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 8 years agoLawmakers demand to know more about a proposed medical experiment on dogs at Los Angeles VADogs could be dying as part of a proposed experiment at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and members of Congress say they w...
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years ago
http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/farm-sanctuary-helped-grow-vegan-movement-america/story?id=47863283
At this New York farm, animals are 'friends not food'Gene Baur, the founder of Sanctuary Farm, talks about the vegan movement and the unique work of his farm.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years ago
Exclusive: Sainsbury's in row with animal activists including Joanna Lumley over 'cruel' kangaroo burgersJoanna Lumley has called for a boycott of Sainsbury's "cruel" kangaroo burgers, as welfare groups threatened to protest to stop them being sold.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years ago
Woman charged with animal cruelty after overfeeding pigThe pot-bellied pig was so overweight that when she came into an animal rescue in Boston, she had to be carried in.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years ago
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-40177870
Scots ban on wild circus animals 'could close zoos' - BBC NewsA ban on using wild animals in travelling circuses could lead to zoos in Scotland being shut down, MSPs are told.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years ago
Ancient Sea Scorpion's Weaponized Tail Made Mincemeat of Our Aquatic AncestorsA newly discovered eurypterid sported a weaponized tail that resembles an arrow and a sword, which it used to slash its prey to death.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years ago
Are Disability Rights and Animal Rights Connected?In her book “Beasts of Burden,” Sunaura Taylor discusses the intersectionality of disability and animality.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
Animal Farms in Southeast Asia Fuel an Illegal Trade in Rare WildlifeThroughout the region, endangered species like tigers are raised for their meat and bones, often in plain sight.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
The Mind-Boggling Math of Migratory Beekeeping31 billion honeybees plus 810,000 acres of almond trees equals 700 billion almonds—and one looming agricultural crisis
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
One tall building. One dark and stormy night. 395 dead birds.The mass casualties prompted the skyscraper to change the way it uses lights during migration season -- one strategy bird advocates hope will spread.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
These rescuers take shelter animals on road trips to help them find new homesEuthanasia rates at animal shelters have dropped dramatically in recent years, but shelter populations remain geographically lopsided. That's where transport groups come in.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
Mama duck and a dozen ducklings rescued from 6th floor of a Library of Congress buildingHow they got up there is a mystery, though staffers think the mother laid her eggs in some bushes on the balcony.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
A Pet Tortoise Who Will Outlive Us AllIt’s humbling to care for an animal that reminds you, each day, of your own imminent death.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years agoWhat is that dog trying to say? Ask its ownerWhen it comes to interpreting dog growls, some humans are surprisingly good at taking the hint, a new study shows.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
Tiger mauls British zookeeper to death in ‘freak accident’Rosa King had been a keeper at Hamerton Zoo Park for 14 years.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
What floppy-eared foxes taught us about how animals become tameMany domesticated animals have curly tails, floppy ears, mottled coats and child-like faces. A 60-year-long experiment on Siberian foxes helps explain why.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
This woman called a cat unprintable names. Now everybody wants to adopt him.Mr. Biggles's idea of a good time is drawing your blood, but a droll adoption profile has made him one coveted cat.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
Wild horses could be sold for slaughter or euthanized under Trump budgetThe Bureau of Land Management says doing so could curb herds that “are chronically overpopulated and increasing exponentially” and save $10 million a year.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
‘People are dumb’: Crowds ignore warnings, flock to see sea lion that yanked girl into water#SeaLionGate is circulating on social media.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/business/economy/storm-lake-iowa-immigrant-workers.html?_r=1
Immigrants Keep an Iowa Meatpacking Town Alive and GrowingWaves of Asian, African and Latino newcomers have filled jobs at pork, egg and turkey plants where wages have fallen and work has grown more grueling.
