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
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/26/country-diary-ugly-evidence-of-a-criminal-sport
Country diary: ugly evidence of a criminal 'sport'Sandy, Bedfordshire: In death, the animal, a victim of illegal hare coursing, had never looked more alive, its forelegs stretched, ready to run
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months agoMichael McCormack grants exemption to live export ship that fails new rulesAl Shuwaikh allowed to carry sheep on double-deck tiers against the advice of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months agoVeganism row breaks out after Joaquin Phoenix is told: be kinder to farmersClaim that celebrity campaigns cause ‘enormous damage’ draws ire from animal rights groups
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months agoGulls observe humans to home in on tasty scraps, study findsHerring gulls more likely to peck at items if humans pretend to eat them first
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months agoCoronavirus closures reveal vast scale of China’s secretive wildlife farm industryPeacocks, porcupines and pangolins among species bred on almost 20,000 farms closed in wake of virus
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months agoJoaquin Phoenix is right: Animal farming is a moral atrocityJoaquin Phoenix has gotten his share of mockery for talking about factory farming and animal rights in his Oscars acceptance speech. As usual, the Read more...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months agoCan there be a Hollywood ending for the 'Brad Pitt of mountain lions'?Penned in by freeways, LA’s big cats face extinction – but a new wildlife crossing might be the answer
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months agoDonald Trump Jr granted permit to hunt Alaska grizzly bearThe president’s son is a keen hunter who has enjoyed several expeditions in Alaska and Canada
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months agoMeat company faces heat over ‘cattle laundering’ in Amazon supply chainBrazil’s JBS says it can’t trace the origins of all stock, as concern grows over deforestation linked to beef industry
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months agoTo Prevent Next Coronavirus, Stop the Wildlife Trade, Conservationists SayConservationists see a persistent threat of epidemics so long as tens of millions of animals are traded in Southeast Asia.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months agoHimalayan wolf lopes towards recognition as distinct speciesAnimal’s unique adaptation to low-oxygen life can be basis for protection, say researchers
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/02/20/entertainment/joaquin-phoenix-rescued-calf-trnd/index.html
Joaquin Phoenix rescued a calf and its mother from a slaughterhouse days after Oscar speechJoaquin Phoenix talked the talk all awards season long. Now, he's walking the walk -- and he's bringing a baby calf with him.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months agoNew York judge rules elephant is 'autonomous' but cannot be named a personA New York judge dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Bronx Zoo from an animal advocacy organization that called for Happy, an Asian elephant, to be considered a person with a right to be free under the law.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months agoOpinion | Why Did the Coronavirus Outbreak Start in China?Let’s talk about the cultural causes of this epidemic.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months agoAmy Klobuchar declares war on wolves | City PagesAmy Klobuchar is substantive, smart, hard-working, avoids controversy, rarely makes a public verbal misstep -- save for the vaguely northern accent, she's sort of the…
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/14/us/denver-pit-bull-mayor-veto.html
Denver Mayor Says Pit Bull Ban Will StandMayor Michael B. Hancock said he would veto a measure passed by the City Council that would have repealed the city’s 30-year ban on pit bulls.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months agoThe Day Frankie Flew Away“Did a bird come in here?” Lost parrot. Big city.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months ago
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/robertojurkschat/red-list-iucn-trophy-hunting
The World's Most Influential Animal Conservation Group Has Links To Trophy Hunters And The Fashion IndustryWho is the world’s most important conservation organization really looking out for — endangered animals, or the people who want to pay big bucks to hunt them?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months agoIn virus-stricken Wuhan, animal lovers break into homes to save petsA 43-year-old native of Wuhan, a central Chinese city ravaged by a coronavirus o...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 6 months agoA rewilding triumph: wolves help to reverse Yellowstone degradationTwenty-five years ago, the national park attempted to reintroduce wolves – now scientists are celebrating it as one of the greatest rewilding stories ever