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 8 years ago
Should Scientists Battle Poachers by Keeping Animal Locations Secret?Poachers are using scientific papers to help find their targets.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years agoOkja director Bong Joon-ho: ‘In films, animals are either soulmates or butchered’The director’s bold and bonkers fantasies have sparked comparisons with Spielberg, and his latest film delivers a chilling message via the relationship between a girl and a giant, genetically modified farm animal
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years ago
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jun/16/california-pig-rescue-san-joaquin-river-delta
Swine intervention: California animal lovers call pig rescue a load of hogwashWhat started with concerns over animal welfare devolved into animal warfare after a group of boaters alleged that a rescue mission was a case of pignapping
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years agohttp://www.care2.com/causes/missouri-lawmaker-beheads-chicken-to-make-a-point-about-abortion.html
Missouri Lawmaker Beheads Chicken ... To Make A Point About Abortion | Care2 CausesYes, a Missouri legislator really decapitated a chicken on video to make a political statement.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/usda-says-lolitas-tank-at-the-miami-seaquarium-is-too-small.html
USDA Says Lolita's Tank At The Miami Seaquarium Is Too Small | Care2 CausesAnimal advocates have been arguing for years that Lolita's tank is far too small for her, and now it looks like the government might just be in agreement.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
Mainer attacked by rabid raccoon drowns it in puddle“I didn’t think I could strangle it with my bare hands,” Rachel Borch remembers thinking, but holding it under the water might do the trick. “With my thumb in its mouth, I just pushed its head down into the muck.” CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misidentified who collected [...]
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
“This new study demonstrates that empathy is partly genetic, but we should not lose sight of other important social factors such as early upbringing and postnatal experience.”
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170607123843.htm?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebookGenes influence ability to read a person's mind from their eyesOur DNA influences our ability to read a person's thoughts and emotions from looking at their eyes, suggests a new study.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years agoMotor-boat noise makes fish bad parents, leading to the death of their babiesThe sound of motorboat engines disturbed coral reef fish so acutely it changed the behavior of parents, and stopped male fish properly guarding their young, feeding and interacting with their offspring, new research has found.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
“He added: ‘Cows have good memories and a range of emotions. They form relationships. I’ve even seen them cry.'”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4601956/Vegetarian-farmer-donates-cows-animal-sanctuary.html
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
Modi’s Push for a Hindu Revival Imperils India’s Meat IndustryPolicies intended to protect cows, which are revered in Hinduism, are now threatening the buffalo meat business and its jobs.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
India, Stung by Backlash, Plans to Roll Back Restrictions on Cattle SlaughterIndia’s government said it would pre-empt a legal challenge against recently imposed rules on cattle slaughter by revising them “on an urgent basis.”
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
Why don’t birds get lost? They may have mastered quantum mechanics.Understanding physics can be difficult under the best of circumstances. Now imagine doing it with a bird brain.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years ago
http://www.mercyforanimals.org/this-is-why-we-wholeheartedly-support-meat
This Is Why We Wholeheartedly Support Meat Grown From CellsThese products are paving the way for a future free of animal slaughter.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years ago
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/ava-launches-code-of-animal-welfare-for-pet-owners
AVA launches code of animal welfare for pet ownersSINGAPORE - A code of animal welfare for pet owners was on Thursday (June 15) launched by the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years ago
https://nutritionfacts.org/2017/06/15/plant-versus-animal-iron/
Plant versus Animal Iron | NutritionFacts.orgIt is commonly thought that those who eat plant-based diets may be more prone to iron deficiency, but it turns out that they’re no more likely to suffer fr
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years ago
A woman who was bitten by a rabid racoon drowned the animal with her bare handsA jogger who was attacked by a "rabid raccoon" has told of how she drowned the animal with her bare hands to escape its clutches. Rachel Borch had been running on a woodland trail near her home in Hope, Maine, Read more...
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/15/timothy-morton-anthropocene-philosopher
'A reckoning for our species': the philosopher prophet of the AnthropoceneThe long read: Timothy Morton wants humanity to give up some of its core beliefs, from the fantasy that we can control the planet to the notion that we are ‘above’ other beings. His ideas might sound weird, but they’re catching on
