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, 7 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/18/peru-judge-suspends-cat-race-feast
Claws out as Peruvian judge suspends annual cat race and feastMagistrate upholds complaints of animal cruety in banning the eating of felines at annual Curruñao festival in San Luis, south of Lima
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoEurope studies claims of American ‘invaders.’ They are clawed and delicious.Sweden wants to declare American lobsters “crustaceans non grata.”
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoSeeing the forest for the trees: World's largest reforestation program overlooks wildlifeNew research found that China's reforestation program, the world's largest, overwhelmingly leads to the planting of monoculture forests that fall short of restoring the biodiversity of native forests -- and can even harm existing wildl Read more...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoAustralia’s livestock export chief visits Middle East amid black market concernsAustralian Livestock Exporters’ Council chairman Simon Crean has visited the Middle East to iron out welfare and black market concerns worrying Australia during Eid’s bumper trade period.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoThousands of pigs burn to death on Russian farmA fire at a pig farm run by Cherkizovo Group has killed nearly 10,000 piglets, according to a statement from the regional government.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/09/utis-are-about-get-lot-harder-treat
UTIs are horrible and soon there will be no drugs that can help youA superbug circulating in the United States can turn an annoying infection into something much more serious.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoCamel slaughter ban: Mixed response from Islamic outfitsThe Madras High Court’s recent order refusing to permit camel slaughter in Tamil Nadu during the Bakrid festival has evoked mixed reactions among Islamic outfits and animal rights activists.Opposing
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
These and similar events take place at rural fairs and rodeos throughout the U.S. and Canada
http://www.care2.com/causes/success-no-more-greasy-pig-contest.htmlSuccess! No More Greasy Pig Contest | Care2 CausesAfter a Care2 member created a petition to protest the Greasy Pig contest at the South Mountain Fair in Ontario, Canada, the event was canceled.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoProtesters decry Canadian farm animal transportation laws | Toronto StarAbout two dozen people gathered near Yonge-Dundas Square to protest what they say are inhumane conditions for farm animals being transported to slaughter.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoBrowsing antelope turned ancient African forests into grassy savanna ecosystems: Study of thorn trees in African savanna reveals astonishing comparisons to the evolution of thorns and the arrival of antelope in AfricaBy comparing the timing of the evolution of thorns on about 2,000 woody tree species in southern Africa and the time that antelopes arrived in Africa, a group of scientists found that trees like African acacias evolved thorns as a defense mechanism at exactly the same time that antelope arrived in Africa.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2016/08/31/Dogs-help-Australian-scientists-catch-cats/2061472654644/
Dogs help Australian scientists catch catsScientists with the Australian Wildlife Conservancy are using canines to chase and catch cats.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoCat-proof fence in red centreIn the heart of Australia, part of what makes this continent unique is fading away. The nation is in the grip of an extinction crisis in areas where life’s hold is most tenuous.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
Wednesday, 31 August 2016 SCIENCE NETWORK, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Dogs chase cats in the name of science, 8/31/2016,
“Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) scientists are using specially trained dogs to help capture cats, so the researchers can fit the felines with GPS systems and video cameras and then release…[Read more] -
Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
“People involved in dog fighting are known to try and pick up dogs for free from unsuspecting owners and then use them as ‘bait’ to train their dogs for brutal fights.”
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tortured-dog-running-life-teeth-8750009#ICID=sharebar_twitterTortured dog 'running for its life' as it escaped fighting ringThe crossbreed was discovered with its teeth filed right back to the gums so it couldn't fight back when placed in a ring with other dogs.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.ecowatch.com/fishing-gear-entanglement-right-whale-1995433587.html
"Failure to act on this new information will lead to further declines in this population's number and increase its vulnerability to extinction."Fishing Gear Entanglement Number One Killer of Right Whales
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/is-this-medical-school-illegally-using-live-animals.html
Is This Medical School Illegally Using Live Animals? | Care2 CausesEven though it has a state-of-the-art Medicine Simulation Center on campus, the University of South Carolina School of Medicine still uses and kills live pigs.