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 9 years, 6 months agohttp://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36407643?post_id=10155685992925506_10156966117725506#_=_
Cincinnati zoo gorilla shot dead as boy falls into enclosure - BBC NewsZoo officials shoot dead a gorilla after it grabbed a four-year-old boy who fell into its enclosure in the US city of Cincinnati.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/how-do-animals-keep-from-getting-lost
How Do Animals Keep from Getting Lost? - The New YorkerAfter more than half a century of theorizing, scientists still aren’t sure where birds, frogs, and other creatures get their sense of direction.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
Are animals “persons”? Or just cute objects capitalism can save? Animal rights enter a strange new eraApes may be legal "persons," and the meat industry struggles to move past cruelty -- a new era in animal rights?
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/03/16/1371165/-Damian-Aspinall-Kills-His-Gorillas?detail=emailclassic&link_id=6&can_id=de939dc6680631661432f6a37314e02e&source=email-this-one-picture-will-really-piss-off-florida-wing-nuts&email_referrer=this-one-picture-will-really-piss-off-florida-wing-nuts&email_subject=this-one-picture-will-really-piss-off-flo…[Read more]
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
Texas Builds a Wildlife Highway to Help Endangered Ocelots SurviveAs deaths of the rare cats mount, the Lone Star state finally builds safe passage around dangerous roads.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
Why camels mean more than just money to Gaza's Bedouin - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle EastBedouin families in the Gaza Strip continue to breed camels, which are considered a significant part of Bedouin tradition and an important source of income.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
Ultra-Orthodox slaughterhouse faces ax - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle EastUltra-Orthodox butcher Yoel Kraus claims that because he has no ID card and avoids contact with the Israeli authorities as an anti-Zionist, the police are trying to close down the ancient traditional slaughterhouse he operates and imprison him for tax evasion.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
Facebook video shows UDOT scooping live cow into dump truckRIVERDALE — A video posted to Facebook shows the disturbing aftermath of Monday’s cattle truck crash on the southbound on-ramp to Interstate 84 from Interstate 15. The 23-second...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
A “breeding ban” is not at all the same as a “breed ban,” which prohibits the existence of pit bulls in particular jurisdictions. Under a “breeding ban,” the worst that can happen to pit bull dogs is to be spayed or neutered, which they (and other dogs) should be anyway. Because pit bulls are the dogs most likely to be abused and also the dogs…[Read more]
Review: ‘Pit Bull’ Traces Path From Fighter to Pet to DemonAn exhaustively researched work on the much maligned dog breed concludes that they are more victims than monsters.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
Squid Are Thriving While Fish DeclineWarming oceans, while detrimental to some fish, may be creating beneficial growing conditions for some cephalopods.
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Maybe cephalopods are preparing to become the next civilized species after humans drive ourselves into extinction.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
NRA Lays Groundwork to Thwart Animal Rights Movement
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
Freaky Thermal Images of Birds Reveal Hidden StressTo measure chronic stress in animals, you can capture them and take a blood sample—or take an infrared photo.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
The Man Who Became a GoatThomas Thwaites was tired of being human—so he did something about it.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
Vietnamese help stranded whale return to sea
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
New Chinese Dietary Guidelines To Cut Meat Consumption By Half, Slashing Carbon EmissionsChina recently announced dietary guidelines with potential to cut meat consumption nationally by more than 50 percent.
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Wow! Way to go China!
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/what-not-to-do-when-you-see-an-injured-animal-in-the-wild.html
What NOT To Do When You See An Injured Animal In The Wild | Care2 CausesNo matter how good your intentions, there are some things you should never do when seeing an injured animal in the wild.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 9 years, 6 months ago
“…several thousand live animals— Some 3,030 rats, 109 mice, 57 guinea pigs, 176 goats and 147 pigs— were placed on target ships near the blast site in various locations to see how they would survive. Coverings were made for some of the animals to measure the protection that various types of fabric would afford. A variety of skin lotions were tes…[Read more]
Nagasaki, the atomic bomb and the radiated pig that haunts meObama's historic visit to Hiroshima brings back postwar memories of a living reminder of the power of the bomb
