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, 11 months agoI’ve spent a lifetime with gorillas. Shooting them should be a last resort | Ian RedmondThe killing of Harambe after a child fell into his enclosure at Cincinnati zoo was a tragedy. Lethal force is not the only way to deal with these reasoning animals
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Wolf Gordon Clifton posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
Take the multi-voice poetry challenge for human and animal rights!
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/is-impaling-bullfrogs-any-way-to-raise-scholarship-funds.html
Hundreds Of Bullfrogs Will Be Impaled During Tennessee Scholarship Fundraiser | Care2 CausesDuring the annual "Giggin' for Grads" scholarship fundraising event in Tennessee, participants kill bullfrogs by impaling them.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months agoHong Kong’s Murder Mystery: Who Is Poisoning the Dogs?Over 200 dogs may have been poisoned since the 1980s, but officials do not know who is responsible or what the motives may be.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
AUSTRALIA HUNTS ‘BIGGER THAN BOAT’ GREAT WHITE SHARK AFTER FATAL ATTACK
http://www.newsweek.com/australia-hunts-bigger-boat-great-white-shark-after-fatal-attack-466660?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Why-Voters-Don-t-Care-That-Clinton-and-Trump-Lie&utm_campaign=newsweek_email_newsletter -
Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months agoScientists attempting to harvest human organs in pigs create human-pig embryoResearchers in California have been trying to grow human organs inside pigs in attempt to tackle donor shortage
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
Dog and cat breeding operations may involve terrible animal neglect or cruelty
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/animal-cruelty-couple-admit-rack-11420548Animal cruelty couple admit rack of offences that saw pets riddled with disease kept in cramped, barren conditionsThey imported dogs into this country by fiddling the European pet passport scheme
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
Psychopaths may be guilty of much animal cruelty
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/11/10/suffering-souls?mbid=nl_Sunday%20Longreads%20(40)&CNDID=42403058&spMailingID=9012993&spUserID=MTM1NzQzODUxOTY5S0&spJobID=940316449&spReportId=OTQwMzE2NDQ5S0The Minds of PsychopathsCan amassing MRI scans of criminals’ brains lead to a treatment for the devastating mental disorder?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months agoPatrons of Vegan Cafe Are Pelted With Meat in Tbilisi, GeorgiaAnalysts cautioned it was too early to say whether the episode in Georgia’s capital was a revolt against veganism or part of a nationalist attack against Western liberal values.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months agoThe World’s Loneliest Killer Whale Dealt Setback on Road to FreedomA judge rules that the harassment and harm Lolita faces in her tiny tank at Miami Seaquarium aren’t reason enough to call for her release.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months agoThis Moth's Fast Color Change Is an Evolutionary TaleCutting-edge genetics settles a decades-old scientific question. Will creationists accept the answer?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months agoHydropower Dams Are Creating Wildlife WastelandsIslands created by large dam reservoirs are no refuge for biodiversity, scientists warn.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months agoWhich animals can swim up your toilet? - BBC NewsWhen a man in Thailand went to the toilet, a python sank its teeth into his penis. What animals can navigate the sewers to pop up in your loo?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/02/science/moths-butterflies-dna-cortex-genes.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=14&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F06%2F02%2Fscience%2Fmoths-b…[Read more]
Studies of Moth and Butterfly Genes Color In a Scientific ClassicThe studies identified the mutation at the heart of a lesson about adaptive evolution taught in many science classes.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/03/us/gorilla-investigation-is-still-active-cincinnati-police-say.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=10&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F06%2F03…[Read more]
Cincinnati Police Wrap Up Gorilla InvestigationA spokeswoman said no decision has been made on charging a mother whose son fell into a zoo enclosure. A recording of her 911 call was released.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/03/world/africa/elephant-ivory-ban.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=12&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F06%2F03%2Fworld%2Fafrica%2Felephant-iv…[Read more]
U.S. Bans Commercial Trade of African Elephant IvoryThe new rules aim to protect the endangered African elephant and curb the illegal importation of ivory into the United States.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months ago
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/03/science/dogs-domestication-dna-study.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=4&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F06%2F03%2Fscience%2Fdogs-domestica…[Read more]
Where Did Dogs Come From? There May Be Two Answers.A scientist studying the origins of dogs suggests they may have been domesticated twice.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months agoRare Visit to Taiwan by Siberian Crane Is a Bird-Watcher’s DreamThe only Siberian crane ever seen in Taiwan set off a frenzy by sightseers, the hiring of a 24-hour guard and environmental efforts to welcome such migratory species.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 11 months agoEnd the cruelty: Join our campaign to end sick Chinese festival where they skin and boil dogs ALIVE for foodPunters wrongly believe eating the meat keeps them cool in hot weather