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, 8 months ago
'Like a horror film': vast swarms of flies plague Russian villagesLocal residents in Urals describe sweeping bucketfuls of dead flies from their homes
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
Frozen wolf's head found in Siberia is 40,000 years oldFur, teeth and tissue largely intact on remains of animal bigger than a modern wolf
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
Want to get drunk and play with rats? San Francisco has your bait | Gene MarksSan Francisco’s Rat Bar lets drinkers hold, play and run around with clean, domesticated rats – clearly the owners known their demographic
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
World’s fattest parrot, the endangered kākāpō, could be wiped out by fungal infectionSeven of the birds native to New Zealand have died, with just 142 adults remaining
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
Darwin’s finches sing out-of-tune call after parasites deform beaksConcern over mating as malformed beaks and nostrils lead to ‘subpar songs’ - study
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/12/canada-carnivorous-plants-eat-salamanders
Carnivorous plants have a taste for salamanders, scientists findThe northern pitcher plants, also known as turtle socks, devour juvenile spotted salamanders
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
Most 'meat' in 2040 will not come from dead animals, says reportConsultants say 60% will be grown in vats or plant-based products that taste like meat
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
Newsom, Citing 29 Horse Deaths, Calls for Hold on Racing at Santa Anita ParkThe California governor said no horse should race at the park until it is examined by an independent veterinarian and found fit to compete.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
Secret slaughterhouse video reveals brutal treatment of pigs in CambodiaUndercover footage shows workers among hundreds of pigs, clubbing animals before slitting their throats
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
Australian crocodiles blamed for spate of deaths in Timor-LesteScientists looking into whether reptile migration is behind big rise in number of attacks
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/11/nicole-kidman-animal-rights-ethics-hiking-cats-backpack
Cat lovers question ethics of Nicole Kidman hiking with pets in backpackThe actor’s revelations that she often goes for walks toting cats – and that she ate ants – have been met with scepticism by animal rights groups
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
Lovelorn fish have gloomier outlook, study findsFemale cichlids who lose their mates are measurably more pessimistic, researchers say
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-house-passes-bill-to-end-whale-dolphin-captivity/
Whales, dolphins can no longer be bred or kept in captivity after House of Commons bill passesThe legislation, dubbed the ‘Free Willy’ bill by its proponents, has a grandfather clause for marine mammals currently in Marineland or the Vancouver Aquarium
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
Brazen Crocodile Preys on a Philippine Town: ‘It Was Like He Was Showing Off’Crocodiles are a fact of life in Balabac, a marshy island town. To some, the animals are sacred, but others want revenge for attacks on people, not to mention countless dogs and goats snatched away.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
The Revered Crocodiles of This Island Nation Have Suddenly Started Killing PeopleTwo scientists traveled to East Timor to help solve a national murder mystery. The culprits, they say, might be migrants from Australia with a taste for blood.
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
Death by clubbing: the brutality of Thailand's pig slaughterhousesHumane slaughter practices are virtually unknown in the majority of Thailand’s abattoirs, say campaigners, with millions of pigs dying in pain
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
Huntsman found guilty of animal cruelty after activists' secret filmingFootage shows then master of hounds Paul Oliver taking fox cubs into kennels
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
Fox cubs allegedly used to train hounds in hunting kennel - videoA man and a woman have been convicted of animal cruelty after activists secretly filmed him apparently preparing to throw fox cubs to hounds at a hunting kennel in Herefordshire
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
From bears to hippos: the expert guide to surviving killer beastsFormer soldier and explorer Levison Wood runs through how to endure or avoid confrontation with some of nature’s most dangerous animals
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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 6 years, 8 months ago
Days are numbered for Norway's fur farmsBaby minks, their skin still smooth and furless, snuggle up against one another under a pile of hay, letting out the occasional squeal: this sight will soon be a thing of the past at Norway's fur farms.