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, 9 months agoSunrise to sundown, Mumbai is a vegetarian’s paradiseSpeciality dishes from all over India are showcased at the street food stalls and cafes of Mumbai. Here, food writer Meera Sodha spends a whirlwind 24 hours sampling as many vegetarian ‘greatest hits’ as she can
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoAre Captive U.S. Tigers Fueling Illegal Wildlife Trade?More tigers are in captivity than in the wild, and they could be feeding demand for poaching.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago40 now hospitalised after anthrax outbreak in Yamal, more than half are childrenRussian army biological protection troops called in amid warnings 'utmost care' needed to stop deadly infection spreading.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/time-bombed-dingoes-are-killing-feral-goats-in-australia.html
'Time-Bombed' Dingoes Are Killing Feral Goats In Australia | Care2 CausesTo kill the feral goats that are eating rare plants on an island in the Great Barrier Reef, dingoes with poison implants have been sent over to kill them.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/new-zealand-pledges-to-be-predator-free-by-2050.html
New Zealand Pledges To Eradicate Predators | Care2 CausesNew Zealand says it wants to get rid of introduced predators by 2050, but what will that look like in practice?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoTeenager Starts Care2 Petition After 21 Animals Die At Baton Rouge Zoo | Care2 CausesWhen 16-year-old Kerregan Layne discovered that 21 animals had died at her local Baton Rouge Zoo, she created a Care2 petition in protest.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-35553446
Circus animal ban in Wales 'could lead the way', campaigners say - BBC NewsCampaigners say they hope Wales can lead the way in banning the use of wild animals in circuses.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoScientists fight crab for mysterious purple orb discovered in California deepE/V Nautilus team find likely sea slug 5,000ft below sea off Santa Barbara, before analysis reveals foot and proboscis, making it ‘a gastropod of some kind’
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/30/new-species-of-pacific-beaked-whale-confirmed
New species of Pacific beaked whale confirmedResearchers confirm that as yet unnamed whale previously sighted by Japanese fishermen was previously unknown to science
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://sipse.com/mundo/corridas-toros-fuera-patrimonio-tradiciones-francia-215577.html
Corridas de toros quedan fuera de patrimonio de FranciaEn esta nación europea las corridas de toros son una tradición que se celebra en varias plazas del sur del país.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://www.thelocal.no/20160621/norway-whaling-animal-rights-groups-condemn-anachronism
Animal rights groups slam Norway's whaling industryA report alleges that Norway has been mostly shielded from scrutiny by the international community.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Canada
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2016/07/25/edmonton-man-jailed-six-months-for-role-in-cat-killing-cookingEdmonton man jailed six months for role in cat killing, cookingA 20-year-old Edmonton man found guilty in the killing, dismemberment and cooking of a family’s beloved pet cat was sentenced to six months in jail on Monday.Wendell Mah, 20, and two other young men, stole, cut up and cooked a cat over a fire in the river valley in February 2014.Mah’s sentence also includes 18 months probation, and a prohibition fr
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoAn Orangutan’s Mimicry Offers Clues to Language’s OriginsRocky lives in the Indianapolis Zoo and can accurately copy the pitch and tone of human sounds, researchers found.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoDNA Study Reveals the One and Only Wolf Species in North AmericaThe finding highlights the shortcomings of laws intended to protect endangered species that don’t take into account research of the evolution of species.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoScenes from Kaziranga: Rhino steers her calf to forest guards for safekeeping, a tiger on a treeThe national park in Assam has been hit by the worst flooding in recent memory but guards, locals and volunteers are working to protect its wildlife.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoIt’s so hot that horse manure spontaneously caught fire in upstate New YorkNew York's Department of Environmental Conservation advised the stable owners to solve the combustion problem "immediately."
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoNew U.S.-Mexico Vaquita Protections Useless Unless China Curbs Totoaba DemandNow that Mexico and the United States have bolstered protections for the vanishing vaquita porpoise, it’s time for China to do its part.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Safety-Legislation/Anthrax-tainted-meat-linked-to-multiple-deaths
Anthrax-tainted meat linked to multiple deathsTwo people have died and seven have been hospitalised after eating meat contaminated with anthrax in Kazakhstan, according to the country’s National Economy Ministry.