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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