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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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years agoClimate Change and the Case of the Shrinking Red KnotsA ripple effect of weather, insects and other food supplies, from the Arctic to the tropics, may be driving down the population of the red knot, a study finds.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years agoBullfighting, once Spain's most popular cultural pastimes, now a dying oneAs matadors face half-ton bulls this month during Madrid's most important annual series of bullfights and Pamplona gears up for its chaotic July bull runs down cobblestoned streets, tensions are building between anti-bullfighting forces and the traditions' defenders, who have launched Spain's first pro-bullfight lobbying group.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years ago
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years agoA Humane RevolutionAnimal rights activists are winning gains by working with corporations to change behavior and supply lines.
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Anita Mayangpuspa posted an update 8 years ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/a-seaside-sanctuary-will-soon-house-retired-performance-orcas.html#
A Seaside Sanctuary Will Soon House Retired Performance Orcas | Care2 CausesThe sanctuary will house whales and dolphins retired from aquariums and theme parks in a sectioned off area of the ocean.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
Happy ending for baby bison. Unhappy ending for lone wolf. Nature is a zero-sum…[Read more]
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
http://www.takepart.com/feature/2016/05/13/fort-mcmurray-fires?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-05-13
The Fort McMurray Blaze Set the Stage for Even Bigger, Hotter WildfiresSmoldering peat, laced throughout Canada's boreal forest, is expected to release tons of greenhouse gas for months to come.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years agoTo Kill a WolfThe wolves in my life include one I wanted to shoot
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years agoRoom to RoamMontana finally gives Yellowstone bison some breathing room.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
If people refuse to consume products involving cruelty to any animals, then all wildlife will be protected – including rare and endangered species – as well as dogs, cats, horses, and other domesticated creatures. Mainstream conservation organizations have refused to include animal welfare among its concerns, working only to protect certain…[Read more]
China Liquor Maker Sent To Prison For Using Endangered Animals | Care2 CausesA man in China who used protected animals in the liquor he made was sentenced to over 10 years in prison under the country's toughened Criminal Law.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years agoCare2 Members Demand MetLife Hold New York Blood Center Accountable For Abandoning Chimps | Care2 CausesWhen Danny Moss learned about 67 former research chimps who had been abandoned, he decided to create a Care2 petition, which now as over 115,000 signatures.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
http://www.care2.com/causes/activists-give-animal-skin-shoppers-a-bloody-surprise.html
Activists Give Animal Skin Shoppers A Bloody Surprise | Care2 CausesShoppers flocked in looking for the next addition to their wardrobes but what they got was a blood bath.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
We’ve been saying this forever: “Conservationists will probably look to this research as an important confirmation of something that they already believe: that hunting simply allows more animals to be killed while poaching goes on regardless, or even devalues the lives of the animals and thereby increases poaching. This research may not be the…[Read more]
It Turns Out Legal Hunting May Actually Increase Animal Poaching | Care2 CausesGovernments in the United States say that legal culling helps to protect wolves from poaching. A new study says that's a lie.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years agoFishes Have Feelings, TooIf we understood how sophisticated and sentient these marine creatures were, we might treat them better.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
http://www.gallup.com/poll/183275/say-animals-rights-people.aspx
In U.S., More Say Animals Should Have Same Rights as PeopleAn increasing percentage of Americans, 32%, believe animals should have the same rights and protections as people. Americans are most concerned about the treatment of animals in circuses, in sports and in research.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years ago
http://www.theharrispoll.com/health-and-life/Pets-are-Members-of-the-Family.html
More Than Ever, Pets are Members of the FamilyWhether furry, feathered or flippers a-flapping, Americans continue to display close relationships with their pets. 2015 is expected to continue the pet industry’s more than two-decades-strong growth trend – and why shouldn’t it? More than three in five America Read more...
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years agoHillary Clinton wants you to know what she thinks about animalsAmericans' growing concern about animal welfare issues is influencing politics and corporations.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years agoDog shelter gas chamber finally goneThe gas chamber was removed Wednesday from the Athens County Dog Shelter, the final chapter in a debate that led to a decision four years ago to discontinue use of
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 8 years agoFt. McMurray’s animals and the evolution of human empathyIt is a rare moment when we get to appreciate that we are living in what is, sometimes, a kinder, better world. Such moments should be acknowledged. When fire devastated Fort McMurray, people pulled together to help one another, as humans do on our ...