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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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 4 months ago
Harvard Scientists Condemn Animal Protein In The Strongest Possible Terms
Harvard Scientists Condemn Animal Protein In The Strongest Possible Terms - Going Vegan - The Health Benefits Of A Vegan LifestyleThe health benefits of a vegan lifestyle are becoming more and more obvious. In fact, nobody can seriously argue this anymore. However, this fact gains momentum if independent and highly respected researchers also arrive at this conclusion. As a matter of fact, that's exactly the case since a study led by researchers of Harvard Medical School
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months agoAvailability of human food shortens and disrupts bears' hibernationWith winter approaching, bears all over the world are getting ready to hibernate. New research suggests that not all bears will spend entire winter in their dens, however, especially where baiting and other kinds of bear feeding is performed for hunting purposes and diversion from human settlements.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months agoHigh altitudes hamper hummingbirds' ability to maneuverHummingbirds' ability to accelerate and turn diminishes at high altitudes, but it isn't a lack of oxygen to the body that limits the birds' performance -- it's physics.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months agoAgainst the tide: A fish adapts quickly to lethal levels of pollution: What's its secret? And can humans learn from it?Evolution is working hard to rescue some urban fish from a lethal, human-altered environment, according to a study. Atlantic killifish living in four polluted East Coast estuaries have adapted to levels of highly toxic industrial pollutants that would normally kill them.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 4 months agoFishery bycatch rapidly driving Mexico's vaquita to extinction: Acoustic network documents 34 percent per year decline of critically endangered porpoiseOne of the most sophisticated networks of acoustic detectors ever developed for wildlife science has documented a devastating 34 percent per year decline of Mexico's critically endangered vaquita porpoise, according to a new study. A companion article uses both acoustic and visual surveys to estimate that only about 60 vaquitas remained, as of last year.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/08/science/giraffe-extinction.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=4&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F12%2F08%2Fscience%2Fgiraffe-extinction.html&…[Read more]
Giraffes, Towering and Otherworldly, Are ‘Vulnerable’ to ExtinctionThe population of the world’s tallest land mammal has dropped by 40 percent in three decades, a report said.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-38211568?post_id=10155685992925506_10157852275980506#_=_
Caged animal fight organiser jailed - BBC NewsThe ringleader of a gang which carried out attacks on wild animals including setting up a cage fight between a dog and a fox is jailed.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months agoThe Three-Legged Dog Who Carried MeI have a disability. So did she. Helping each other deepened our bond.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/montreals-pit-bull-ban-is-now-in-effect.html
Montreal's Pit Bull Ban Is Now In Effect | Care2 CausesIt was a sad day for dog lovers last week when a court overturned a temporary suspension of Montreal's new pit bull ban, which is now in effect.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/hunter-intentionally-shoots-dogs-charged-with-two-felony-counts.html
Hunter Intentionally Shoots Dogs, Charged With Two Felony Counts | Care2 CausesHe shot them because he "wanted to shoot something."
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/rare-fishers-get-help-making-a-comeback-in-washington.html
Rare Fishers Get Help Making A Comeback In Washington | Care2 CausesConservationists are celebrating a homecoming for rare fishers who are being returned to Washington's Mount Rainier National Park, where they've been absent for
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/vegan-buys-100-year-old-lobster-king-louie-to-set-him-free.html
Vegan Buys 100-Year-Old Lobster 'King Louie' To Set Him Free | Care2 CausesThanks to a vegan who bought him for $230, a century-old, 23-pound lobster named King Louie has been returned to his home in a Canadian bay.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
A Terrifying Superbug Just Showed Up on a US Farm for the First Time
A terrifying superbug just showed up on a US farm for the first timeThe bacteria found in a hog operation is resistant even to some of our most powerful antibiotics.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months agoSwarming crazy ants with a penchant for destroying electronics are on the move in TexasAlthough the insects are so named for their swarming maneuvers, the term is equally apt for the damage they inflict on the human psyche.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Montreal pit bull ban: Quebec Court of Appeal reinstates bylaw
Montreal pit bull ban: Quebec Court of Appeal reinstates bylawMontreal's controversial breed-specific legislation was overturned in Quebec's Court of Appeal Thursday.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months agoBirds Have Skills Previously Described asScientists are enlisting the help of pigeons, parrots, crows, jays, and other species to disprove the notion that human cognitive abilities are beyond those of other animals.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
http://thefurbearers.com/blog/japan’s-last-mink-fur-farm-closes-forever
Japan’s last mink fur farm closes forever | The Fur BearersIn a resounding victory for animals, the last operational mink fur farm in Japan has shut its doors forever.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
Environmentalists and conservations need to get over their loathing of hybrids and non-native/exotic/invasive species, because nature is interested in fitness for survival and not purity – especially not purity based on some arbitrary date in human history, such as the arrival of Columbus in the…[Read more]
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months agoAre Barn Owls Nature’s Best Pest Control?A new study shows just how much owls can help farmers reduce rodents in their fields