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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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
60 years on, what happened to all the animals sent to spaceLaika’s last moments on earth were spent strapped into a windowless Soviet rocket awaiting lift off. The stray dog had enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame in 1957, having been plucked from a Moscow street, hastily trained and blasted into space. That ill-fated mission resulted in Laika overheating and dying five hours into the flight.
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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
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Trump administration releases report finding ‘no convincing alternative explanation’ for climate changeThe White House did not seek to prevent the release of the government’s National Climate Assessment, which is mandated by law, despite the fact that its findings sharply contradict the administration’s policies.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/catalog/46pfq5pg9780252083198.html
UI Press | Edited by Andrew Linzey and Clair Linzey | Animal Ethics for VeterinariansHelping vets address ethical issues and make ethically informed judgments
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoCows are loving, intelligent and kind – so should we still eat them?Rosamund Young, farmer and author of The Secret Life of Cows, says she is really a ‘ghostwriter’ for her herd, with a mission to explain how they play games, babysit and even judge us. But that doesn’t mean she’s a vegetarian …
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoPregnant sharks and rays likely to abort their young if capturedNew research has found a quarter of pregnant sharks and rays lose their pups when caught, threatening some species
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
U.S. to halt controversial animal-killing methods in CaliforniaBy Laura Zuckerman(Reuters) - In a deal hailed...
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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
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Animal rights groups seek court order to stop Lakeville-area fur farm from killing, neglecting wolvesOwner of Fur-Ever Wild in Eureka Township denies suit's allegation that she's violating law.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoNew species of orangutan discovered in Sumatra – and is already endangeredScientists identify new species of great ape, Pongo tapanuliensis or Tapanuli orangutan, but fear its survival is already in doubt as habitat under threat
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Do animals dream of electric humans?Many people who have owned a dog might suspect there is more going on in animals’ heads than commonly credited. However, one dog owner was responsible for what some see as the historical underestimation of animals’ inner experience: 17th century philosopher Rene Descartes, known for the phrase “I think therefore I am”, declared animals to be mere automata.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Rescue at Oakland Slaughterhouse Shows New, Potent Tactics of Growing Animal Rights MovementAs industrial animal abuse worsens, the animal rights movement is transforming and growing, and its new tactics are finding success.
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Wolf Gordon Clifton posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago“This newly described great ape will be added to the list of Critically Endangered species, just as it is added to the zoological textbooks.” http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41848816
New great ape species identifiedThe apes in question were only reported to exist after an expedition into Sumatra mountains in 1997.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
The men who save cats from trees, Outlook - BBC World ServiceTom Otto and Shaun Sears have rescued thousands of cats stuck in huge trees
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Watch-Hippo-escapes-Israeli-safari-513146
Watch: Hippo escapes Israeli safariThe Ramat Gan Safari opened an investigation into the incident.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.rt.com/news/408541-human-hybrid-cave-discovered/
Human-animal hybrid cave paintings from lost civilization discovered (PHOTOS)Archaeologists have discovered human-animal hybrid paintings by a forgotten civilization in a network of tiny caves.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/31/learning/is-this-exhibit-animal-cruelty-or-art.html
Is This Exhibit Animal Cruelty or Art?Should living beings be considered art?
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoAnimal rights activists and Inuit clash over Canada's Indigenous food traditionsSeal meat on a Toronto restaurant’s menu has stirred up a decades-long conflict over anti-hunting campaigns, which the Inuit say threaten their existence
