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, 9 months agoTHERE WOULD BE NO FERAL PIGS IF PEOPLE HADN’T DOMESTICATED THEM FOR MEAT, AND NOW – BECAUSE THEY ARE A SPECIES THAT READILY RETURNS TO THE WILD – THEY ARE CONSIDERED “NUISANCE ANIMALS” AND ARE TREATED SAVAGELY
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/16/science/feral-pigs-canada-texas.html?action=click&module=Editors%20Picks&pgtype=Homepage
Feral Pigs Roam the South. Now Even Northern States Aren’t Safe.The swine have established themselves in Canada and are encroaching on border states like Montana and North Dakota.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Opinion | Burgers for a Better PlanetMy 91-year-old father-in-law happily eats plant-based hamburgers. That gives me a little more hope for the environment.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Dairy farmer-turned-vegan quit industry after becoming suicidalOnce a meat-eating farm worker, Jessica Strathdee now campaigns for animal rights and veganism.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
New documentary exonerating wild horses and burrosEDITED PRESS RELEASE Tom Porter, Craig C. Downer Just released is a new 24-minute video documentary featuring the many positive contributions that wild horses and burros make to ecosystems and effe…
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
THEY SHOULD BE USING THE PZP BIRTH CONTROL VACCINE
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/17/number-of-brumbies-in-alpine-parks-more-than-doubles-in-five-years?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0d1YXJkaWFuVG9kYXlBVVMtMTkxMjE3&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTAU_email&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayAUS
Number of brumbies in alpine parks more than doubles in five yearsConservationists criticise New South Wales government after aerial survey finds feral horse numbers increase by 16,000 since 2014
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Push to Accelerate Mustang Captures Draws Fire in CongressTwo House committee chairmen are trying to put the brakes on money for a new Trump administration proposal to accelerate the capture of 130,000 wild horses across the West over the next 10 years.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Even as climate changes worsens, we’re doubling down on animal production. Big mistake.As the climate crisis deepens, and thousands gather in Madrid for the annual UN climate summit, the United States is planning to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, Read more...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Foie gras factory footage of suffocated ducklings is revealed | Daily Mail OnlineWARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: A whistleblower secretly filmed the horrific conditions at the Domaine de la Peyrouse factory, in the Dordogne.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
How one woman saved our snacks from seagulls: ‘Eat with your back to the wall’When Madeleine Goumas published a paper on keeping the birds at bay, it sparked a media frenzy. And some people were keen to share their own stories
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Reach ‘peak meat’ by 2030 to tackle climate crisis, say scientistsReducing meat and dairy consumption will cut methane and allow forests to thrive
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/12/woman-fights-mountain-lion-dog-aoe
'I couldn't prise its jaws open': the woman who fought a mountain lion to save her dogIlene Dondlinger of California says she does not want the big cat killed, despite its fatal attack on her miniature schnauzer
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Don't invest in Brazilian meat, warn deforestation campaignersOpen letter signed by Global Witness and Greenpeace Brasil cautions potential investors on risk of deforestation in supply chains of JBS and Marfrig
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
CCTV captures dramatic moment man saves dog after leash caught in elevatorHouston man Johnny Mathis leaps into action to rescue his neighbour’s dog
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/12/penis-fish-fat-inkeeper-worms-california-beach
Thousands of 'penis fish' appear on California beachFat innkeeper worms typically burrow under the sand but recent storms have swept away layers, leaving them exposed
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Eagle v octopus: Canadians rescue bird locked in battle with giant molluscEmployees at a fish farm in Vancouver intervened when an eagle tried to eat a large octopus, resulting in a battle
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Mystery as hundreds of starlings found dead on road in AngleseyWelsh police ask government experts to examine birds after ‘very strange’ discovery
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Hendrix? Hepburn? Study busts myths about origins of UK's parakeetsResearchers find no single hotspot but signs of owners freeing birds amid health scares
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/12/11/russian-circuses-performing-animals-a68547
Russian Circuses Face Calls to Ban Performing Animals - The Moscow TimesA growing movement sees traditional acts with trained wild animals as cruel and exploitative.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Donald Trump Jr killed rare endangered sheep in Mongolia with special permitPermit for killing was retroactively issued after Trump met with country’s president
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Donald Trump Jr. killed endangered sheep on NRA-sponsored Mongolia hunting jauntThe presidential son slayed a majestic long-horned argali sheep last summer on a trip that he bought at a National Rifle Association fundraising benefit,