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, 8 months ago
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-on-top-in-exporting-beef/article7519487.ece
India on top in exporting beefIndia retains its top spot as the world’s largest exporter of beef, according to data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and has extended its lead over the next highest exporter, Brazil.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
India Stays World’s Top Beef Exporter Despite New Bans on Slaughtering Cows
India Is World's Top Beef Exporter Despite Cow-Slaughter BanThe South Asian nation gained first place from Brazil last year.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://money.cnn.com/2015/08/05/news/economy/india-beef-exports-buffalo/index.html
Holy cow! India is the world's largest beef exporterIndia is the world's top beef exporter and makes more money from red meat than it does from selling rice.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160811-the-downsides-of-having-a-big-brain
We have made it harder for big-brained animals to surviveA big powerful brain has obvious advantages but it also carries hidden costs, and for many species a big brain now puts them at greater risk of extinction
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If large brains can be maladaptive under pressure, I wonder if that might explain why Homo sapiens prevailed over Neanderthals, which actually had bigger brains than our species? Perhaps the costs of their greater braininess – fewer offspring and higher energy needs – gave them a competitive disadvantage, especially coupled with the climate…[Read more]
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoTwo Barbados bird species enter the select club of string-pullers: In Barbados bullfinches, string-pulling task may involve different skills than problem-solving tasksThe Barbados bullfinch and Carib grackle can pass the popular animal cognition test of string-pulling, but this ability may be unrelated to performance on six other cognitive tests, according a study.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
“Mule deer in Colorado are by no means endangered. There are hundreds of thousands of them. The issue is that the numbers have fallen below ‘objectives’. ‘Objectives’ is a code word for desired production. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife has set a target for mule deer it believes can be sustained, and still hunted. If the population falls too l…[Read more]
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/hunters-sick-new-low-black-8632157
Hunters in sick new low as black bear is stabbed with 7ft spear then left to dieWARNING - Graphic content: The slaughter has even appalled fellow big-game hunters after bodybuilder Josh Bowmar fitted a GoPro camera to homemade weapon
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-37099283
Further arrests in South Herefordshire Hunt animal cruelty probe - BBC NewsPolice arrest two more people in an investigation into alleged animal cruelty at a kennel in Herefordshire.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/the-problem-with-late-night-parties-at-zoos.html
Zoo Under Fire For Stressing Out Animals With Late Night Parties | Care2 CausesRecently released footage of an after hours party at the Bristol Zoo Gardens that shows the toll they take on the zoo's resident animals has their advocates
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoThe deep ocean: plunging to new depths to discover the largest migration on EarthThe deep ocean makes up 95% of habitable Earth, yet only 0.0001% has been explored. The Guardian joined a mission off Bermuda that is looking to unlock the secrets of the deep
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoAnimal welfare is under the spotlight in AustraliaAustralian meat companies could lose out in Asian markets if they focus too much on animal welfare, Dawson Bradford, president of the West Australian Pork Producers’ Association (WAPPA) has warned.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
translation: Bullfights lost prominence in the Community of Madrid. At least six municipalities have been this year without bulls and four other same thing could happen. Most of these municipalities are governed by the new political formations similar to left. In some locations it has also been decided to bury the national holiday after a…[Read more]
Festejos taurinos que se esfuman de la Comunidad de MadridLas fiestas taurinas pierden protagonismo en la Comunidad de Madrid. Al menos seis municipios se han quedado este ao sin toros y en otros cuatro podra suceder lo mismo. La mayor
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoFlocking to Robben Island: Tourists by Day, Poachers by NightThe fall of apartheid emptied the South African island’s infamous cellblocks. Now a global appetite for abalone is emptying its shellfish beds.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoNew York Today: Return of the RatsWednesday: Rodent rascals, a mall’s opening, and a thank you to our readers.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoStranded Indian Elephant Dies of Heart Attack, Ending a Wretched JourneyThe adult male elephant was swept away by floodwaters, sending him 900 miles downriver to Bangladesh, where villagers kept him from climbing ashore.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoA Warning for Dogs, and Their Best Friends, in Study of FertilityDecreased sperm quality and other effects could be related to environmental causes, and further declines could harm the dogs’ ability to reproduce.