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, 10 months agoThe Cincinnati Zoo’s problem wasn’t that it killed its gorilla. It’s that it’s a zoo.Zoos warp our understanding of animals.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
ENDANGERED SCIENCE, by Camilla Fox
“the recent Endangered Species Day was the perfect occasion for me to join with members of Project Coyote’s Science Advisory Board in collaboration with the Union of Concerned Scientists, to compel Interior Secretary Jewell and Commerce Secretary Pritzker to enforce the ESA and serve the public trust by using t…[Read more]
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
Lawsuit Challenges Monterey County’s Contract with Federal Wildlife-Killing Program
Lawsuit Challenges Monterey County’s Contract with Federal Wildlife-Killing Program - Animal Legal Defense FundAnimal protection and conservation organizations filed a lawsuit today challenging Monterey County’s contract renewal with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months agoFish Prefer Eating Dangerous Plastic PollutionWhen European perch were exposed to polystyrene microplastics, their survival rate dropped, a new study shows.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months agoMoose Are Invading Farm FieldsIn southern Canada, the unusual visitors have created new problems for drivers and growers.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
Europe plans to export more than 5000 cattle to Turkey during extreme heat again!
Europe plans to export more than 5000 cattle to Turkey during extreme heat again! - Eyes on Animals Since 2010 we have been documenting the extreme suffering and death of farm animals being exported by truck from all over Europe to Turkey. This route is a long and complicated one regardless of what time of the year it takes place. But the summertime is the worst, because the temperatures at the EU/Turkey …
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months agoMeat consumption is falling across former Soviet Union countriesRussia and Ukraine have experienced an unprecedented fall in meat consumption over the past two years, official statistics have revealed. Demand for meat has also fluctuated in neighbouring countries.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Industry-Markets/US-consumers-opt-increasingly-for-meat-alternatives#
US consumers opt increasingly for meat alternativesIncreasing numbers of US meat-eaters are incorporating meat alternatives into their diet, according to new research from Mintel.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Industry-Markets/Germans-shunning-meat-report-reveals#
Germans shunning meat, report revealsTraditionally big meat eaters, young Germans are turning towards vegetarianism, a new study of 1,000 people aged over 16 from Mintel has revealed.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Analysis/Rise-of-the-semi-vegetarians
Rise of the semi-vegetariansThe number of meat-eaters who choose vegetarian options – known as flexitarians – has seen a sharp rise, claims a report from Innova Market Insights.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Industry-Markets/Does-meat-reinforce-masculinity
Does meat reinforce masculinity?Scientists from the University of Hawaii are to explore how the consumption of meat impacts masculinity, and question if men can stomach the punch of a vegetarian alternative.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Analysis/China-calls-for-lower-meat-consumption?nocount#
China calls for lower meat consumptionChinese people need to eat less red meat, a leading Chinese government health agency has recommended in a landmark review of the country’s eating habits.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months agoRoma group calls on EU to end subsidies to Holocaust site pig farmA campaign group backing the rights of Roma people in the Czech Republic has called on the EU to halt paying subsidies to a pig farm on a former Holocaust site.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Retail/Germany-in-social-media-storm-over-halal-meat
Germany in social media storm over halal meatGerman social media campaigners have called for pork to be placed in the halal section of supermarkets to challenge the “cruel” way animals are slaughtered, but critics argue this is an Islamophobic attack.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months agoPakistan launches its biggest halal plantPakistan’s largest conglomerate, the Fauji Group, has launched the country’s biggest halal abattoir, meat processing and exporting unit near Port Qasim, Karachi.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/06/01/2003647627
Animal rights advocates urge pig auction rethink - Taipei TimesAnimal rights advocates yesterday called for the elimination of live pig auctions and the sale of unrefrigerated pork at traditional markets, claiming that the measures would reduce animal cruelty and food contamination.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months agoMinisters abandon plan to scrap farm animal welfare codesDefra confirms U-turn after outcry over move to repeal legislation and put industry in charge of guidance on chicken farming
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months agoChicken embryo tests can prevent practice of gassing billions of cockerelsScientists create sex identification tests that can identify male chicks before they hatch
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago
A general intelligence factor in dogs
Intelligence, Volume 55, March–April 2016, Pages 79–85
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 7 years, 10 months ago