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 agoSouth Georgia declared rat-free after centuries of rodent devastationWorld’s biggest project to kill off invasive species to protect native wildlife is hailed a success
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoThe million dollar cow: high-end farming in Brazil – photo essayPhotojournalist Carolina Arantes documented Brazil’s thriving cattle industry and witnessed how farmers work with genetics companies to improve the performance and profitability of their herds
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoThey mock vegans and eat 4lb of steak a day: meet 'carnivore dieters'An extreme, all animal-based diet is gaining followers in search of heightened productivity, mental clarity, and a boosted libido. But experts express doubts
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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 agoDog shoots man: Iowa pet pulls trigger on ownerAn Iowa dog owner was hospitalized after being unexpectedly shot by his pet while playing together
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
“The lab has already inserted Neanderthal genes for craniofacial development into mice (heavy-browed rodents are not anticipated), and Neanderthal pain perception genes into frogs’ eggs, which could hint at whether they had a different pain threshold to humans. Now the lab is turning its attention to the b…[Read more]
Scientists to grow 'mini-brains' using Neanderthal DNAGeneticists hope comparing prehistoric and modern biology will help them understand what makes humans unique
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Liberal MP Sarah Henderson breaks ranks to support bill ending live sheep exports
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
A judge just raised deep questions about chimpanzees’ legal rightsIn a striking opinion, a New York Court of Appeals judge called the question of intelligent animals' right to be free “a deep dilemma of ethics and policy that demands our attention."
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Why so many people in Ghana and elsewhere still eat bushmeatBushmeat, from wild animals captured for food, is a valuable source of protein in Ghana. But what health risks does it carry, and could it spread disease further afield?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
How to save the world’s most trafficked mammalMany people in the West have never even heard of the pangolin, yet this “scaly anteater” is the source of a billion-dollar criminal industry that threatens to push it to extinction
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Pangolins are the world's most trafficked mammalThe world's most trafficked mammal is finally receiving some protection. One photographer has captured their plight in the images below
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoSharks love jazz but are stumped by classical, say scientistsA study at Macquarie University in Sydney found that sharks could recognise jazz – if there was food on offer
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoUnexpected walruses crowd beach of small Alaskan villagePort Heiden is used to an occasional walrus but 200 turned up last month and two weeks later a thousand were spotted
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.care2.com/causes/victory-delaware-passes-bill-giving-lab-animals-a-second-chance.html
Victory! Delaware Passes Bill Giving Lab Animals a Second Chance | Care2 CausesAnimal advocates are celebrating another major win for animals in labs with the passage of a bill in Delaware that will give them a second chance.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
“In Sitapur, nobody seems to know why the dogs have started attacking children, though there are rumors that it started after an illegal slaughterhouse in the area was closed down, leaving the dogs with no…[Read more]
Stray dogs are killing children in India. Scientists want to find out why.Vigilante dog-catching squads have started shooting and strangling animals, while local authorities have recruited police officers and municipal workers to catch the strays.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Smithfield Foods fined for noise and smell offencesUS meat processor Smithfield Foods has been fined following a trial over alleged damages caused by noise and smell from one of its farms.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Plant-based protein demand drives Beyond Meat’s global expansionGrowing global demand for plant-based protein has resulted in US alternative meat firm Beyond Meat to expand into 50 countries worldwide.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoNo mohair: why going vegan is as much about fashion as foodThe ban on the angora goat wool by major high-street retailers following outrage over animal cruelty in its production highlights how the fashion industry is gradually embracing veganism
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Bird migration explained at last: It’s all about energy efficiencyBirds are saving energy by flying thousands of miles.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Must See - BBC NewsZimbabwe's armed female anti-poaching unit protects one of Africa's biggest elephant populations.