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 agoWorld’s newest great ape threatened by Chinese damThe discovery of the Tapanuli orangutan has not stopped a Chinese state-run company from clearing forest for a planned dam. Conservationists fear this will be the beginning of the end for a species only known for six months
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoDutch rewilding experiment sparks backlash as thousands of animals starveA scheme to rewild marshland east of Amsterdam has been savaged by an official report and sparked public protest after deer, horses and cattle died over the winter
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoBeware the long face: horses remember your moodHorses are wary of people who were angry-looking if they meet them again, and more positive to people who they last saw smiling
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoScientists 'keep pigs' brains alive without a body for up to 36 hours'The brains, which are not conscious, are kept alive through the circulation of an oxygen-rich fluid through the organs
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Oklahoma wildfire causes significant cattle fatalitiesCattle numbers have toppled across the western region of Oklahoma due to a wildfire spreading across 320,000 acres of land.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
CPF steps up animal welfare improvements with global policyThailand-based Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has implemented a new global policy across its businesses to fulfil its commitment to improving animal welfare standards.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Opinion | Shorebirds, the World’s Greatest Travelers, Face ExtinctionA 9,000 mile migration? It was no problem for these remarkable birds – until humans got in the way.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
A blind dachshund and his guide dog who were adopted, then split up in Virginia, have been reunitedOJ depends on Blue Dozer to guide him. The two were given to a shelter after their owner became homeless.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Tigers being bred in Gauteng backyards for petting and bone export - Conservation Action TrustSouth Africa is one the world’s biggest exporters of endangered tigers, almost all of which end up as floor mats, wall hangings or skeletons submerged in vats of Asian tiger-bone wine. The trade is so lucrative that city householders in Gauteng are breeding them in their backyards. Because they’re not an indigenous species, trade inRead More
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://conservationaction.co.za/recent-news/the-real-ivory-game/
The Real Ivory Game - Conservation Action TrustChina’s new domestic ban on the ivory trade presents all the makings of an excellent global public-relations exercise. But it is a meaningless move in a country where enforcement against wildlife crimes is often just another exercise in window-dressing and lip service. One morning in December, I woke up to a news item on televisionRead More
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
The problem of an elephant that just wants to stay home - Conservation Action TrustIn Africa an elephant dies from a poacher’s bullet every 15 minutes. But in South Africa’s private reserves they’re breeding like bunnies and there’s trouble up ahead. The scramble to head off the death sentence of a persistent elephant called Riff Raff is a synecdoche – because, by some, he is unwanted. It began withRead More
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://conservationaction.co.za/media-articles/captive-cheetahs-being-exploited/
Captive cheetahs being exploited - Conservation Action TrustThe practice of breeding the animals in captivity as ‘ambassadors’ is doing the species more harm than good, Louise de Waal reports A WORRYING trend is emerging in South Africa where cheetahs are bred on demand, taken away from their mothers to be hand-reared for cub petting, to become ambassador species or to be exportedRead More
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoGorillas are far more numerous than previously thought, survey revealsLarger-than-expected population in Africa gives hope for species survival, scientists say, but animal remains critically endangered
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoWorld's longest penguin dive, of more than half an hour, is recordedRecord-breaking dive in Antarctic waters emerges after scientists accidentally tagged wrong emperor penguins
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/01/emmanuel-macron-calls-presidential-hunts-restored/
Emmanuel Macron calls for presidential hunts to be restored Emmanuel Macron is calling for the tradition of ‘presidential hunts’ to be revived despite increasing support for a ban on hunting with hounds among the public and some of his own MPs.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/apr/25/arkansas-festival-gets-sponsor-under-condition-no-/
Arkansas festival gets sponsor under condition that no live turkeys thrown from planeThe Mid-Marion County Rotary Club has decided to sponsor the annual Turkey Trot festival this year in Yellville after another sponsor backed out.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoTop dogs: our canine friends through the ages – in picturesRaymond Merritt’s The Dog in Photography chronicles people and their canines from 1849 to today
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoDodo's violent death revealedThe famous Oxford Dodo died after being shot in the back of the head, according to new research. Using revolutionary forensic scanning technology and world-class expertise, researchers have discovered surprising evidence that the Oxford Dodo was shot in the neck and back of the head with a shotgun.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Monkey loses selfie copyright case. Maybe monkey should sue PETA, appeals court suggests."Indeed, if any such relationship exists, PETA appears to have failed to live up to the title of 'friend,' " the court wrote.
