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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Flightless bird provides 'spark of hope' amid environmental crisisTen species with improved numbers in IUCN red list unveiled amid call for more biodiversity focus at COP25
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Calls grow for laws requiring firms to reveal links to deforestationInvestigation showing Brazilian beef industry tied to Amazon destruction prompts demands for firms to scrutinise supply chains
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
World Bank urged to rethink investment in one of Brazil's big beef companiesUN experts say it is impossible to rule out that cattle raised on illegally deforested land end up in supply chain of Minerva
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Revealed: fires three times more common in Amazon beef farming zonesInvestigation reveals 70% of Nasa fire alerts were in the estimated buying zones of beef companies, some of which export to UK
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Shocking pictures show matador repeatedly stabbing bull in the head as animal rights group calls for banA SICKENING video of a matador repeatedly stabbing a bull in the head has been released by PETA to shed light on the horrors of the brutal Spanish sport. The clip, which is too graphic to show, has…
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
NSW fires so destructive thousands of koala bodies may never be found, ecologist saysInquiry hears most koalas cannot move fast enough to get away from fires leaping from treetop to treetop
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Tigers, elephants and pangolins suffer as global wildlife trafficking soarsDozens of species are now at risk but a conference this week will showcase new technology that could help stop the illegal trade
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Oceans losing oxygen at unprecedented rate, experts warnSharks, tuna, marlin and other large fish at risk from spread of ‘dead zones’, say scientists
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Orca grandmothers babysit young whales, study findsResearch on 378 killer whales finds those with grandmothers live longer and the older females help them when food is scarce
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Scottish wildlife at risk after £100m funding cut, say charitiesAnalysis shows ‘staggering’ 40% reduction in government spending in a decade
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Flares used to scare away 63 polar bears besieging a remote Russian villageAmazing footage shows the bears just 150 metres from the nearest house as shooting is criticised - but does little to deter predators.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
EPA Rejects Ban on Poison Bombs Against Cattle PredatorsTrappers can keep using sodium cyanide bombs to kill coyotes and other livestock predators, the Trump administration said Thursday, rejecting calls for a ban despite repeated instances of the devices also poisoning other wildlife, pets and people.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Disturbing pictures show fate of Australian cattle sold to Indonesian GovernmentAustralian cattle sold to the Indonesian Government for breeding have ended up malnourished or dead, images obtained by the ABC show.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months agoWildlife Services and its eternal war on predatorsThe federal agency has been researching nonlethal means to protect livestock for decades. So why is it still killing so many carnivores?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
This orangutan's 'personhood' victory brings hope to U.S. animal rights movementSandra was awarded personhood rights in Argentina, but now that she lives in Florida, activists are hoping the movement will catch on in the U.S.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Deep and crisp and vegan: now meat-free festive fare goes exoticFor years, a plant-based diet was seen as dull. But as more and more people embrace it, food stores are upping their game
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Replacing beef with chicken isn’t as good for the planet as you thinkWhat the advice to replace beef with chicken in your diet is missing.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
ANIMALIA: 74% of Finns oppose fur farming in its current form, and the majority does not accept killing animals for fur - Eurogroup for AnimalsTwo surveys carried out on behalf of our Finnish member organisation Animalia proved that 74 percent of Finns already oppose fur farming in its current form. The surveys were conducted by Taloustutkimus, a respected Finnish market research company. The surveys also revealed that 60 percent of Finns think killing animals for their fur is wrong. …
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Between 600 and 900 Yellowstone bison to be culled this winterWEST YELLOWSTONE — Somewhere between 600 and 900 Yellowstone bison will be culled from the population this winter.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 9 months ago
Three men busted on dogfighting charges freed without bail; guns, drugs, abused pups seized in investigationA new state law that takes full effect Jan. 1 prevented prosecutors from asking for bail or electronic monitoring of the suspects, said Assistant Manhattan D.A. Benjamen Roth.