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, 10 months ago -
Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/aug/20/hunting-hounds-ban-national-trust
National Trust rebels call vote to ban hunting with hounds from estatesRanulph Fiennes leads charge against ‘despicable’ trail hunts, as 50 members endorse a motion to revoke all licences
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 10 months agoLeading elephant conservationist shot dead in TanzaniaWayne Lotter had received numerous death threats while battling international ivory-trafficking networks
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
Grain-free pet foods are no healthier, vets say. Focus on this nutrition issue instead.In pet food marketing, “claims like no gluten, no grains, and no soy generally mean no science.”
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
A rare and elusive white moose has finally been captured on videoHans Nilsson has spent three years trying to spot an elusive white moose in the town of Eda, in western Sweden. Last week he got lucky and crossed paths with the ghost-colored herbivore two days in a row. When Nilsson saw the moose the first time, he was amazed. On the second day, he was ready. He whipped out […]
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
A mob of beachgoers wanted to play with a baby dolphin — and wound up killing it“The human being is the most irrational species that exists,” an animal rescue group wrote in anger.
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
Offensive nonsense from Sea World about a diseased, depressed, and angry orca who did NOT die surrounded by her pod. She was abducted from her pod years ago in Icelandic…[Read more]
A SeaWorld clan loses its matriarch — the third killer whale to die at one of the parks this yearVeterinarians at SeaWorld San Diego euthanized Kasatka the killer whale after a long battle with lung disease.
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Kim Bartlett posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/another-suffering-orca-has-died-at-seaworld.html
Another Suffering Orca Has Died At SeaWorld | Care2 CausesThe death toll at SeaWorld continues to grow with the loss of another orca who battled chronic health issues. But it isn't the whale's death that's the real
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months agohttp://www.care2.com/causes/british-columbia-just-banned-trophy-hunting-of-grizzly-bears.html
British Columbia Just Banned Trophy Hunting Of Grizzly Bears | Care2 CausesAfter years of campaigning to protect grizzly bears from being senselessly killed by trophy hunters in British Columbia, conservationists are finally
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
Statistics and estimates regarding cat predation from birders and bird organizations tend to be grossly exaggerated. However, feral cat colonies should not be maintained in sensitive bird or other small wildlife habitat. Releasing a feral cat into such an ecosystem is NOT NO-KILL but is choosing the life of the cat over countless lives of other…[Read more]
How To Keep Birds Safe From Feral Cats | Care2 CausesOutdoor cats may be the main human-driven cause of bird deaths. Here's how you can help keep birds safe from stray and feral cats in your yard and community.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
Canada
http://www.care2.com/causes/shocking-cruelty-exposed-at-roadside-zoo-leads-to-calls-for-change.html
Shocking Cruelty Exposed At Roadside Zoo Leads To Calls For Change | Care2 CausesDisturbing undercover footage exposing heartbreaking abuses at a zoo in Canada has spurred outrage and led to calls for some serious changes.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/karma-another-trophy-hunter-has-been-killed-by-an-elephant.html
Karma? Another Trophy Hunter Has Been Killed By An Elephant | Care2 CausesKarma has struck a trophy hunter for the third time this year. Jose Monzalvez of Argentina was trampled by an elephant he intended to shoot in Namibia.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months agoA 'murder' mystery with a toxic twist ... and pygmy goatsThree victims, a country house and poison could be a case for Hercule Poirot. But this is a sad case of botanical ignorance rather than murder most foul
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago'Rivers of bones': rituals of life, death and hunting in the American westCommunal bison hunts were used by Native Americans for upwards of 11,000 years on the great plains to procure meat and other goods for the winter
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
Wayne Lotter, the conservationist who caught elephant poachers, is shot dead in TanzaniaA South African conservationist credited with turning the tide against elephant poaching in Tanzania has been shot dead by suspected poachers who forced his taxi off the road in the capital, Dar es...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months agoElephants unchained: 'The day has gone by when this was entertainment'As our understanding of the minds of our fellow species improves, will we increasingly look back at the way we have treated them in horror and repulsion?
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Wolf Gordon Clifton posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
Palm oil threats must be removed if Bornean orangutans are to survive, report saysA new report published by the International Institute for Environmental Development (IIED) says the development of large-scale oil palm plantations is responsible for significant loss and degradati…
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Wolf Gordon Clifton posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
Habeas corpus victory for bear in Colombia encourages animal rights lawyersA bear named Chucho has been granted a writ of habeas corpus in Colombia in a landmark case that is encouraging lawyers who are fighting for animal rights elsewhere. “Personhood for nonhuman animal…
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months agoGrouse-moor shooters of Britain be warned: your time is running out | Patrick BarkhamGrouse-shooting is itself facing extinction, writes Guardian columnist Patrick Barkham
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
CCTV to be mandatory in English slaughterhousesThe British government has announced plans to make CCTV mandatory in all abattoirs in England.
