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, 7 months ago
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/shedd-aquariums-beluga-whale-dies-from-illness/
Shedd Aquarium's beluga whale dies from illnessMiki, the young male beluga whale, died Saturday night from complications of an illness.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/250-starving-lions-found-in-raid-on-trophy-hunting-farm-bcqdn2d0c
250 starving lions found in raid on trophy hunting farmA game farm in South Africa has been raided to rescue emaciated lions that were being bred to be shot by hunters. Officials had received photographs of the starving animals in cages. The lions were...
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoAir stewardess adopts stray dog who waited for her for six monthsGerman flight attendant Olivia Sievers gave the stray dog some food and attention six months ago while she was visiting Buenos Aires.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://d.shpg.org/220487469f?source=fb
Juma the jaguar has been shot dead after being paraded around in an Olympic ceremony in BrazilWe need to ban the use of animals in Olympic ceremonies, now.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoScottish rugby team ordered to slaughter rabbits during trainingFORMER player Jim Hamilton said the Scottish team were forced to murder the rabbits at a training camp in France.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://animalsaustralia.org/issues/truth-about-leather.php
The truth about leatherWhile the leather industry may bank on the perception that animal skin is 'prestigious' or 'stylish' ... the reality for the animals whose skins are used is anything but glamorous ...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoJaguar Shot Dead After Olympic Torch Event in BrazilThe animal, who had apparently escaped a zoo enclosure, was shot after she moved toward a soldier, the military said.
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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 the Vikings started the worldwide distribution of gaited horsesSome horses have special gaits, which are more comfortable for the rider than walk, trot or gallop. Now, a study by an international research team has revealed that these gaited horses most likely originated in the 9th century medieval England. From there they were brought to Iceland by the Vikings and later spread all over Europe and Asia.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoThousands of Roaming Dogs Are Cited as Problem in Poor Areas of DallasA mauling death brought new attention to the issue of unattended dogs, with a study finding that dog bites in the city had increased 15 percent a year since 2013.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/25/un-expert-calls-for-tax-on-meat-production
UN expert calls for tax on meat productionPeople could be deterred from eating meat by increasing its price further up the supply chain, stemming rise in consumption and environmental damage
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
http://www.mercyforanimals.org/if-youre-mad-as-hell-about-factory-farming
If You're Mad as Hell About Factory Farming, Here Are 6 Things You Can Do About ItBillions of farmed animals worldwide are counting on you!
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoHeroic humpback whales from across the world are saving sealsResearchers have observed a number of incidents in which humpback whales (pictured) in the Arctic interfere with the feeding of orcas, by protecting their prey from harm.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoThe Science Behind How Dogs Make Us Happier, Healthier, and FitterThe science behind how they make us happier, healthier, and fitter.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoMan who badly burned Rosie the pit bull with acid gets 4 years in prisonThe man who burned a pit bull named Rosie with hydrochloric acid last summer, pleaded guilty Thursday to animal cruelty charges and will serve four years in prison, according to a news release.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoBaby orca found clinging to a bouy after it loses it mother dies A six-month-old Orca, found mid July using a buoy as a 'security blanket' in New Zealand, after it became separated from its pod, died on Friday despite desperate efforts by experts.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoSquid Protein Could Help Brains 'Talk' to ComputersUnfortunately it won't allow humans to squirt ink, at least not yet.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months ago
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 7 months agoUN Plan To Tax Meat ‘Until No One Eats It Anymore’The United Nations is pushing for an almost total ban on meat products worldwide by imposing a tax which they say will "save the environment" and "prevent global warming".