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 5 years, 6 months ago
The Two Dark Sides of COVID-19 | by Peter Singer & Paola CavalieriHistorically, tragedies such as the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic have sometimes led to important changes. The probable source of the new coronavirus – so-called wet markets, at which live animals are sold and slaughtered before customers' eyes – should be banned not only in China, but worldwide.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
End of the road for Chicago’s horse-drawn carriage industrySome say horse-drawn carriages don’t belong on congested downtown streets. Others say it’s cruel. For aldermen Brian Hopkins and Brendan Reilly, it’s both. They’ve backed a ban that would start Jan. 1.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
The COVID-19 epidemic and China’s wildlife business interestImage credit: Wuhan New Coronavirus by 葉 正道 Ben/Flickr; Licence CC0 1.0. Written by Peter J. Li. Overshadowed for decades by China’s coastal cities, Wuhan – a mega city in the heart of the country …
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
Vulnerable grey-headed flying foxes shot and bashed in regional Victoria - ABC NewsWildlife Victoria has reported a spike in brutality towards vulnerable bats that are relying on fruit trees for food after fires devastated their habitat. WARNING: This story contains graphic images
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
Nara deer leave park, head to station for food as tourist numbers tumble due to coronavirusVideos show herds of deer galloping down streets and stopping traffic as they search for food.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
How the world's fattest parrot came back from the brinkNew Zealand’s kākāpō has long been endangered, but when a deadly fungal disease struck the bird’s future looked bleak
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
Update from the Field: Yellowstone is Slaughtering our National MammalWild buffalo captured within Yellowstone’s Stephens Creek bison trap. As of this writing, an estimated 90 buffalo have been shipped to slaughter and 14 have been held for domestication (quarantine) purposes. Notice the herd of elk outside of the...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
Mass monkey brawl highlights coronavirus effect on Thailand tourismFewer visitors mean less food for troops of wild monkeys at Prang Sam Yod
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
We should stop buying fish until the industry stops slaughtering dolphins | George MonbiotBritain and the EU are complicit in hundreds of deaths a year in their refusal to impose effective rules on commercial fishing, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
Rats avoid actions that will hurt others - even if it earns them a treatResearchers believe their findings could help scientists develop new drug treatments to increase harm aversion.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
Mild winter spurs bears to emerge from hibernation earlierMultiple sightings in February and early March in Russia, Finland and the US, raising concerns of increased conflicts with humans
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
Kenya's rare white female giraffe 'killed by poachers'Death of giraffe and her calf leave just one male specimen alive
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
‘I swapped my gun for binoculars’: India’s hunters turn to conservationVillagers are downing their weapons and protecting swathes of ancient forest and its wildlife in Nagaland state
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
Beer and bagels please: New York rats evolve to mirror human habitsChanges in rodents’ DNA means they are now prone to similar health threats to humans, scientists discover
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
Coronavirus and the karmic interconnectedness of humans, animalsGovernment programs should encourage diverse organic farms that build soil and create ecological sustainability and resilience.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-03-04/dairy-cows-moo-too-movement-biden
Op-Ed: The abuse of dairy cows is a feminist issue. The 'Moo Too' movement is hereWhen Joe Biden's wife blocked anti-dairy protesters from reaching him onstage in L.A., it was one more sign of the rise of the "Moo Too" movement.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
'Seismic shift’: ministers signal end of badger cullVaccination and movement controls will be used instead to tackle bovine TB in England
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
South Australia blasted for issuing permit to cull southern hairy-nosed wombatsTraditional owners and environmental groups criticise issuing of permit on area of Yorke Peninsula leased to a farmer
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
Coronavirus and Your Dog: No Need to Panic YetOne dog may have a low-grade infection, but there’s no indication pets get sick or spread the virus.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
Who Are the Anti-Dairy Protesters Who Interrupted Joe Biden’s Big Night?A coalition of activists determined to end the dairy industry has been using the Democratic primaries to get attention.