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Sep 2020
- Sep 8 | Travel Pulse: TravelPulse Podcast: The Do's and Don'ts of Animal Tourism
- Sep 8 | MSN: TravelPulse Podcast: The Do's and Don'ts of Animal Tourism
- Sep 4 | VegWorld Magazine: The Ultimate Grillers Guide to Eating Less Meat: Impossible Burgers Now Sold at Kroger
- Sep 3 | The Revelator: YouTube Videos Inspire Unsafe Mountain Gorilla Tourism, Study Finds
Aug 2020
- Aug 31 | Plant Based News: Impossible Burger Launch In Kroger Can Help 'Phase Out' Factory Farming, Says Expert
- Aug 29 | Gulf Today: Giraffes Facing the Threat of Extinction
- Aug 29 | VegWorld Magazine: Grapevine Convention Center Urged to Dump Reptile Expo in Grapevine, Texas over Risks of Animal-transmitted Diseases
- Aug 28 | KBOO: Animal Tourism is No Vacation For Animals!
- Aug 28 | Radio Iowa: Animal Group Critical of Reptile Show in Central Iowa
- Aug 24 | Independent: Giraffes Are Vulnerable to Extinction. So Why Won’t America Decide on Protecting Them until 2025?
- Aug 23 | Independent: Conservation Charities Support Stop the Wildlife Trade Campaign and Call for Urgent Action
- Aug 19 | VegWorld Magaine: Elephant Cruelty Rampant as Bathing Tops Bucket List Experiences
- Aug 17 | VegWorld Magazine: USDA Potential Rule Change Allowing Processing of Chickens with Avian Leukosis for Human Consumption
- Aug 16 | One Green Planet: USDA May Start Allowing Slaughtering of Infected Chickens with Cancerous Tumors For Human Consumption
- Aug 16 | World News: Replacing the Proposed Rule Can See That Poultry with Systemic Diseases Enters the US Food Supply
- Aug 16 | Receive News: Replacing the Proposed Rule Can See That Poultry with Systemic Diseases Enters the US Food Supply
- Aug 12 | Travel Pulse: The Elephant Cruelty Epidemic Endures as Bathing, Selfies Top Bucket Lists
- Aug 10 | VegWorld Magazine: Ride Bikes, Not Elephants Virtual Event
Jul 2020
- Jul 27 | VegWorld Magazine: Hilton Hotels Sets New Crate-free Pork Goal with Feedback from World Animal Protection US
- Jul 24 | Travel Pulse: Hilton Commits to New Cage-Free Goal, Promotion of Plant-Based Menu Items
- Jul 21 | One Green Planet: Rebel Wilson Angers Animal Lovers by Using a Sweet Innocent Wombat as an Exercise Prop for Fun
- Jul 17 | Forbes: People Buying More Alternative Meat, Expected To Consume Less Real Meat Through 2025
- Jul 17 | Latest Nigerian News: People Buying More Alternative Meat, Expected To Consume Less Real Meat Through 2025
- Jul 17 | World News Monitor: People Buying More Alternative Meat, Expected To Consume Less Real Meat Through 2025
- Jul 11 | Feedstuffs: Colorado Governor Signs Cage-free Egg Bill into Law
- Jul 10 | The Charlotte Observer: Animal Welfare Group Asks Venue Not to Host Repticon, Citing Disease Concerns
- Jul 10 | WSOCTV: Animal Rights Group Pushes to Cancel ‘Repticon’ Show over Virus Concerns
- Jul 9 | Independent Tribune: Repticon in Concord This Weekend - Animal Rights Group Unhappy
- Jul 2 | The Herald: Snake Show Sparks COVID-19 Questions. Animal Rights Group Battles SC Shriners
- Jul 2 | One Green Planet: Ricky Gervais Speaks Out Against Exotic Pet Trade
- Jul 2 | The State: Snake Show Sparks COVID-19 Questions. Animal Rights Group Battles SC Shriners
- Jul 2 | Myrtle Beach Online: Snake Show Sparks COVID-19 Questions. Animal Rights Group Battles SC Shriners
- Jul 1 | The Colorado Sun: All Colorado Eggs Must Be Cage-free by 2025 under Law Passed to Head off Stricter Ballot Measure
Jun 2020
- Jun 24 | VegWorld Magazine: World Animal Protection Reveals Footage of Horrific Elephant Training Process Known as “the Crush
- Jun 24 | Travel Pulse: Shocking New Video Shows the Need to Finally End Cruel Elephant Training for Tourism
- Jun 24 | Vegan Insight: World Animal Protection Reveals Footage of Horrific Elephant Training Process Known as “the Crush
- Jun 24 | One Green Planet: Brutal Footage Released of Training Practices Used to Break the Spirits of Baby Elephants to Entertain Tourists
- Jun 23 | Independent: Conservation Charities Support Stop the Wildlife Trade Campaign and Call for Urgent Action
- Jun 23: MSN: Evening Standard Comment: Now Is the Right Time to Stop the Wildlife Trade | Life after the Lockdown | Brexit Vote: Four Years On
- Jun 23 | MSN: Conservation Charities Support Stop the Wildlife Trade Campaign and Call for Urgent Action
- Jun 23 | Evening Standard: Stop the Wildlife Trade: 'a Chance to Re-set the Balance after Covid-19'
- Jun 23 | WFLA: Pet Hurricane Preparedness
- Jun 23 | My PanHandle: Pet Hurricane Preparedness
- Jun 11 | Live Kindly: Paul Mccartney’s 78th Birthday Wish: Ditch Meat
- Jun 10 | Yahoo News: Trump Administration Reverses Alaska Hunting Ban and Allows Black Bear Cubs, Wolf Pups to Be Killed in Dens
- Jun 10 | Yahoo News UK: Trump Administration Reverses Alaska Hunting Ban and Allows Black Bear Cubs, Wolf Pups to Be Killed in Dens
- Jun 10 | Yahoo News Finance: Trump Administration Reverses Alaska Hunting Ban and Allows Black Bear Cubs, Wolf Pups to Be Killed in Dens
- Jun 10 | Independent: Trump Administration Reverses Alaska Hunting Ban and Allows Black Bear Cubs, Wolf Pups to Be Killed in Dens
MAY 2020
- May 30 | News Break: Repticon Opens Doors to Reptile Lovers on the Suncoast for This Weekend
- May 30 | ABC7:
Repticon Opens Doors to Reptile Lovers on the Suncoast for This Weekend - May 30 | Yahoo IT: Trump Consentirà Caccia a Cuccioli di Orsi e Lupi
- May 28 | MSN: Trump Rule Changes Will Allow Alaskan Hunters to Kill Bear Cubs, Wolf Pups in Their Dens
- May 28 | USA Today: Trump Rule Changes Will Allow Alaskan Hunters to Kill Bear Cubs, Wolf Pups in Their Dens
- May 28 | app.: Trump Rule Changes Will Allow Alaskan Hunters to Kill Bear Cubs, Wolf Pups in Their Dens
- May 28 | Receive News: Trump Rule Changes Will Allow Alaskan Hunters to Kill Bear Cubs, Wolf Pups in Their Dens
- May 28 | Visalia Times Delta: Trump Rule Changes Will Allow Alaskan Hunters to Kill Bear Cubs, Wolf Pups in Their Dens
- May 28 | Naples Daily News: Trump Rule Changes Will Allow Alaskan Hunters to Kill Bear Cubs, Wolf Pups in Their Dens
- May 28 | Hattiesburg American: Trump Rule Changes Will Allow Alaskan Hunters to Kill Bear Cubs, Wolf Pups in Their Dens
- May 28 | Argus Leader: Trump Rule Changes Will Allow Alaskan Hunters to Kill Bear Cubs, Wolf Pups in Their Dens
- May 28 | Apalach Times: Trump Rule Changes Will Allow Alaskan Hunters to Kill Bear Cubs, Wolf Pups in Their Dens
- May 28 | NWF Daily News: Trump Rule Changes Will Allow Alaskan Hunters to Kill Bear Cubs, Wolf Pups in Their Dens
- May 28 | Panama City News Herald: Trump Rule Changes Will Allow Alaskan Hunters to Kill Bear Cubs, Wolf Pups in Their Dens
- May 22 | VegNews: Mink Fur Farms May Have Infected Humans with COVID-19, Dutch Officials Report
- May 21 | Independent: Stop the Wildlife Trade: Worker contracted coronavirus from mink at breeding farm, say Dutch authorities
- May 18 | Successful Farming: Coalition Calls for ‘corporate’ Meat Boycott to Improve Working Conditions
- May 15 | Independent: Wet Markets Are Not the Problem – Focus on the Billion-dollar International Trade in Wild Animals, Experts Say
- May 15 | Yahoo News: Wet Markets Are Not the Problem – Focus on the Billion-dollar International Trade in Wild Animals, Experts Say
- May 10 | One Green Planet: Happy Mother’s Day! 6 Animals that are the Best Moms on the Planet!
- May 8 | VegWorld Magazine: Incredible Moms: These Animals Are Some of the Best Moms on the Planet
- May 5 | Newsweek: 'Tiger King' Star Says America's Unregulated Zoos Could Be Putting Thousands of Tigers at Risk of COVID-19
APRIL 2020
- Apr 29 | The Pig Site: Avma Called on to Remove Inhumane Killing Methods Used in Pig and Poultry Depopulation
- Apr 28 | VegWorld Magazine: World Animal Protection to Avma: Stop the Inhumane Killing of Farmed Animals
- Apr 28 | Pig Progress: Covid-19 Crisis Hits Us Pig Production Hard
- Apr 23 | Today: 5 Ways You Can Help Protect Animals From Home
- Apr 16 | Alabama: Joe Exotic -- Teacher? Birmingham Zoo Ceo Says ‘tiger King” Can Be ‘educational Tool’
- Apr 16 | Alabama: Alabama’s Zoos, Closed During Coronavirus, Fight to Keep Animals Fed and People Employed
- Apr 14 | Cheddar: Why Exotic Pets Can't Be Returned to Natural Habitats Despite Having 'Wild Tendencies'
- Apr 13 | Forbes: ‘Tiger King’ Fans: After The Aftershow, Here’s What You Can Do To Help Big Cats
- Apr 9 | One Green Planet: Hundreds of Conservation Organizations Call for Permanent Ban on Exotic Animal Markets Worldwide
- Apr 9 | One Green Planet: Tiger King: The Story Netflix Neglected to Tell You About Captivity and Exploitation of Endangered Tigers
- Apr 7 | Newsweek: Risk of Virus Spillover From Animals to Humans Increases Through Wildlife Exploitation and Domestication
- Apr 6 | Newsweek: Tiger in Bronx Zoo Tests Positive for Coronavirus After Developing Dry Cough
- Apr 6 | VegWorld Magazine: Animal Expert on Tiger King: The Story Netflix Didn’t Tell You
- Apr 4 | Hers Magazine: Six Things Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ Didn’t Tell You
MARCH 2020
- Mar 31 | Today: Kids Stuck at Home? Here’s How to Keep Them Busy
- Mar 31 | BuzzFeed: 14 Facts About Tigers In Captivity That Everyone Watching "Tiger King" Should Know
- Mar 30 | One Green Planet: China Promotes Bear Bile to Treat Coronavirus
- Mar 11 | World Animal News: Breaking! The U.S. Receives “D” Rating For Its Protection Of Farmed Animals & Wildlife In World Animal Protection’s Newest Report
- Mar 10 | Daily News: The United States, Failing on Animal Welfare
- Mar 10 | Newsweek: United States Trails Behind Mexico and India When It Comes to Animal Protection Laws, Report Finds
- Mar 10 | VegWorld Magazine: United States given D Grade in New Animal Protection Ranking, below Mexico and India
FEBRUARY 2020
- Feb 12 | VegWorld Magazine: In Honor of Valentines Day: Here Are Some Animals That Find a Loved One for Life
JANUARY 2020
- Jan 30 | Food Safety News: China Halts Trade of Wild Animals Due to Coronavirus; WHO Urges Food Safety Measures
- Jan 30 | LexBlog: China Halts Trade of Wild Animals Due to Coronavirus; WHO Urges Food Safety Measures
- Jan 30 | VegWorldMagazine: How to Combat the Staggering 1.4 Billion Chicken Wings Estimated for Americans to Eat This Super Bowl Sunday
- Jan 26 | One Green Planet: Kim Kardashian's Instagram photo posing with a wild bird encourages poaching
- Jan 26 | Plant Based News: Kim Kardashian accused of 'promoting poaching' after posting selfie with parrot
- Jan 24 | Daily News: How to save More Animals from Disasters
- Jan 24 | Mirror: Kim Kardashian accused of 'promoting poaching' in selfie with wild animal
- Jan 24 | VT: Kim Kardashian Accused of ‘promoting Poaching’ in Selfie with Wild Animal
- Jan 23 | UNILAD: Kim Kardashian Accused Of ‘Promoting Poaching’ In Selfie With Wild Animal
- Jan 23 | 22 Words: Kim Kardashian Accused of ‘Promoting Poaching’ in Latest Selfie
- Jan 19 | One Green Planet: Domino’s and Burger King on List of Companies Using Chickens Bred to Grow Too Fast Under Terrible Health Conditions
- Jan 15 | VegWorld Magazine: Fast-food Brands’ Chicken Welfare Standards Shockingly Low in New Global Ranking
- Jan 8 | Forbes: Wellness Trends For 2020
DECEMBER 2019
- Dec 19 | Forbes: Animal welfare org says plant based fast-food burgers are saving 250,000 animals a year
- Dec 4 | The Shelby Report: World Animal Protection questions what's in pork at Walmart stores
- Dec 3 | Natural News: Rise of the superbugs: Bacteria are outsmarting humans. Will they eventually kill us all?
NOVEMBER 2019
- Nov 26 | Newsweek: Trump's animal cruelty act praised as 'historic victory for animal welfare'
- Nov 26 | VegNews: Investigation finds dangerous "superbugs" in Walmart pork
- Nov 25 | Newsweek: Walmart pork products containing superbugs resistant to critically important antibiotics discovered
- Nov 25 | USA Today: More than 14,000 sheep fall into Black Sea after ship capsizes; thousands of animals feared drowned
- Nov 21 | Travel Pulse: Cambodia Bans Elephant Rides at Angkor Wat Beginning in 2020
- Nov 20 | Washington Post: Animal attractions get new scrutiny from travel companies
- Nov 12 | Forbes: The Countries Keeping The Most Dolphins In Captivity
- Nov 12 | One Green Planet: Top 5 Countries with the Most Captive Dolphins
- Nov 11 | Travel Pulse: New Report Exposes Dolphin Cruelty in Travel Industry
- Nov 6 | NY Daily News: Stop keeping snakes as pets
OCTOBER 2019
- Oct 28 | World Animal News: Breaking! Signatures Needed After World Animal Protection’s New Report Reveals Expedia Group Sells & Promotes Venues That Use Dolphins For So-Called “Entertainment”
- Oct 28 | VegWorld Magazine: World Animal Protection petitions to end dolphin cruelty in entertainment industry
- Oct 3 | Travel + Leisure: From Surfing Corgis to a Parrot Safari in Brooklyn, Airbnb’s New Animal Experiences Are the Ethical Journeys We’ve Been Waiting For
- Oct 3 | Fortune: Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on Why ‘Animal Experiences’ Matter to the Company’s Future
- Oct 3 | The New York Times: New Airbnb Excursions to Focus on Animals
- Oct 3 | USA Today: Airbnb isn't just about vacation homes — now it connects people with animal experiences
- Oct 3 | Conde Nast Traveler: Airbnb Is Launching Ethical Animal Experiences
- Oct 3 | Fast Company: Airbnb’s new ‘Animal Experiences’ let you paddleboard with a corgi
- Oct 3 | Forbes: You Can Now Book Ethical Animal Experiences On Airbnb
- Oct 3 | Yahoo! Lifestyle: Airbnb’s New Animal Experiences Include Surfing With Corgis and a Parrot Safari in Brooklyn
- Oct 3 | LiveKindly: Airbnb will no longer offer experiences that harm animals
SEPTEMBER 2019
- Sept 26 | National Geographic: Inside the efforts to help animals hurt by the Amazon fires
AUGUST 2019
- Aug 5 | People Magazine: Animal Welfare Group Names 12 Animal Venues to Avoid, Including SeaWorld Location
- Aug 5 | Lonely Planet: Chang Chill, an observation-only, truly elephant-friendly camp has opened in Thailand
JULY 2019
- July 29 | Newsweek: Lions and Tigers Forced to Take Part in 'Gladiator Style' Amphitheater Shows, Shocking Report Reveals
JUNE 2019
- June 14 | City Limits: Opinion: The Ban on Feeding Animals in City Parks is Smart Policy
- June 8 | NY Daily News: Horseracing is just plain cruel: Too many thoroughbreds are suffering
MAY 2019
- May 29 | People Online: World Otter Day Documentary unveils the sad lives of wild otters caught in exotic pet trade
- May 28 | Orlando Sentinel: Be wary when considering exotic pets
- May 3 | Business Insider: Kim Kardashian is getting criticized for posing with an elephant in Bali
- May 3 | NY Daily News: Think of an elephant: People who love animals often wind up doing them the most harm
- May 2 | Buzzfeed: Kim Kardashian Is Being Dragged To Hell For Posing With A "Mistreated" Elephant On Instagram
- May 2 | Lonely Planet: How to avoid Kim Kardashian’s mistakes and interact with elephants responsibly
APRIL 2019
- Apr 12 | Vox: The Cheap and Shady Business of Taking Selfies with Tigers
- Apr 10 | AccuWeather: Man Tackles Seal, Wrestles it on Beach to Save it From Life-Threatening Situation
- Apr 7 | The Epoch Times: Lions Eat Suspected Poacher Who Died After Elephant Attack
MARCH 2019
- Mar 28 | Medium: Every Living Creature
- Mar 20 | LADBible: Heartbreaking Video Shows Chained Elephant Forced To Paint Self Portrait In Front Of Tourists
- Mar 19 | Mother Nature Network: Earth's tiniest porpoise approaches extinction
- Mar 15 | World Animal News: Breaking! New Report Reveals List Of Well-Known Companies & Grocery Store Chains That Are Failing In Animal Welfare
- Mar 13 | Market Screener: California Poultry Federation: How leading poultry producers rank for welfare
- Mar 12 | Care2: Marine Mammals Are Still Suffering in Captivity, But There’s Still Hope for Change
- Mar 11 | Cape Cod Times: Common sense: Is there an app for that?
- Mar 10 | Heavy: Joanna Toole: Tribute to the Ethiopian Plane Crash Victim
- Mar 8 | World Animal News: Breaking! Latest Global Report On Exploitation Of Whales & Dolphins In Captivity
- Mar 8 | TravelPulse: Marine Mammals Traded and Exploited for Tourist Entertainment
- Mar 8 | Animal Welfare Institute: Latest Report on Exploitation of Captive Marine Mammals: Situation Improving in West, Deteriorating in East
- Mar 1 | TravelPulse: The Uphill Battle to End Elephant Rides Throughout Asia
FEBRUARY 2019
- Feb 19 | World Animal News: Why Is Turkish Airlines & Cargo Still Enabling The Exotic Pet Trade After Committing To Combat Wildlife Trafficking?
- Feb 13 | Adobo Magazine: Campaign Spotlight: NYC Commuters Caged for Powerful Experiment from World Animal Protection and Serviceplan Campaign International
- Feb 12 | Shots: Caged Commuters Get a Taste of Animal Cruelty
- Feb 5 | Express Digest: Horrific abuse of endangered parrots is revealed
- Feb 1 | Travel Wire News: Gen Z and Millennials Say Travel and Hobbies Rank High as…
JANUARY 2019
- Jan 24 | PetMD: Planning an Animal Shelter Donation Budget for Natural Disasters
- Jan 22 | World Animal News: Breaking! According to World Animal Protection; McDonald’s, KFC, Pizza Hut & Domino’s Lack Commitment On Improving Welfare For Chickens
- Jan 17 | Restaurant Dive: Domino's slapped with failing chicken welfare grade
- Jan 17 | Smithsonian: You can visit this Australian island, but only if you pledge to skip the wombat selfie
- Jan 16 | American AG Radio Network: Restaurant chain firs back at animal welfare report
- Jan 14 | Newsweek: Starbucks, McDonald's, Domino's, and Subway are 'doing little' for billions of chickens facing 'acute and severe suffering'
DECEMBER 2018
- Dec 18 | Bio-Based World News: A year on from Blue Plant II, what has been done to tackle plastic pollution?
- Dec 21 | Veterinary Practice News: Dangerous superbugs found in pork across multiple countries
- Dec 17 | Seeker: Time is running out for pangolins
- Dec 15 | The Epoch Times: Traumatized elephants stop to listen as soon as man starts playing for them
- Dec 8 | One Green Planet: This young elephant will be isolated and beaten until she learns to fear humans unless we act now
- Dec 5 | World Animal News: The world most trafficked mammal, the pangolin, is brutally killed for its scales in India; This archaic trade must end!
- Dec 4 | Care2: Conservationists call for action after brutality of pangolin poaching is exposed
- Dec 3 | National Geographic: Hunters target endangered pangolins in India
NOVEMBER 2018
- Nov 7 | Scientific American: "Ghost Gear" haunts the oceans in a growing threat
OCTOBER 2018
- Oct 31 | Treehugger: Corporate giants join fight to stop "ghost" fishing gear
- Oct 25 | The Dodo: Bear saved from 20 years of 'dancing' gets his very first toy
- Oct 24 | Global Citizen: This is the deadly ocean plastic we should be paying attention to
- Oct 22 | Skift: Tourism for good: How Chiang Mai is showing the way
- Oct 20 | LADBible: Sloth selfies suck, here's how to stop them
- Oct 18 | Conde Nast Traveler: Is it ever okay to ride elephants while on vacation? It's complicated...
- Oct 4 | The Dodo: 11 seals are trapped in shallow water at this tiny aquarium in Oregon
SEPTEMBER 2018
- Sep 26 | Care2: Shocking investigation exposes the black market for jaguars
AUGUST 2018
- Aug 31 | EcoWatch: California moves to ban fishing nets blamed for killing numerous species
- Aug 16 | Business Insider: 6 everyday items that are doing more damage to the environment than plastic straws
- Aug 12 | Travel + Leisure: Why I'll never ride an elephant - and you shouldn't either
- Aug 8 | National Geographic: Free-diving family saves whale shark stuck in a fishing net
- Aug 8 | Yahoo! Finance: World Animal Protection applauds Kroger on commitment to end the use of gestation crates for pigs in its supply chain
JULY 2018
- Jul 27 | The Dodo: This is the shocking way wild parrots end up as pets
- Jul 24 | Animals Today Radio: Illegal trade of smaller wild cats
- Jul 17 | People: 7 Exotic wild kittens, including one who nearly died, rescued from illegal pet trader
- Jul 13 | The Dodo: Officials can't believe what they find inside New York man's house
JUNE 2018
- Jun 13 | Brownfield AG News: Animal protection group promotes ‘enriched’ group housing of sows
- Jun 12 | People: Freed circus elephants are getting their firs European retirement home: photos
MAY 2018
- May 9 | Portland Press Herald: Cleanup team tangles with 2 tons of ‘ghost gear’ off Cape Elizabeth
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