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 9 years ago
Iraqi chimp moved to sanctuary in KenyaOnly 70 kilometres from war-riven Mosul, Manno the chimpanzee is moved from Iraqi zoo and taken in by Kenyan sanctuary.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years ago
A global tax on meat and milk would reduce greenhouse emissions: ResearchA new report has called for taxes to be added to food prices in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prevent obesity-related deaths.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years ago
Man Turns His Long Island Home Into Shelter For 300 Cats
Man Turns His Long Island Home Into Shelter For 300 CatsChris Arsenault, known to some as the cat man of Long Island, began rescuing cats to ease his own pain after his son, Eric, died in a motorcycle crash.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years ago
'Mass death' threatens roe deer in Altai and eastern Russia due to freak snow fallsRescue effort underway to provide emergency feeding sites for the helpless animals, with the wild boar population also in trouble.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years ago
http://thefurbearers.com/blog/finnish-department-store-drops-fur-politicians-drop-their-jaws
Finnish department store drops fur, politicians drop their jaws | The Fur BearersThe lobbying of the fur industry is pervasive in ways that are sometimes hard to see until they’ve hit you in the face – and that’s what a Finnish department store is dealing with this week after announcing they were dropping fur products.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years ago
UNITED KINGDOM
Greyhound racing: The tactics that can win races but kill dogs
Greyhound racing: The tactics that can win races but kill dogs - Sunday PostA LONG-SERVING greyhound trainer has been secretly filmed saying he deliberately overfeeds dogs to rig races.John “Jock” Balmain, 70, has been training greyhounds for all of his adult life and is a well-known figure in the sport in the UK.We met with him after being tipped off he was heavily involved in dubious practices at … Continued
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/3d-printed-bomb-sniffing-dog-noses-could-replace-the-real-thing.html
3D-Printed Bomb-Sniffing Dog Noses Could Replace The Real Thing | Care2 CausesDogs are well known for their incredible sense of smell, which is said to be from 10,000 to 100,000 times more acute than ours. Using a vision analogy, what
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/for-mongolias-environment-dont-put-cashmere-on-your-holiday-list.html
For Mongolia's Environment, Don't Put Cashmere On Your Holiday List | Care2 CausesCashmere goats are destroying Mongolian grasslands, so think twice before buying a cashmere sweater as a gift.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years ago
AUSTRALIA
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-13/peta-shearing-sheep-wool-abuse-animal-welfare-courts/8114668#
Victorian authorities charge six shearers following 2014 PETA video releaseVictorian authorities have successfully prosecuted the first of six shearers they allege were caught abusing sheep.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 9 years ago
http://vegnews.com/articles/page.do?pageId=8681&catId=1
Vegan Model Walks Out on Fur PhotoshootRuby Jean Wilson took a stand against cruelty in the fashion industry to set an example for fellow models.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 9 years ago
MP: High court grants tiger authority 6 weeks to reply to safari PILThe Madhya Pradesh high court on Wednesday granted the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) six weeks to reply to a PIL filed challenging the erecting iron fencing on...
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 9 years ago
http://scroll.in/article/823528/hunters-turn-protectors-of-threatened-hornbills-in-north-east-india
Hunters turn protectors of threatened hornbills in North East IndiaThe Nyishi community are now actively protecting the birds in Arunachal Pradesh.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 9 years ago
Jane Goodall: An Insiders View - Saving WildAn inside look at the day-to-day things Jane Goodall does to counteract her carbon footprint. Get Inspired!
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 9 years ago
Kolkata to host wildlife and environment film fest | Indiablooms - First Portal on Digital News ManagementKolkata, Nov 20 (IBNS): As the 22nd Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) came to an end on Friday, a Kolkata-based NGO- Desham- is all set to organize the second edition of Kolkata International Wildlife and Environment Film Festival (KIWEFF) in December.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 9 years ago
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-10/harness-racing-australia-to-ban-whips-from-trots/8109250
Whips voluntarily banned from Australian harness racing in world firstAustralia will become the first country in the world to voluntarily ban the use of whips in harness racing.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years ago
Marin Coyote Coalition offers lessons on coexisting with coyotesSeeing coyotes on Marin’s hillsides is a sign that the wild canines are happily coexisting with their human neighbors, wildlife experts say.However, with the commonplace yipping that echoes across the county, members of the Marin Coyote
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years ago
Chimpanzees recognize rear ends like people recognize facesAnd for good reason: Chimp buttocks are key to reproductive success.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years ago
A dog’s owner lay dying — so she went to the hospital for a final goodbyeRyan Thomas Jessen's family brought his dog to say goodbye — "so she'd know why her human never came home."
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years ago
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/elephants-africa-tusks-ivory-poaching-born-without-a7440706.html
Elephants are now being born without tusks because of poachingAn increasing number of African elephants are now born tuskless because poachers have consistently targetted animals with the best ivory over decades, fundamentally altering the gene pool. In some areas 98 per cent of female elephants now have no tusks, researchers have said, compared to between two and six per cent born tuskless on average in the past.
