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Feb 2021

• Feb 19 | Everyday Health: Coronavirus Alert: Pregnancy Linked to Higher Risk, Pfizer to Test Vaccine in Pregnant Women and a Booster for Variant, PTSD in COVID-19 Survivors

Jan 2021

• Jan 29 | Pacific Longboarder.com: Dana Point Becomes the First Whale Heritage Site in the U.S.
• Jan 29 | MSN.com: Dana Point nombrado primer Sitio de Patrimonio de Ballenas en EE.UU
• Jan 28 | National Geographic: California Port Named First U.S. Whale Heritage Site
• Jan 28 | MSN.com: Dana Point, California, Where Marine Mammals 'live in Harmony with People,' Earns Distinction as First Whale Heritage Site in US
• Jan 28 | MSN NZ: Dana Point, California, Where Marine Mammals 'live in Harmony with People,' Earns Distinction as First Whale Heritage Site in US
• Jan 28 | Travel Awaits: This Beautiful California Town Just Received The First Whale Heritage Site Designation In The U.S.
• Jan 28 | Mercury News.com: Dana Point Named First Whale Heritage Site in North America
• Jan 28 | East Bay Times.com:Dana Point Named First Whale Heritage Site in North America
• Jan 27 | Los Angeles Times: Dana Point Named First Whale Heritage Site in the U.S.
• Jan 27 | USA Today: Dana Point, California, Where Marine Mammals 'live in Harmony with People,' Earns Distinction as First Whale Heritage Site in Us
• Jan 27 | Yahoo!: Dana Point Named First Whale Heritage Site in the U.S.
• Jan 27 | The OC Register: Dana Point Named First Whale Heritage Site in the U.S.
• Jan 27 | Patch.com CA: Dana Point Awarded Prestigious Whale Heritage Site
• Jan 27 | MSN.com: Dana Point Named First Whale Heritage Site in the U.S.
• Jan 27 | Yahoo!: Dana Point, California, Where Marine Mammals 'live in Harmony with People,' Earns Distinction as First Whale Heritage Site in US
• Jan 21 | Cola Daily: Repticon Coming to Columbia This Weekend
• Jan 20 | One Green  Planet: The Problem with Wildlife Tourism and How to Travel Responsibly
• Jan 19 | VegWorld Magazine: The F**K-It List Star, Amanda Grace Benitez and Plant-Based Chef and Founder of Plant You, Carleigh Bodrug Team up for World Animal Protection’s Meat Reduction Campaign
• Jan 13 | BKReader.com: Eric Adams Wants Brooklynites to Try This Meat Reduction Challenge, for Their Own Health
• Jan 13 | PigSite.com: WAP Study Shows That American Consumers Are Becoming More Aware of Pig Welfare
• Jan 7 | VegWorld Magazine: Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams Endorses World Animal Protection’s Meat Reduction Campaign

Dec 2020

• Dec 30 | Forbes: Even More Americans Ate Plant-Based Meats In 2020, And Animal Advocates Are Celebrating
• Dec 30 | Newsbreak: Even More Americans Are Eating Plant-Based Meats Than Last Year, And Animal Advocates Are Celebrating
• Dec 30 | Flipboard: Even More Americans Ate Plant-Based Meats In 2020, And Animal Advocates Are Celebrating
• Dec 22 | MSN.com: The Black-Market Trade in Wildlife Has Moved Online, and the Deluge Is 'Dizzying'
• Dec 21 | National Geographic: The Black-Market Trade in Wildlife Has Moved Online, and the Deluge Is 'Dizzying'
• Dec 19 | Philly Mag.com: The Day the Great Apes Died: The Legacy of the 1995 Philadelphia Zoo Fire
• Dec 7 | Newsweek: COVID-19 Outbreak at Canadian Mink Farm Infects Eight People
• Dec 4 | My News 13 Orlando: Animal-Advocacy Group Goes Toe to Toe With Orlando Repticon

Nov 2020

• Nov 17 | Yahoo News: Bear Bile Rumored To Be COVID Cure Seized In Chinatown
• Nov 17 | Patch: Bear Bile Rumored To Be COVID Cure Seized In Chinatown
• Nov 16 | Multibriefs: Experts Hope Plant-based Burgers Will Reduce the Need for Factory Farms
• Nov 10 | Cheddar: The Fight Against Animal Extinction
• Nov 10 | VegWorld Mag: With the Popularity of Vegan Options on the Rise, Two More Fast-food Giants Have Entered the Plant-based Menu World. What Effect Does This Have on Veganism?
• Nov 6 | Kxan: Concerns Voiced over Reptile Event in Williamson County after CDC Links Bearded Dragons to Salmonella Outbreak

Oct 2020

• Oct 29 | Now This News: The Pangolin is The Most Trafficked Mammal in the World
• Oct 26 | Civil Eats: Could Crate-Free Pork Become the New Industry Standard?
• Oct 25 | Fox 25 Houston: Repticon Returns to Houston, Organization Pushing to Shut It Down
• Oct 25 | Fox 7 Austin: Repticon Returns to Houston, Organization Pushing to Shut It Down
• Oct 22 | East Ridge News Online: Camp Jordan Urged to End Relationship with ‘Repticon’
• Oct 20 | 13 News Now: Moving Slow This Morning... That's Fine, It's International Sloth Day
• Oct 19 | Plant Based News: Over 80% Of Public ‘Concerned’ About Farm Animals’ Link To Pandemics, Says Poll
• Oct 16 | Feedstuffs: Companies Struggling to Meet Gestation Stall Commitments
• Oct 9 | ABC: Activist Group Working to Stop Charlotte County Reptile Event over Salmonella Concerns
• Oct 9 | NBC: Activist Group Working to Stop Charlotte County Reptile Event over Salmonella Concerns
• Oct 5 | VegWorld Magazine: World Animal Protection’s “Quit Stalling” Report Finds Most Pork Sellers Are Failing to Make Good on Promises to End Sow Confinement
• Oct 5 | Brownfield: Group Wants Food Companies to ‘Quit Stalling’ on Gestation Stall Commitments
• Oct 5 | KGFW: Group Wants Food Companies to ‘Quit Stalling’ on Gestation Stall Commitments
• Oct 4 | One Green Planet: Companies Failing to Fulfill Promises to End the Use of Cruel Gestation Crates
• Oct 1 | VegWorld Magazine: Animal Cruelty Rankings Revealed: Which Travel Companies Are Fueling or Fighting It?
• Oct 1 | The Pig Site: Wap Report Finds That Most Pork Sellers Are Using Sow Stalls Despite Welfare Commitments

Sep 2020

• Sep 29 | Newsweek: U.S. Imported Over 30,000 Bat Body Parts From China in Five Years, Report Finds
• Sep 29 | Indy 100: We Deserve to Know Where Trump and Biden Stand on Factory Farming
• Sep 28 | Indy 100: How the Us Approach to Climate Change Is Blocking Progress on Wildlife Trade
• Sep 24 | Travel Pulse: Tracking the Travel Industry on Animal Cruelty
• Sep 22 | Plant Based News: Target’s Own-Brand Vegan Range Branded ‘A Sign Of Major Progress’
• Sep 21 | Gizmodo: America’s Hidden Big Cat Problem
• Sep 21 | Independent: Conservationists Demand Closer Scrutiny of Global ‘Legal’ Wildlife Trade
• Sep 21 | VegWorld Magazine: Prepare Your Pets for a Natural Disaster with Video from World Animal Protection
• 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
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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