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, 5 months agohttps://www.care2.com/causes/elephant-calf-dies-a-day-after-villagers-take-selfies-with-him.html
Elephant Calf Dies a Day After Villagers Take Selfies With Him | Care2 CausesWhen will people stop hurting wild animals just to get a selfie?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
https://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/899611/baby-elephant-dies-india-selfie-biplab-hazra-forest
Baby elephant dies 24 hours after losing its mother and becoming centre of selfie scrumA BABY elephant has died 24 hours after getting separated from its mother and becoming the centre of a selfie scrum.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
https://www.care2.com/causes/new-bill-in-florida-would-officially-ban-orca-shows-and-breeding.html
New Bill in Florida Would Officially Ban Orca Shows and Breeding | Care2 CausesAnimal advocates are applauding the introduction of a major bill that would officially ban orca captivity in Florida.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42690577#_=_
Black Death 'spread by humans not rats'Human body lice, rather than rat fleas, spread plague during the Black Death, a study simulating the outbreak suggests.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
‘Revolutionary’ lab-grown meat firm nets $3m cash injectionLab-grown chicken start-up SuperMeat has secured millions of dollars in funding to bring its clean meat – made without killing animals – to supermarkets shelves.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
War’s Other Victims: AnimalsOver decades, armed conflict has reduced animal populations in Africa more than any other factor, according to new research.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
We Were Snubbed by Our Dead Dog. Twice.When people we knew who had cancer said our dog came to them in their dreams, I was jealous. Why didn’t he visit us?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/11/nyregion/how-the-meadow-vole-survives-the-new-york-winter.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=4&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2018%2F01%2F11%2Fn…[Read more]
To the Vole Cave!Winter is harsh for the littlest creatures, but it helps if there’s a nice snowbank to hide in.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/12/science/lobster-pain-swiss.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0
The Swiss Consider the Lobster. It Feels Pain, They Decide.The Swiss government has banned tossing lobsters and other crustaceans into boiling water. But what’s the science behind that decision?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
It’s Official: Fish Feel Pain
The verdict is in. But will our oceanic friends ever get the same legal protections as land animals?Read more: h…[Read more]
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Another country has banned boiling live lobsters. Some scientists wonder why.Switzerland is banning people from boiling lobsters alive.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Rescued Search Dogs Help Save Survivors of Deadly Montecito Mudslides | Care2 CausesDogs rescued from shelters by the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation are paying it forward by searching for survivors of the mudslides in Montecito.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
https://ladyfreethinker.org/chinas-online-retailers-dropping-dog-meat-stores/
China's Online Retailers are Dropping Dog Meat from their StoresJoining a number of other online shopping platforms, Chinese retailer Pin Duo Duo has banned the sale of dog and cat meat after customers discovered and reported that some of its retailers were selling such products online. Pin Duo Duo released a statement on December 12, 2017, announcing that “it was prohibited for anyone to sell …
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/switzerland-lobster-boiling-banned/index.html
Switzerland bans boiling lobsters aliveLobsters are a delicious delicacy loved by coastal dwellers across the world -- but is boiling them alive inhumane?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
The comeback cats - amazing pictures show family life of Amur tigress and her three cubsAlmost poached to extinction, these pictures highlight the way the endangered species is recovering thanks to Russian preservation measures.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months agoSwitzerland rules lobsters must be stunned before boilingGovernment bans the practice of plunging live lobsters into boiling water amid fears the animals can feel pain
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
These alligators spent days trapped in swamp ice — and survivedThe Swamp Park's general manager thought he was looking at trees sticking out of the water. Then he saw teeth.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
War isn't just bad for people — it harms wild animals, tooA study of the net effect of armed conflict on wildlife finds bad news, but it also suggests species can bounce back.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Trump administration is taking steps to remove a threatened lynx from the endangered-species listUnder the Obama administration, the Fish and Wildlife Service had viewed the Canada lynx as doomed in much of its habitat without continued protection.