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 5 years, 10 months agohttps://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-10-16-sa-reclassifies-33-wild-species-as-farm-animals/
WILDLIFE BREEDING: SA reclassifies 33 wild species as farm animalsBy the stroke of a legislative pen, a list of iconic and in some cases endangered wild animals can now be manipulated as farming stock. What happens next is anyone’s guess.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 10 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/24/sea-urchins-california-oregon-population
Sea urchin population soars 10,000% in five years, devastating US coastlineVoracious purple urchins in waters of California and Oregon pose threat to mighty kelp forests and risk upending delicate ecosystems
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 10 months ago
Some Lab Chimps May Never Retire to a SanctuaryA panel of veterinarians has determined that 44 chimpanzees at a New Mexico facility are too ill to be moved to a new home.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 10 months ago
Dogs show a nose for archaeology by sniffing out 3,000 year old tombsTrained canines help locate burial sites dating back to the iron age in Croatia
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 10 months ago
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-23/western-sydney-horse-knackery-guilty-animal-cruelty/11627696
'Almost exclusively' poor conditions: Racehorse knackery's dark historyBurns Pet Food at Riverstone pleaded guilty to aggravated animal cruelty relating to dozens of cattle and an injured sheep only a month before the ABC's 7.30 report into the slaughter of horses.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 10 months ago
Chinese cafe featuring dogs dyed to look like pandas facing backlash‘I suggest dyeing cafe owner black and white,’ says one critic over stunt in Chengdu
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 10 months ago
House Unanimously Approves Bill to Make Animal Cruelty a Federal OffenseViolators could face up to seven years in prison under the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 10 months ago
Doxiepoos and puggles: is hybrid breeding healthier for owners and dogs?Healthy, hypoallergenic and really, really cute – that’s the promise of a designer crossbreed dog, and people are paying thousands for them
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 11 months ago
Opinion: Fish should be part of the animal welfare conversationKilling them for consumption is more ethically fraught than we once thought
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 11 months ago
Macy’s, Home to $8,000 Mink Jackets, Will Stop Selling Fur Products by 2021Macy’s, which operates more than 600 department stores, follows brands like Michael Kors and Gucci in stopping sales of fur products.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 11 months ago
Meat the Family: new reality TV show challenges carnivores to eat their 'pets'Channel 4 programme will follow meat-eaters as they adopt a farm animal that they must cook unless they go vegetarian
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 11 months ago
Jonathan Safran Foer: I’ve got no beef with his plan to save the planet | Rebecca NicholsonThe US novelist has come up with a way to wean people off their taste for animal products
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 11 months ago
Lawyers argue Happy the elephant should have the same rights as humansLawyers representing an elephant say she is being detained by the Bronx Zoo ‘illegally’ due to her personhood
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 11 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/03/anger-zebra-shot-dead-germany-zoo-escape
Anger as zebra shot dead in Germany after circus escapeAnimal rescue services criticised for killing animal that ran on to motorway
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 11 months ago
Off-duty South Australian police officer investigated over stoning attack on wombatSA police investigating after footage emerges of a man pelting a wombat with rocks and bragging he had killed it
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 11 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/21/macys-ends-real-fur-sales
Macy's becomes biggest US retailer to end fur salesHumane Society applauds move as department store joins companies, cities and states rejecting real fur clothing
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 11 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2019/oct/14/not-cross-bunnies-can-pet-rabbit-be-happy
Not cross bunnies: can a pet rabbit ever be happy?A study of more than 6,000 rabbits treated by vets has found that many lead sad lives. Here’s how to make sure they stay healthy and avoid loneliness
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 11 months ago
Domestic rabbits plagued by diseases and poor diets – studyResearchers point to misconceptions about rabbits needing ‘minimal care and handling’
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 11 months ago
Seafood company under investigation after allegations of animal abuseCampaigners say animal welfare was disregarded at a salmon hatchery run by Cooke, one of the world’s largest seafood companies, in Maine
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 11 months ago
Chris the Merino sheep famed for his record-breaking fleece has diedThe Merino sheep was found wandering near Canberra in 2015 with a 41kg fleece