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
Mississippi's Biggest Animal Abuse Case May Lead To Tougher State Laws | Care2 CausesMore than 55 pit bulls were rescued from hellish conditions at a Mississippi dog-fighting farm. Could they be the inspiration for stronger animal cruelty laws?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
‘My sons love hunting, I don’t’: Trump’s soft spot for elephantsTrump has been clear on his dislike of hunting well before he effectively reversed a decision on hunting big game in Africa.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/florida/fl-reg-cow-abuse-arrest-20171117-story.html
Arrest made in Florida dairy cow abuse case; three others soughtThe charges follow the release of video taken by the Animal Recovery Mission, an organization that infiltrates businesses suspected of abusing animals.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Making happier animals? Gene editing on the farmyardHornless cows. Sexing chickens. Is the hot new gene editing technique CRISPR a new frontier for animal welfare? Rise and shine, we're going milking.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
India's Tiger Population Has Gone Up By 1300% In 44 Years Since It Was Declared National AnimalProject Tiger brought the big cat back from almost certain extinction in 1973.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.npr.org/2017/11/18/565025405/the-nonhuman-rights-project-advocates-for-zoo-animals
The Nonhuman Rights Project Advocates For Zoo AnimalsScott Simon talks with Steven Wise of the Nonhuman Rights Project, a legal advocacy group for animals. They're arguing in Connecticut Superior Court that three zoo elephants are legal persons.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Trump halts Interior’s elephant trophy decisionTrump’s sudden tweet halted a decision by his own administration, announced by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday, to end a 2014 government ban on big game trophy hunting in Zimbabwe and Zambia.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/victory-denver-bans-declawing-cats.html
Victory! Denver Bans Declawing Cats | Care2 CausesAnimal advocates are celebrating a major win for cats with the passage of a new ordinance in that bans declawing cats.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoOrcas vs great white sharks: in a battle of the apex predators who wins?It’s difficult to imagine the voracious great white shark as prey. Could orcas really be overpowering them and removing their livers?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoLions next in line of fire as US rolls back curbs on African hunting trophiesThe Trump administration’s lifting of restrictions on importing elephant body parts from Zimbabwe and Zambia is not the last gift to hunting interests
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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
http://www.care2.com/causes/another-captive-beluga-loses-her-baby-at-the-georgia-aquarium.html
Another Captive Beluga Loses Her Baby At The Georgia Aquarium | Care2 CausesJust a day after the aquarium announced that Qinu was going into labor, it followed up with news that the calf had died before even being born.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/elephant-trophy-ban-repealed-by-white-house.html
Elephant Trophy Ban Repealed By White House | Care2 CausesTrump gets rid of an Obama rule that put limits on elephant "trophies" (their heads!) coming into the country.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Perspective | Unexpected friendships between animals and their humansPortraits by photographer Diana Bagnoli capture the special relationships between humans and their animals.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.businessinsider.sg/tim-flach-endangered-photos-animals-2017-11/?r=US&IR=T
Stunning new photos show the faces of animals on the verge of extinctionIn his new book, "Endangered", renowned wildlife photographer Tim Flach tries to make readers consider the impact they have on animals.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Trump to let Americans import ivory and hunting trophies againDonald Trump's administration is reversing a ban on the imports of elephant trophies—including ivory—from Zimbabwe and Zambia
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://nypost.com/2017/11/16/animal-activists-outraged-by-trump-lifting-big-game-trophy-ban/
Animal activists outraged by Trump lifting big game trophy banAnimal activists are appalled the Trump administration is allowing big game hunters in Zimbabwe and Zambia to import their elephant trophies back to the US — and some groups are considering taking …
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
