standardUK-based continental meat supplier Winterbotham Darby has claimed to be the first company to gain accreditation for pig welfare across its European farms.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Australian sheep exports set for ‘significant change’ with McCarthy ReviewThe Australian Government has implemented a major overhaul of the live sheep trade with the introduction of the McCarthy Review.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoHow our beds are dirtier than chimpanzee nestsA new study has revealed that a third of the bacteria in our beds is from our own bodies and may be causing health problems – while chimps’ nests are almost spotless
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
For the health of the oceans and the welfare of animals, don’t fish any of them.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/10/mother-of-cod-were-fishing-exactly-the-wrong-fish-scientists-warn/?utm_term=.7660c7ebadd5&wpisrc=nl_science&wpmm=1
Mother of cod: We’re fishing exactly the wrong fish, scientists warnFish biologists have an acronym for the most productive fish mothers: BOFFFF, for Big Old Fat Fecund Female Fish.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
The exotic pet trade is linked to all sorts of “invasive” problems. Conservationists who really want to get serious about solving them could help animal welfarists BAN THE EXOTIC PET…[Read more]
Exotic pet trade linked to invasive fungus that’s killing frogs globallyA pandemic fungus emerged in the last century along with globalization, new research shows.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Meghan Markle strongly opposes fur clothing, friend revealsMeghan Markle has never shied away from acting in a way that she believes is morally correct. Prior to her engagement to Prince Harry, Ms Markle had already gained a reputation as a philanthropist and activist Read more...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Meghan Markle is opposed to hunting and other forms of animal cruelty.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5209945/Prince-Harry-miss-traditional-royal-Boxing-Day-shoot.html
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Supermarkets urged to end poor pig welfare in WAP campaignWorld Animal Protection (WAP) has launched a global campaign calling on supermarket chains to source their pork from high-welfare farms.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Like the fossil fuel industry, trophy hunting is unsustainable - Conservation Action TrustTrophy hunting is like the fossil fuel industry. They’re both messy, unsustainable, in need of an alternative approach and, ultimately, fail to deliver on their promises. Trophy hunting is a colonial construct with an anachronistic view on the environment. While it has served certain interests, its failures to effectively deliver on wider conservation promises andRead More
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Pangolins on the brink as Africa-China trafficking persists unabated - Conservation Action TrustPangolins are the most trafficked mammal in the world, with more than a million snatched from the wild in the past decade, according to IUCN estimates. The four Asian species have been hunted nearly to extinction, while the four African species are being poached in record numbers. The illegal trade largely goes to China andRead More
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNMENT REGARDING CAPTIVE CARNIVORE INTERACTIONS - Conservation Action Trust11 May 2018 Attention: Dr Edna Molewa Minister of Environmental Affairs Department of Environmental Affairs Environment House Cnr. Steve Biko & Soutpansberg Road Pretoria South Africa OPEN LETTER TO DR EDNA MOLEWA, THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS RE CAPTIVE CARNIVORE INTERACTIONS It is with grave concern that the undersigned organisations, note that yet anotherRead More
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://conservationaction.co.za/recent-news/on-the-trail-of-asias-shifting-rhino-horn-market/
On the trail of Asia’s shifting rhino-horn market - Conservation Action TrustAs long as consumers want rhino horn, South Africa will lose its rhinos to the slow, agonising blows of the poacher’s hacksaw. In this extensive investigation, undercover Swiss filmmaker Karl Ammann finds that black market sentiments have shifted from health to wealth — and that this might be exacting a demand that is bigger thanRead More
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.iol.co.za/ios/news/two-sa-hunting-organisations-expelled-over-canned-lion-hunts-14878048
Two SA hunting organisations expelled over canned lion hunts | Independent on SaturdayThe International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation will not permit membership by persons who engage in captive bred lion shooting
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44132340#
US airline updates service animals policyAmerican Airlines updates its policy on therapy animals, and bans tusked animals from flying.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Oh. the horrors that now await myriad species of animals in laboratories: “The team’s findings are a long way still from being applied to people and how our memories form. But Dr. Glanzman hopes others will try to replicate the experiments in other animals, potentially opening the door one day to understanding how RNA and genetic tags on DNA c…[Read more]
Scientists Made Snails Remember Something That Never Happened to ThemWhen scientists injected RNA from the brain cells of trained snails to untrained snails, the animals behaved as if they remembered the trained snails’ experiences.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/14/us/tiger-prom-florida.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=16&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2018%2F05%2F14%2Fus%2Ftiger-prom-florida.html&eventNa…[Read more]
Tiger at Miami Prom Draws Rebukes and an ApologyThe event, which had a “Welcome to the Jungle” theme, has been criticized for using the tiger for entertainment purposes. State authorities are investigating.
