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, 8 months agoGentler Chicken Slaughter? Chinese Province Thinks It’s Worth a TryNew voluntary guidelines in Shandong Province are motivated at least as much by commercial considerations as by concerns for animal welfare.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/08/inquiring-minds-seaworld-hargrove
This former killer whale trainer is taking on SeaWorldInside the dangerous world of orcas in captivity.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoIsraelis growing hungry for vegan dietBuoyed by a growing awareness of factory farming methods and national vegan staples like falafel and hummus, Israel is now home to what activists say is one of the highest percentages of vegans in the world.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoWhy Tel Aviv is so crazy about dogsAn increasing number of Israelis are migrating to the city, and many of them want dogs.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoEastern gorilla now critically endangered while giant panda situation improvesLargest living primate joins three other great ape species on International Union for Conservation of Nature’s red list, but pandas no longer endangered
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoMore Bad News for Africa’s Elephants: A Super-Slow Reproduction RateEven if all poaching ceased immediately, researchers calculate that it would take 90 years for forest elephant populations to return to pre-2002 levels.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoThe lions of Nairobi National Park are escaping to the suburbsKenyans thought they could keep a wildlife refuge in the city. Now it’s becoming a problem.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoDentist claims responsibility for giant exotic snakes that kept appearing in Phoenix areaThe Scottsdale, Ariz., fire department caught three of the serpents within a month.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoDon’t call it a cage. It’s a catio.To keep cats and birds safe, more people are constructing elaborate and screened outdoor areas for the family feline. Do you have one? Send us a photo.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.salon.com/2016/09/03/californias-waters-a-de_partner/?source=newsletter
California’s waters, a death trap: Uncovering the Golden State’s secret whale and dolphin massacreThe U.S. announced new rules to protect whales and dolphins in international waters, but not in California
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoSecond Thoughts of an Animal ResearcherA scientist who stepped away from experimenting on monkeys says society needs to rethink the ethics of animal research.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoNew gold rush: ivory hunters dig for woolly mammoths in SiberiaWith the sale of elephant tusks under close scrutiny, ‘ethical ivory’ from the extinct woolly mammoth is now in increasing demand in China. The market is luring a fresh breed of miner – the tusker – to the Russian wilderness to excavate the lucrative prehistoric remains. Amos Chapple gained exclusive access to one of the sites
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoBurger King 'tribute' to artist who nailed his scrotum to Red SquareIn a bizarre stunt, St Petersburg branch of burger chain creates menu inspired by Petr Pavlensky, the Moscow Times reports
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoThe NHS has banned cigarettes and should ban meat too – both cause cancerPatient menus offer a wide selection of meats every day, some of which are in the same carcinogenic category as asbestos, alcohol and arsenic
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoCats are bird killers. These animal experts let theirs outside anyway.They've heard the lectures; they know the evidence. Here are their counter-arguments.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/i-team-madeleine-pickens-losing-battle-with-the-blm
I-Team: Madeleine Pickens' losing battle with the BLMThe Mustang Monument in Elko County was created as an alternative for the troubled wild horse program, but the Bureau of Land Management has stopped the project from moving forward.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/success-california-bans-the-use-of-cruel-bullhooks.html
Success! California Bans The Use Of Cruel Bullhooks | Care2 CausesAnimal advocates are celebrating another victory for elephants with the passage of a new law in California that bans the use of a cruel tool used to train and
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoFind the bomb! Good boy! Man’s best friend may be our best bet for staying safe.As Americans brace for a next attack, dogs are being trained to be the new face of security.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoWhen a K-9 died, its handler seemed distraught. But then investigators dug up his back yard.Daniel Peabody, a former K-9 officer and school cop in northern Georgia, is now suspected in the deaths of three dogs.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoA deputy left his K-9 in a scorching car after work. He found the dog dead two days later.Temperatures outside peaked at 99 degrees. Inside, it was even hotter. The deputy was fired and charged this week with animal cruelty.