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, 10 months ago
Prices of Jallikattu bulls up as Vadivasal opens | The Covai PostThe opening of the Vadivasal has been momentous to the Jallikattu lovers who are now all set for the power sport. But the farmers who rely on cattle for livelihood have also found a ray of hope as the price of bulls have increased by 20 per cent post Jallikattu amendment...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago
Trump's Wall Would Block Animals More Than PeoplePeople have proven to be extremely resourceful when it comes to getting over, under or across a wall. Wildlife, on the other hand, are stymied.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago
http://www.publico.es/sociedad/maltrato-animal-espana-adopta-normativa.html
España se une a la normativa europea de protección animal... 30 años tardeEl Congreso ratificará en los próximos días el Convenio europeo de protección de animales de compañía, que se aprobó en 1987 y que supone un marco regulatorio básico para la protección animal.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20170131-an-archipelago-of-killer-cats
An archipelago of killer catsEach year, approximately 30 people are killed by tigers in the Sundarbans - so why do locals revere rather than fear these killer cats?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/sep/20/man-v-rat-war-could-the-long-war-soon-be-over
Man v rat: could the long war soon be over? | Jordan KisnerThe Long Read: Rats spread disease, decimate crops and very occasionally eat people alive. For centuries, we have struggled to find an effective way of controlling their numbers. Until now …
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38830223
Our changing attitudes to chimpanzees - BBC NewsThe illegal trade in chimps highlights the long, often shameful relationship between them and humans.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago
http://www.seeker.com/mexico-border-wall-will-block-animals-more-than-humans-2225770606.html
Trump's Wall Would Block Animals More Than PeoplePeople have proven to be extremely resourceful when it comes to getting over, under or across a wall. Wildlife, on the other hand, are stymied.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months agoSupreme Court refuses to stay Tamil Nadu's law allowing jallikattu, but seeks state's response - Times of IndiaThe Supreme Court refused to stay the Tamil Nadu govt's bill permitting jallikattu. At the same time, the apex court slammed the state government for allowing people to defy its order on jallikattu, and for failing to maintain law and order in the state.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago
The elite hunting falcons of the Middle East can already fly—but they prefer business class
The hunting falcons of the Middle East can fly—but they get their own seats when they take a planeOne Saudi prince brought dozens of falcons with him to Jeddah. Each had its own seat.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago
http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/Chennai-oil-spill-dooms-turtles/article17113513.ece
Chennai oil spill dooms turtlesA thick oily tide from the sea lapped at the coast of several fishing hamlets in north Chennai on Sunday, a day after two cargo ships, one of them an oil tanker, collided off Kamarajar Port in Ennore.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months agoClose shave for tourists as lions attack vehicle in Karnataka bio-park - Times of IndiaTwo lions attacked a safari vehicle in Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) last week. None of the visitors was, however, injured. This is the second time the same vehicle has been attacked.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months agoKenya bans export of snakes to zoos and pet shopsTrafficking of endangered snakes as pets or for their skins is having a negative impact on breeding patterns and size of species
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-38808865
India mourns one of its oldest elephants, Indira - BBC NewsIndira was estimated to be between 85 and 90 and stopped eating after she fell ill.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago
This Ecological Miracle in Kolkata Is Also the World's Largest Organic Sewage Management System!If the Maidan is the lungs of Kolkata, these wetlands may well be described as the kidneys of the city!
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/crime/1191480/customs-seize-2-9-tonnes-of-pangolin-scales
Customs seize 2.9 tonnes of pangolin scalesCustoms officials have seized a total of 2.9 tonnes of pangolin scales found in two shipments transiting Suvarnabhumi airport from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Vientiane, Laos, in December last year, department chief Kulit Sombatsiri said.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months agoMadras high court rejects PIL to ban on PETA - TOI Mobile | The Times of India Mobile SiteThe Madras high court on Thursday trashed a public interest litigation (PIL) for banning People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and said the PIL was a “misadventure” filed for “publicity sake” given the current social context on account of the role of PETA vis a vis the jallikattu issue.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago
http://idausa.org/blog/this-poor-dog-was-dumped-to-die-with-broken-leg/
This Poor Dog Was Dumped to Die With Broken Leg!Sweet Angela was dumped and left alone to die with a horrible skin condition and a broken leg.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago
BREAKING! Largest Dog Meat Markets In South Korea Agree To Close Their Slaughterhouses - World Animal NewsThe largest scale dog meat market in South Korea, called the Gupo Market has accepted the proposal by the Animal Hope and Wellness Foundation and has agreed to close their slaughter houses. This is a truly historical day! From Marc Ching of the Animal Hope and Wellness Foundation: “I do not know how we did it, but we did.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years, 10 months ago
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36573395?post_id=10155685992925506_10158167718145506#_=_
The vet who 'euthanised' herself in Taiwan - BBC NewsThe BBC looks back at the suicide of a vet in Taiwan, as new animal laws are set to come in.
