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 agoWildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 – the winnersA ceremony at the Natural History Museum, London, will reveal the winners of its Wildlife Photographer Read more...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoInsectageddon: farming is more catastrophic than climate breakdown | George MonbiotThe shocking collapse of insect populations hints at a global ecological meltdown, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoReplenish the swamp: 7,500 trafficked Turkish frogs returned to wildFive men arrested after police find minibus loaded with thousands of frogs in nets, allegedly part of lucrative export trade
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoBritish birds evolve bigger beaks to use garden feedersResearchers say UK’s enthusiasm for bird feeders compared with mainland Europe responsible for increase in beak length
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Lulu the dog flunked out of CIA bomb-sniffer school because she just didn't care"For some dogs,” the agency explained in a series of tweets, “this just isn't the job they are meant for.”
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Leonardo DiCaprio lends support to Beyond MeatPlant-based processor Beyond Meat has revealed the addition of Leonardo DiCaprio as a new investor and advocate in the business.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/the-show-sadly-goes-on-for-ringlings-big-cats-in-europe.html
The Show Sadly Goes On For Ringling's Big Cats In Europe | Care2 CausesIt was cause for major celebration when Ringling finally held its last performance , but even though the circus has officially shut down, its big cats didn't
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Why Breeding Horses To Look Like Cartoon Characters Is A Terrible Idea | Care2 CausesWith his short muzzle and concave face, an Arabian colt named El Rey Magnum looks more like a cartoon character than a real horse.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Lions, elephants and rhinoceros exported by the thousand legally by 'trophy' huntersThe African Wildlife Foundation has uncovered the figures behind the shocking numbers of 'trophy hunters' and the sanctioned trade in exporting dead and living animals out of the continent, reports LAURA BRIGGS
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
‘This is very alarming!’: Flying insects vanish from nature preservesScientists worry about windshield phenomenon: Flying bugs don't splatter against our cars as much as they used to.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
A woman's dog died, and doctors say her heart literally brokeTakotsubo cardiomyopathy, commonly known as broken-heart syndrome, typically follows an emotionally stressful event such as the loss of a loved one.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoSled dogs test positive for banned drug for first time in Iditarod historySeveral canines test positive for opioid pain reliever Tramadol but Alaska race officials refuse to name musher involved
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/the-uk-must-use-brexit-to-end-live-animal-exports.html
The UK Must Use Brexit To End Live Animal Exports | Care2 CausesAs the UK hammers out an exit deal from the European Union, it has the opportunity to end the needlessly cruel practice of live animal exports.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/tony-the-truck-stop-tiger-has-passed-away.html
Tony The Truck Stop Tiger Has Passed Away | Care2 CausesAnimal advocates have been working for years to free Tony, a Siberian-Bengal tiger who was being kept as a living attraction at a truck stop, but he was
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoStonehenge builders feasted on animals brought from Scotland, study showsAnalysis for Feast! exhibition suggest workers ate hog roasts and beef stew made from animals taken to England by boat
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoWarning of 'ecological Armageddon' after dramatic plunge in insect numbersThree-quarters of flying insects in nature reserves across Germany have vanished in 25 years, with serious implications for all life on Earth, scientists say
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Alligators are out there eating sharks, no big dealAlligators in Florida and Georgia were documented eating stingrays, too.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoSnack attack: alligators like to eat sharks, study revealsResearchers find American alligators are preying upon small sharks along Atlantic and Gulf coasts
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago'Obscene? Pornographic?' – Louvre deems sexually explicit sculpture too risquéMuseum made the decision to drop Domestikator, which depicts a human figure penetrating an animal, after criticism on social media
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Home goes up in flames after resident 'tries to kill spiders with blowtorch'Firefighters suspect the resident used a propane blowtorch to burn spiders and spiderwebs from under the mobile home before it went up in flames.