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, 11 months ago
Scientists Have Figured Out Which Will Be The Last Surviving Animal On EarthWhen the Sun turns into a red giant and swells to consume the Earth in a fiery death, we can be sure that there will be at least one living creature to experience the destruction.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
Help animal hoarders by referring them for mental health assessments: IMH consultantSINGAPORE - Family and friends can help animal hoarders by referring them for assessments to see if they have underlying mental illnesses, a consultant for the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) told The Straits Times on Friday (July 14).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months agohttp://www.care2.com/causes/the-future-for-borneos-critically-endangered-orangutans-looks-grim.html
The Future For Borneo's Critically Endangered Orangutans Looks Grim | Care2 CausesDespite ongoing efforts to help orangutans survive in Borneo, they've continued to decline at an alarming rate.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
Eels are vertebrate animals who are fully capable of feeling pain. In this article, the very real spectacle of animal suffering is ignored in favor of slime jokes, even though it was noted that eels produce slime as a response to stress.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/14/truck-eels-overturns-slime-cars-highwayTruck carrying eels overturns, dumping slime over cars and highwayNo one was injured in the accident, which took place in Oregon, but multiple cars were affected and one lane of the highway was closed
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months agoSwimming trunk: elephant rescued from ocean 10 miles off Sri Lanka coastSri Lankan navy drag animal back to shore after it got caught in a current off the coast near the town of Kokkilai
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months agoUS approves oil drilling in Alaska waters, prompting fears for marine lifeItalian company plans to drill four exploration wells in the Arctic, which some say will endanger polar bears, bowhead whales and other marine mammals
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
House panel lifts ban on slaughtering horses for meatA House panel has voted to lift a ban on slaughtering horses at meat processing plants.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months agoMonkey selfie photographer says he's broke: 'I'm thinking of dog walking'David Slater has been fighting for years over who has the copyright to photos taken by monkeys using his camera, and says he’s struggling as a result
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
http://cavalrygroupnewswire.com/2017/07/12/circus-animal-ban-stalls-newark-city-council/
Circus animal ban stalls at Newark City Council - CavalryGroupNewswire.comNEWARK – Circuses will still be allowed to visit Newark. A bill that would have prohibited circuses or carnivals with wild or exotic animals was not voted out of committee Monday night. The law would have not allowed permits to be issued to circuses or Read more...
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
Volunteers for Animals gets grant from ASPCA to spay and neuter pets of low-income residentsPress release: Volunteers For Animals is proud to announce that we have once again been awarded a grant from the ASPCA to provide low-cost spay and neuter of canines and felines belonging to NYS residents who receive p Read more...
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
Music among horses: artist AJ Scheiber and This Old Horse sanctuary soothe animals with songsThis Old Horse of Hastings, Minn., is a volunteer-based organization that provides sanctuary to retired, rescued and recovering horses. One of the ways that it achieves this goal is by using music therapy -- for which it most recently enlisted local musician AJ Scheiber.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
Animal rights group fears Mario Diaz-Balart could be decisive vote on horse slaughterWASHINGTON - Despite efforts to sway him, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart of Miami could prove the decisive vote Wednesday morning on a measure allowing horse slaughter.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/animals-and-us/201707/why-are-kids-pets-better
Why Kids With Pets Are Better OffControversial study helps explain the impact of pets on child development.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/battle-selfies-macaque-monkey-back-court-48582739
No monkeying around: Court weighs if animal owns its selfiesA curious monkey with a toothy grin and a knack for pressing a camera button was back in the spotlight as a federal appeals court on Wednesday questioned lawyers fighting about an animal's ability to hold a copyright to selfie photos. Naruto is a free-living crested macaque who snapped the...
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 11 months agoAnimal rights groups get ministry to shelve stray dog shootings in Beit ShemesUnder pressure, the Agriculture Ministry has postponed plans to shoot feral dogs that have been roaming the streets of Israeli town.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
Scientists developing coding systems to read animals’ facial expressionsResearchers hope coding systems of animals' facial cues will help humans better understand their non-human counterparts. The findings may even lead to a smartphone app.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
Call for Animal Identification and Movement system to be off limits to factories - FarmIreland.ieThe Animal Identification and Movement System (AIM) should not be open to third parties to view and access all prior animal movement data, ICOS National Marts Executive Ray Doyle told d
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months agoCanada fisherman killed by whale moments after rescuing it from netJoe Howlett helped to rescue a north Atlantic right whale that had become heavily tangled in rope and was struck by the mammal afterward
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
https://conservationaction.co.za/recent-news/lions-poisoned-for-bone-trade-in-limpopo-national-park/
Lions poisoned for bone trade in Limpopo National Park - Conservation Action TrustOn 3 July 2017 the tracks of three poachers were detected in the Intensive Protection Zone of Limpopo National Park, Mozambique. These were followed and it became clear that the poachers were following the tracks of a lion. Further investigation resulted in the discovery of a camp and nearby snare line with bait laced with poison toRead More
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
https://www.animalliberationcurrents.com/rendering-cruelty-art-politics/
Rendering Cruelty in Art and Politics - Animal Liberation CurrentsSue Coe one has long been the single most recognizable artist dealing with animal liberation politics and one of the few to draw explicit connections between animal oppression and capitalism. In work that has spanned decades, she has forced readers to consider the horrors of animal subjugation and inspired many activists to re-think the role …
