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 ago
http://www.takepart.com/article/2016/08/03/it-ethical-kill-poachers
Is It Ethical to Kill Poachers?The people who protect the world’s most endangered species are often asked to be judge, jury, and executioner.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoInherit the DustPhotographer Nick Brandt’s life-size wildlife portraits reveal the bad and the ugly of urban sprawl in East Africa.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
The purpose of zoos must be changed to PROTECTING VULNERABLE ANIMALS rather than exhibiting animals or breeding endangered animals who have little chance of being returned to a rapidly-shrinking wild. For centuries, zoos existed for pure entertainment. Then, as a more enlightened populace began to express disgust with miserable animals in cages,…[Read more]
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
There are now omega-3 fatty acid supplements made from arctic algae that are scientifically proven to be effective for cognition and cardio health, SO IT IS NO LONGER NECESSARY TO TAKE FISH OIL TO RECEIVE THE BENEFITS OF OMEGA-3s. For information, search on “Bioavailability and potential uses of vegetarian sources of omega-3 fatty…[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 ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoBirds engage in all types of sleep in flight, but in remarkably small amountsFor the first time, researchers have discovered that birds can sleep in flight. They measured the brain activity of frigatebirds and found that they sleep in flight with either one cerebral hemisphere at a time or both hemispheres simu Read more...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/08/latest-damning-study-about-milk-nuts
Are the US dietary guidelines on milk racist?The government recommends everyone drink three cups of milk a day—but a new study suggests African Americans might not need any.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/353/6298/433
Chimpanzee sanctuaries open door to more researchThe lab chimp is on the verge of extinction. Fewer than 700 remain in U.S. laboratories, and most are expected to move to sanctuaries over the next decade because of ethical and scientific concerns. But a new opportunity may be opening up for studies of chimpanzee behavior and cognition: A 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 agoDog given second chance with prosthetic front legs – videoCola the dog walks for the first time with a new pair prosthetic front legs at the Soi Dog Foundation in Phuket
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoMan arrested, accused of beating cat to death at Brookhaven shelterJody Cothron is in the Lincoln County Jail charged with animal cruelty.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Animal chasing events take place at rural fairs across the US and probably Canada, and they are often part of rodeos as well.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rabbit-scramble-tippah-county-fair_us_579a6a57e4b0e2e15eb50f00
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
COYOTES and pets
http://thefurbearers.com/blog/communities-must-be-compassionate-following-conflict-and-offer-solutionsCommunities must be compassionate following conflict, and offer solutions | The Fur BearersIt is a story that makes any dog lover shed a tear. Taking her dog out for a late night pee break, a woman saw her small family pet grabbed and killed by an apparent coyote in an Ontario community.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
When GROUSE killers go shooting, the birds don’t have a chance
http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/springwatch-host-chris-packham-begs-8535831Chris Packham is urging Marks and Spencer to drop plans to sell specific meatThe BBC presenter has written to chief executive Steve Rowe to argue that the management of the birds’ moorlands is unethical
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoLack of water likely caused extinction of isolated Alaska mammothsA remnant population of woolly mammoths on a remote Alaska island was likely pushed to extinction by rising sea levels and a lack of access to fresh water, according to a newly published study.
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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
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/the-creepy-crawly-problem-with-wild-fish.html
Most Kinds Of Wild Fish Contain Worms | Care2 Healthy LivingWild fish may be all the rage, but you could find yourself with an unexpected side dish when you dine.