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, 8 months ago
‘It’s my baby. It’s my baby’: Two pit bulls fatally maul 7-year-old boy in Mass., authorities sayThe dog also charged a police officer, who shot it.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Netflix animal rights movie 'Okja' came at a strange time for South KoreaKeeping dogs and cats in the home was once unusual, but data now suggests 10 million South Koreans live with pets.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/21/brexit-must-mean-end-live-animal-exports-say-mps/
Brexit must mean end to live animal exports, say MPsThe "cruel trade" of shipping live cattle and sheep abroad for slaughter should be banned on the day Britain leaves the European Union, Conservative MPs will say this week.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/good-news-new-york-just-banned-circus-elephants.html
Good News! New York Just Banned Circus Elephants | Care2 CausesAnimal advocates are celebrating another major victory for animals used in entertainment following news that New York state has officially banned performing
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/when-animals-get-discarded-like-trash.html
When Animals Get Discarded Like Trash | Care2 CausesWhy do we have animal shelters and humane societies? Because they save animals. The people who manage the shelters don't condemn you for no longer being able to
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/do-animals-dream.html
Do Animals Dream? | Care2 Causes"It would appear that not only do men dream," Aristotle wrote in History of Animals, "but horses also, and dogs, and oxen; aye, and sheep and goats. . . ."
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://people.com/pets/embargo-on-pets-leaving-puerto-rico/
Federal Embargo Forces Those Leaving Puerto Rico to Abandon Their Pets or Not Leave at AllUnder the current federal embargo on commercial plane compartments, pets are not allowed to fly in the cargo hold, leaving many animals out of luck
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/movies/jane-goodall-documentary-marriage.html?smid=fb-share
Jane Goodall’s Unparalleled Life, in Never-Before-Seen FootageThe primatologist is the subject of an intimate new documentary, with never-before-seen footage of her work among chimpanzees in Tanzania in the 1960s.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/19/us/exotic-hunting-texas-ranch.html?_r=0
Blood and Beauty on a Texas Exotic-Game RanchIn the hill country outside San Antonio, a safari-style world of rare and endangered species symbolizes the popularity and controversy of exotic game hunting.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
A huge salmon die-off is happening — and our cars might be responsibleFemale coho salmon were suffering ghastly deaths before spawning. Scientists had no idea why until they took a closer look at the water.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/tell-kenya-and-south-africa-to-stop-the-donkey-slaughter.html
Tell Kenya And South Africa To Stop The Donkey Slaughter | Care2 CausesA Care2 petition is asking Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and South African President Jacob Zuma to stop the horrific export of donkey parts from their
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Thousands Demand Justice For Pit Bull Who Died After Being Thrown From Minivan | Care2 CausesThis pit bull was already suffering before someone threw him out of a minivan. And soon after, he died in an emergency vet clinic.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/is-abandoning-a-pet-a-crime.html
Is Abandoning A Pet A Crime? | Care2 CausesEvery day people abandon a pet that was supposed to be their responsibility, leaving them to fend for themselves. It's cruel, but is it a crime?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Birds might be evolving to eat from bird feeders, study saysA new study on great tits in the U.K. and the Netherlands is the latest to show that natural selection is happening fast and now — and sometimes is driven by humans.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Bald eagle spotted eating black cat on downtown Norfolk sidewalkA bystander said he'd only ever seen anything remotely like that at a zoo, “not an eagle just randomly in the middle of the city.”
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
This Man Started A Facebook Group That Built A Community For UPS Drivers To Share Dogs They Meet On RoutesMembers of the group told BuzzFeed News drivers will use their work breaks to play with pups, and use their own money to buy and give treats to them on their routes.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-41683405?wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1#
Badger found napping in cat bedThe badger entered the house through a cat flap and helped itself to cat food before going to sleep.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
https://www.fws.gov/midwest/news/SparkyFall2017.html?wpisrc=nl_animalia&wpmm=1
Catching up with Sparky, the world’s toughest bison | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Midwest RegionWebsite of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Rescuers Come Together To Help The Animal Victims Of California's Wildfires | Care2 CausesAs thousands of firefighters continue to battle wildfires blazing across California, rescuers are coming together to help save some of the most vulnerable
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoKea or Kākāriki? Bird of the Year contest gets New Zealand in a flapCountry’s treasured avian species puff up their plumage as nation votes on who rules the roost
