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 7 years, 5 months ago
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37541378
Efforts to boost elephant protection fails at Cites - BBC NewsAttempts to give the maximum level of international protection to all African elephants have foundered at a key species conference in Johannesburg.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
http://fortune.com/2016/09/26/walmart-meat-sales/
Walmart and Others Are Being Asked to Stop Selling as Much MeatAnd go for plant-based sources of protein
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months agoMontreal Bans New Ownership of Pit Bulls After Fatal MaulingCritics of the new rules say the dogs are being unfairly singled out, and a lawsuit has been filed against the regulations.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/02/arsenal-fans-burnley-train-cows
Arsenal fans have journey to Burnley thrown into chaos after train hits cowsArsenal supporters had their journey to watch the team play Burnley thrown into chaos after a Grand Central train collided with a herd of cows
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months agoChina accused of defying its own ban on breeding tigers to profit from body partsBeijing faces pressure at global summit to close 200 farms where tigers are bred for luxury goods and end its obstructive tactics
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months agoWildlife butchers of Belén: the town that serves up rare species for a few dollarsIn this Peruvian shanty town endangered wildlife is sold daily at market, live or freshly cooked in gory detail by traders flouting lax enforcement. Stopping this growing illegal trade will be key to discussions at Cites this week
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months agoRare bird being driven to extinction by poaching for its 'red ivory' billHelmeted hornbills’ solid red beak sells for several times the price of elephant ivory due to soaring demand on the Chinese black market
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months agoCountries fail to agree on complete ban to protect African lions from global tradeThe 182 countries at the Johannesburg summit did reach a compromise banning only the trade in bones, teeth and claws from wild lions
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months agoWorld's nations agree elephant ivory markets must closeWith poachers killing an elephant every 15 minutes on average, the pressure to shut down the legal trade in ivory is intensifying
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 5 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/02/eurostar-delays-after-train-hits-wild-boar-in-france
Eurostar delays after train hits wild boar in FranceSunday service from London St Pancras to Paris stopped for checks after colliding with animal in Haute Picardie area
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago'Eat less meat, or no meat at all' - Mary Robinson suggests going vegan to reduce carbon footprint - Independent.ieThe former president of Ireland Mary Robinson has called on developed nations to cut their consumption levels.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago
http://www.aol.co.uk/news/2016/09/29/hunting-ban-backed-by-84-of-voters-poll-finds/?ncid=webmail
Hunting ban backed by 84% of voters, poll findsAny attempts to repeal the Hunting Act would be "deeply unpopular" among the majority of the British public, a new poll has found. The Ipsos MORI poll commissioned by animal welfare charity the League Against Cruel Sports found 84% of the
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months agoEmployee: 30 wild horses died of starvation on South Dakota ranchLANTRY | Grossly emaciated wild horses are dropping dead of starvation and other causes on a South Dakota ranch that is supposed to protect them, according to a former ranch
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months agoHe was on his way to meet the mayor. Then he spotted a skunk with its head in a Coke can.Mike MacMillan knew there was a good chance he'd get sprayed, but said, "I couldn’t leave that animal like that."
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months agoElephant poachers are even deadlier than we knewTo cover their crimes, illegal ivory hunters are harming vultures.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months agoThese men stole an endangered penguin and released him. Officials say he may not survive.Buddy has never had to fend for himself in the ocean.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months agoMonogamous birds move to Hawaii and join female-led sex communesMonogamy, polygamy and polyandry are more fluid than scientists expected.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months agoThe world is making a last push to save its cutest porpoise from extinction. It probably won’t work.A convention of international governments is making a last push to save the vaquita from extinction. But with only 60 left, the porpoise is probably doomed.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months agoWould you park your dog in a locker while you eat brunch?A rentable sidewalk doghouse allows New Yorkers to stash their furry charges while they do errands complicated by a leash and a Labrador.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 6 months ago‘The guy was swinging to kill’: Contractor caught on camera attacking dogs with pipe wrenchThe incident is the latest between homeowners and utility workers on private property.