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, 4 months agoWho’s driving the future of conservation? Ordinary people | Fiona GellFrom the BBC’s Winterwatch to scuba divers discovering a submerged ancient forest, volunteers are the future, writes marine conservation officer Fiona Gell
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months agoAlmost four environmental defenders a week killed in 2017Exclusive: 197 people killed last year for defending land, wildlife or natural resources, new Global Witness data reveals
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months agoPolar bears could become extinct faster than was feared, study saysThe animals facing an increasing struggle to find enough food to survive as climate change steadily transforms their environment
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months agoHong Kong votes to ban domestic ivory salesLawmakers overwhelmingly vote for the bill to abolish trade by 2021, which will shut down a massive ivory market and throw a ‘lifeline’ to elephants
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months agoIndia's farmed chickens dosed with world's strongest antibiotics, study findsWarning over wider global health impacts after findings reveal hundreds of tonnes of colistin – the ‘antibiotic of last resort’ – are being shipped to India’s farms
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
Dead goose knocks out hunter on Maryland’s Eastern ShoreSomeone in a group of hunters fired on a flock of geese overhead. One of the geese fell and hit a hunter in the head.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
https://www.care2.com/causes/we-need-urgent-action-to-save-west-coasts-beloved-killer-whales.html
We Need Urgent Action to Save West Coast's Beloved Killer Whales | Care2 CausesA coalition of conservation organizations are calling for emergency measures to be taken in Canada to protect a beloved population of killer whales living in the Pacific Northwest.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
https://www.care2.com/causes/44-wolves-were-killed-in-wyomings-first-legal-hunt-since-2013.html
44 Wolves Were Killed in Wyoming’s First Legal Hunt Since 2013 | Care2 CausesWyoming has once again begun to allow permits for limited wolf hunting, and new figures show that hunters killed 44 gray wolves between October and December of 2017.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
https://www.care2.com/causes/russia-promises-to-stop-killing-stray-dogs-before-world-cup-2018.html
Russia Promises to Stop Killing Stray Dogs Before World Cup 2018 | Care2 CausesAfter complaints about stray dogs being culled in Russian cities hosting the World Cup this summer, an official said they'd be housed in temporary shelters instead.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months agoGone fishin': decorator crabs use other species as fishing rods, study revealsA researcher’s diving holiday lead to a startling discovery of never-before-seen behaviour: crabs using hydrozoans as fishing hooks
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months agoCultural taboos around food are powerful – could vegans change ours?As campaigns such as Veganuary become more popular could the way westerners categorise what’s edible start to shift?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
The latest rhino poaching figures show a decade of bloodshed in South AfricaDr Ian Player, the veteran South African game ranger and Read more...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
Over 50 MPs attend House of Commons event calling for live export ban - Farming UK NewsA reception of over fifty MPs has taken place at the House of Commons calling for an end to live animal exports for slaughter
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
OUTRAGE as 12,500 hippo teeth go on sale for 'ivory' marketsTHE impending auction of 12,500 hippo teeth – seen as alternative to elephant ivory – has been condemned by conservationists today.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months agoOrcas can imitate human speech, research revealsKiller whales able to copy words such as ‘hello’ and ‘bye bye’ as well as sounds from other orcas, study shows
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-42880690#
Airline bans 'emotional support peacock'United Airlines refuses to let a woman in New Jersey board a plane with a peacock, citing its size.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
The killer whale that can 'speak'A killer whale that can mimic words such as "hello" is thought to be the first of its kind to copy human speech.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
Stop boiling lobsters alive, says campaignLobsters and crabs are sentient organisms that feel pain and need more protection, say campaigners.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
The Eastern Puma Is Officially Extinct, But There's a Silver Lining for Big Cat Conservation | Care2 CausesIt finally happened on January 23, 2018. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the eastern puma officially extinct, removing it from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months agoBritish parliament refuses to offer kosher food for 'ethical' reasons"Parliament's catering services have taken a position that goes beyond the laws of the country."