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 agoPerseverance pays off with peacock spidersWA's population of stunning peacock spiders has expanded to include seven more species WA's peacock spider population is considered more diverse than...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoModelling picks out prospective homes for rare tortoisesModelling finds prospective translocation sites on WA's south coast Research shows female tortoises in WA's south should dig nests up to 15cm DPaW is...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoSouth-west possum populations in perilClimate change is putting pressure on endemic and elusive brushtail possum subspecies Koomal's will eventually split into two geographically separate...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoPlants respond to the human touchPlants react to being touched or sprayed with water or pesticides Research finds plant response is similar to immune responses in animals Research has...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://sciencewa.net.au/news-briefs/item/4272-shark-shield-holds-firm-against-white-pointers
Shark Shield holds firm against white pointersWESTERN Australia’s very own shark deterrent technology Shark ShieldTM has proven to be effective against great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias)...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/fred-grimm/article89711117.html
Ghastly, damning evidence of animal cruelty tossed out of Miami-Dade courtA Miami-Dade judge suppressed video and photos of slaughterhouse cruelty taken by animal rights activists.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoCroatian MEP's against fur farming - Fur Free AllianceBRUSSELS, 15 JULY 2016 – This month all eleven Croatian members of the European Parliament have spoken out against fur farming. Their statements come after a recent proposal to change the Croatian Animal Protection Act including the fur farming ban. In 2007 the Croatian government decided to end the breeding and killing of animals for fur. The ban included a 10-year
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoBird flu virus cuts through central AfricaNations across west and central Africa are on high alert as the highly pathogenic avian influenza strain H5N1 tears through the region with devastating effect.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoPro Fox-Hunting? 3 Reasons To Worry About The UK's New Environment Secretary | Care2 CausesAndrea Leadsom is in charge of the UK's environmental affairs, yet she only recently decided that climate change is real and wants to bring back fox hunting.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Pamela Anderson joins anti-fish farm fight in B.C.
Pamela Anderson joins anti-fish farm fight in B.C.The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is teaming up with high-profile Canadian environmentalists and scientists to investigate the impact of salmon farms on the B.C. coast. Actor-turned-activ…
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoEar Cropping and Tail Docking - painful, unnecessary, and harmful to your dog's health. - Dr. Dobias Natural HealingWhy this outdated procedure should be illegal Perhaps you are aware that in the past few days I have voiced...
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://www.organicauthority.com/organic-eggs-meat-probably-not-humane
Organic Eggs and Meat Aren't As Humane As You ThinkNew USDA humane standards for organic eggs and meat still aren't nearly strict enough, according to the organic watchdog group, the Cornucopia Institute.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
http://m.koreatimes.co.kr/phone/news/view.jsp?req_newsidx=209612
Dog soup culture appears licked in Korea“Boshintang,” which translates as dog soup, is disappearing from Korean culture.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
Ted Turner couldn’t let a thousand wild horses remain on his new property?
http://www.capjournal.com/news/wild-horses-from-turner-standing-butte-ranch-headed-for-wanless/article_c2c2fe5c-4b87-11e6-938c-73c915840088.html1,000 wild horses from Turner Standing Butte ranch headed for Wanless ranch in Butte CountyMore than 1,000 wild horses from the former Triple U ranch northwest of Fort Pierre now owned by Ted Turner will be moved to a ranch in Butte County owned
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoFeline DreamsHow a group of breeders set out to undomesticate the cat.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
“Only the dog sits right at the edge of the first circle of caring, and points to the great unending circles of Otherness that we can barely begin to…[Read more]
How the Dog Became the MasterFor all the seemingly unbridgeable distance between us and them, dogs have found a shortcut into our minds.
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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
FedEx Delivers Rescued Otter Pup to Denver’s Downtown Aquarium
FedEx Delivers Rescued Otter Pup to Denver's Downtown AquariumThe Downtown Aquarium in Denver recently welcomed Oliver, a new otter pup, to its Otter Exhibit. He will join fuzzy friends, Emmett and Slater, who are long-time residents of the exhibit. Earlier this month, the baby North American river otter was found at a gas station near Tampa, Fla. He was taken to the Owl’s Nest Sanctuary for Wildlife, …
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months ago
The egg industry fights back
Eggs That Clear the Cages, but Maybe Not the ConscienceThe country’s biggest food companies are embracing cage-free eggs, but hens raised in aviaries may not be much healthier than their caged counterparts.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 8 months agoWe go deep inside the weird world of CatCon LANearly 15,000 come to CatConLA to talk felines, shop and maybe learn how to get their pets famous.