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, 9 months agoMassive anthrax outbreak wounds Russia’s venison sectorAn outbreak of anthrax has killed 1,500 northern deer in Russia and, with the figure set to rise, fears over exports of venison have begun to surface.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoLonely bear Tomi kept in a tiny cage in Albania will be rescuedEXCLUSIVE: Tomi the caged Albanian bear whose appalling ordeal was exposed by Mail Online is to be moved to an animal sanctuary.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/city-sparrows-sing-a-different-tune-thats-not-very-pretty.html
City Sparrows Sing A Different Tune That's Not Very Pretty | Care2 CausesCity sparrows have had to change their tunes because of traffic and other noise caused by humans. Female birds aren't really attracted by the new songs.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoFive Star mayor of Turin to create Italy’s first ‘vegetarian city’New administration raises hackles of Piedmont’s famous meat producers by pledging to promote vegetarianism as a priority
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoGreyhound industry launches legal fightNSW greyhound racing authorities have confirmed they are investigating allegations of further mass greyhound graves linked to the industry.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://www.newsweek.com/venezuelan-zoo-economic-crisis-worsens-food-shortage-animals-die-485105
Venezuela's food shortages have now hit its zoosFifty animals have died from hunger in a Caracas zoo as food shortages continue.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://projects.seattletimes.com/2016/collateral-damage/
Rushing to stop a fire that never came, Forest Service logged miles of big trees, critical habitatBig trees that stood for centuries and more than 100 acres of critical habitat for endangered spotted owls were logged by the U.S. Forest Service for an emergency fire line — but the Wolverine Fire never came anywhere near.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoAgencies Fail to Identify, Track, Penalize, or Deter Unauthorized Livestock Grazing on Public Lands According to a New Report from the Government Accountability OfficeThe Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report last week detailing the extent to which the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have failed to f…
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoAdvocates sue to block BLM researchers from spaying wild horses in OregonThe government says research would help determine if the three sterilization methods to be studied are safe, but a nonprofit group contends they are unnecessary and barbaric.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://www.policyforum.net/meat-mans-best-friend/
Meat, or man’s best friend? - Policy ForumA clash of cultures between rural and urban communities in China must be resolved as part of the quest to end canine cruelty, Peter Li writes.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoBig Cats Beyond Cecil: Protecting African LeopardsWildlife Advocates are on the Hunt for Increased Protections for African Leopards from American Trophy Hunters. Wild Leopards need our help.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
http://thefurbearers.com/blog/good-news-and-bad-news-bears
Good news, and bad news, for bears | The Fur BearersGood news for bears out of Whistler, BC: bear/human conflict has decreased this year. The bad news: Six bears have been hit by cars and killed within the last few months. There are some obvious reasons, speeding and ignoring wildlife signage, and habituation.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoOne of only 80 of world's most endangered big cats is hit and injured by carFears for three year old 'secretive' Amur leopardess named after Olympic giant Jean-Claude Killy.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoGrisly cargo seized of 4,000 mink furs, half a tonne of bear paws, and mammoth tuskIllegal export was heading for China, before smuggling chain busted in major operation in Khabarovsk region.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Wild horse advocates sue BLM to stop planned sterilization program
Wild horse advocates sue BLM to stop planned sterilization programWild horse advocates have asked a court to stop the Bureau of Land Management’s plan to sterilize wild horses, a step the agency says is needed to control explosive growth among herds.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoWhy Won't India Amend Her Animal Cruelty Laws?With all the recent incidents of animal cruelty coming to the fore, why isn't India reforming the archaic laws that make a mockery of animal rights?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months agoImpossible burger: New York's latest food craze is a veggie burger that bleedsDavid Chang’s Momofuku Nishi debuted a veggie burger for meat eaters Wednesday, and so far opinions are divided between incredulous and disgusted
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
This is the sad reality of the how they treat the camels in Egypt(+PHOTO)
This is the sad reality of the how they treat the camels in Egypt(+PHOTO) - Pets Unchainedbut the majesty of this scenario is completely lost when the lens focuses on the harsh reality of abuse of camels
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 9 months ago
Baby Monkey Clings Tightly to Dead Mother Murdered by Poachers
Baby Monkey Clings Tightly to Dead Mother Murdered by PoacherBaby monkey clings tightly to his mother who has just been murdered by poachers.