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 6 years, 6 months ago
Town near Barcelona uses wolf urine to keep wild boar awayLack of rain may be forcing animals to seek food from rubbish bins in Aiguafreda
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
Sixty senior rabbis call for end to ‘evil crime’ of live animal shipmentsChief rabbi of Beersheba says every rabbi should join protest; anyone buying such meat is complicit in activity that is against human and Torah morality
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
Python wars: the snake epidemic eating away at FloridaThere are tens of thousands of pythons in the Florida wild, attacking animals and damaging ecosystems – and the quest to stop them has become a collective crusade
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
Morrisons moves to end killing of male calves at birthUK supermarket guarantees market for unwanted offspring of dairy cows on suppliers’ farms that might otherwise be slaughtered immediately
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
If animal rights activists disturbed your weekend, they succeeded | The StarAnimal activists are now taking a page from environmental activists, particularly Extinction Rebellion out of the U.K., engaging in non-violent civil disobedience and disruption.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
https://www.rethinkpriorities.org/blog/2019/6/13/invertebrate-sentience-table
Invertebrate Sentience Table — Rethink PrioritiesTable Introduction While invertebrates make up the majority of animal species, our knowledge about their capacity for valenced experience is overlooked compared to existing evidence about vertebrates. In particular, whether invertebrates have the capacity to have valenced experience is uncertain, a
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
Florida’s Panthers Hit With Mysterious Crippling DisorderState wildlife officials are sharing video of disabled animals in an effort to identify the ailment and save the beloved, endangered cats.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
‘Shark!’: Cape Cod Recoils in a Summer of Sightings, Real and ImaginedAfter a fatal shark attack last year, a place celebrated for its summer beach season has wrestled with how to cope with the risk of more.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
Labour commits to total ban on keeping monkeys as petsPlan to prevent 5,000 primates being caged in UK comes ahead of possible general election
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/18/thailand-animal-trafficking-cases-difficult-prosec/
Thai animal traffickers keep getting away with crimes, and authorities ask for U.S. helpOne animal welfare group compared the capture of suspected animal trafficking kingpin Boonchai Bach last year to “catching one of the Corleones.” And, just like the Godfather, Mr. Boonchai walked out of a Thai courtroom this year as a free man.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
Campaigners demand end to fish tethering 'torture' in TaiwanAnimal welfare groups highlight practice that forces a fish’s gills open and prolongs its suffocation
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
Animal Rebellion activists to blockade UK's biggest meat marketLondon’s Smithfield Market part of next wave of Extinction Rebellion climate protests
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
South Africa gets go-ahead to increase black rhino trophy huntingConservation groups split on impact of move agreed at international wildlife summit
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
The Thick Gray Line: Forest Elephants Defend Against Climate ChangeIf the species is wiped out by poachers, Africa’s vast rain forest will lose 7 percent of its carbon storage ability, scientists estimate.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
The Completely Reasonable Reason People Are Flying With Mini HorsesThe Department of Transportation’s declaration that miniature horses should be prioritized as service animals has raised many questions.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
Opinion | The Species Act, Endangered: ‘Like a Plan From a Cartoon Villain’The president and his Interior Department undermine the landmark Endangered Species Act in the service of “energy dominance.”
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
Thailand's 'sweetheart' dugong dies with plastic in stomachVets say plastic caused orphan mammal’s infection and should serve as warning about pollution
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
People Surrendering Pets To Shelters In Inhumane Ways: 'Putting Kittens In A Box In The Heat, This Is Not OK'The Humane Society of North Texas says some pets are victims of inhumane surrenders, abandoned outside facility after hours.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 6 months ago
E.P.A. Backtracks on Use of ‘Cyanide Bombs’ to Kill Wild AnimalsThe federal agency said it was re-evaluating the use of the M-44 poison devices, which are used to kill thousands of coyotes and foxes.