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
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3183696/Single-mother-left-dogs-starve-threw-rubbish.html
Single mother left dogs to starve and threw them out with the rubbishWARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Sheridan Greer, 23, threw her Staffordshire Bull terriers out with the rubbish after leaving them to starve to death at her home in Burnley, Lancashire.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.ecowatch.com/is-beer-vegan-1964289955.html
Is Beer Vegan?Is beer vegan? The short answer is usually yes. However, occasionally, cruelly produced ingredients are used in beer, such as milk (mostly in milk stouts) or honey. A few beers are also clarified using isinglass (made from fish bladders).We've compiled this resource, not to make going vegan seem mor...
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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 agoHow did primate brains get so big?Virtual brains reconstructed from ancient, kiwi-sized primate skulls could help resolve one of the most intriguing evolutionary mysteries: how modern primates developed large brains.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoNew attitudes toward dogs and meat drive animal activism in South KoreaEven as South Koreans embrace small dogs as pets at home, the summer dog meat industry is responsible for as many as 2.5 million dogs raised for slaughter.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoBreaking: Gold Medal Athlete Quits Olympic Games To Save Her HorseAthletes spend at least four years of their lives dedicated to one thing, and one thing only: training for the Olympics. You can only imagine how it feels to finally step foot into an Olympic arena. Now, imagine getting there — and turning right around to go back home without getting to prove yourself in the...
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoElephant population in Sumatra shrinks drasticallyThe population of Sumatran elephants has plummeted in the past nine years mainly due to the conversion of forest areas into plantations and settlements, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia has announced.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoNew course on animal rights law reflects changing attitudes, activists sayA new course being taught this fall at the University of Ottawa is an indication that attitudes toward animal rights are changing, say activists, a trend that one Liberal MP hopes will pave the way for his private member’s bill in Parliament.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoAnimal intelligence has been widely underestimated, says primatologist Frans de WaalPrimatologist Frans de Waal answers our questions, including why, if chimps are so smart, they haven't invented the iPhone.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/dolphin-moms-sing-their-babies-in-womb
Dolphin moms sing to their babies before they're bornMother dolphins sing a signature whistle to their unborn offspring weeks before they're born.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoGiraffe dies 'of anxiety' in latest Taiwan animal scandalSeven-year-old giraffe Hsiao Chiu was due to be transported from the municipal Taipei Zoo to a private zoo for mating when he began to struggle and then collapsed due to anxiety.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoMeet the Greenland Shark. It Could Be the Longest-Living Vertebrate.Researchers used radiocarbon dating of the eye lenses of these lazy-looking predators to estimate that they have a life expectancy of at least 272 years.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/11/mexico-bengal-tiger-sighting
Mexican authorities investigating reports of a tiger sightingA tiger was reportedly spotted nine months after another Bengal tiger escaped into a mangrove forest in another part of the country
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
HUGE VICTORY FOR NEPALESE ANIMAL ADVOCATES: NEPAL SUPREME COURT ORDERS END TO GADHIMAI SACRIFICE OF ANIMALS
http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2016-08-04/sc-order-against-gadhimai-sacrifice.htmlSC order against Gadhimai sacrificeThe Supreme Court has issued an order to the government to stop the cruel act of sacrificing animals during Gadhimai fair.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-02/melbourne-zoo-baby-elephant-willow-dies/7681370
Baby elephant unable to stand dies at Melbourne ZooAn Asian elephant calf born unable to stand due to a congenital condition dies after weeks of medical treatment.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2016/08/11/475148/Taipei-Zoo.htm
Taipei Zoo giraffe dies during shipping processA seven-year-old giraffe has died while being shipped to Leofoo Village Zoo in order to participate in a breeding program Wednesday, with zoo authorities citing a myriad of reasons as causes of its death.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/can-the-alligator-gar-solve-our-asian-carp-problem.html
Can The Alligator Gar Solve Our Asian Carp Problem? | Care2 CausesThe alligator gar was once driven out of its native waters, but it may be a possible solution to the influx of Asian carp that are devastating local fish stocks
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoPoint Cook "kitten farm" operator fined and banned from breeding for a decadeThe operator of a Point Cook 'kitten farm' has been banned from breeding domestic animals for a decade and ordered to pay $32,000 in fines and costs.
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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 agoLions in West and Central Africa apparently uniqueLions in West and Central Africa form a unique group, only distantly related to lions in East and Southern Africa, biologists have discovered.