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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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoTourists doubting value of trip to Great Barrier Reef, dive operator tells inquiry‘Last-chance tourism’ spurs on other visitors but there has been lull in bookings after coral bleaching, senators told
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Brazilian court blocks abolition of vast Amazon reserveJudge says president Michel Temer went beyond his authority in issuing decree to dissolve Renca, after fury from activists
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoConsumers 'betrayed' over sustainability of world’s biggest tuna fisherySkipjack tuna from the western Pacific is common on supermarket shelves, but a new coalition argues its certification as sustainable is illusory
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoSummer washout drowns hopes of UK wildlife bonanzaAugust rains wiped out the promise of a long-awaited bumper summer for birds, insects and plants, say experts, though autumn will be good for fungi
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoGlobal warming doubles growth rates of Antarctic seabed's marine fauna – studyExperiment in the Bellingshuan Sea reveals temperature rise has more alarming implications for biodiversity in polar waters than previously thought
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoMeet the people rescuing stranded pets from tropical storm HarveyA growing army of animal lovers is on the ground in Houston, responding to owners’ pleas to find their lost dogs and cats
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
The bad news is that fish are eating lots of plastic. Even worse, they may like it.So it’s up to people to keep dangerous trash out of the ocean’s food supply.
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/Widow-of-Holocaust-survivor-donates-22-million-to-German-zoo-504165
Widow of Holocaust survivor donates $22 million to German zooThough history, time and distance had separated them, Elizabeth and Arnulf never forgot Cologne or the beloved zoo.
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/how-to-honor-the-incredible-heroes-who-brought-help-to-houston.html
See The Incredible Heroes Who Brought Help To Houston | Care2 CausesIn the wake of Hurricane Harvey, which has caused an estimated $190 billion in damages and left thousands homeless, let's honor the incredible heroes who
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/deadly-floods-wreak-havoc-in-south-asia.html
Deadly Floods Wreak Havoc In South Asia | Care2 CausesSouth Asia is battling major floods that have killed more than one thousand people and led to widespread homelessness.
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Harvey is also displacing snakes, fire ants and gators"They got flooded out of their pond, they got flooded out of their river,” one alligator relocation expert said. “They had to evacuate, too.”
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Why your adorable pet turtle may make your child sickA recent outbreak is certain to validate the fears of anyone already suspicious of murky green aquarium water.
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
How the chaos of Hurricane Katrina helped save pets from flooding in TexasMany New Orleans residents refused to leave their pets behind in 2005, leading to deaths — and changes in the law.
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
‘Helping animals is what I do.’ But could this vet save 128 dogs stranded by flooding?Some of the animals were very ill — badly dehydrated or going into shock — as volunteers began their urgent rescue effort.
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoWA seeks powers to prosecute live exporters after 3,000 sheep die on shipGovernment wants to remove constitutional barriers to punishing exporters, saying Canberra is ‘shirking its responsibilities’ on animal welfare standards
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoMore than 4,000 livestock die in export trade over six months, report saysDepartment of Agriculture investigating one ship with a mortality rate 15 times over the reportable level
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Police investigate death threats to traditional Hebridean guga huntersIt is a centuries-old tradition: hardy islanders scale a 300ft sea stack in pursuit of a rare and increasingly controversial quarry. But it has emerged that the guga hunters of Ness, in the Outer...
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Alternative meats lab opened at University of CaliforniaThe University of California, Berkeley has created a new alternative meats lab to help students become involved in the “trillion dollar” meat industry.
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Breed BANS are arbitrary and cruel, costing dogs their homes and lives and breaking the hearts of loving guardians, but breedING bans only put them at risk of being spayed or castrated. Why don’t animal advocates counter breed bans with breeding bans instead of fighting the concept of Breed Specific L…[Read more]
Some Montreal Pit Bull Owners Given 4 Weeks To Give Up Their Pets | Care2 CausesThe city of Montreal, which enacted a pit bull ban late last year, sent a threatening letter to over 500 pit bull owners, telling them to "dispose of their dogs
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoPet swap: are chickens really the new dogs?No longer content to keep poultry as merely egg suppliers, the UK is embracing them as pets, with names and roaming rights