Best News Stories Of 2019: Animal Edition (Illustrations)

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Dec 9, 2019 2:00 PM EST

As 2019 quickly draws to a close, illustrator Mauro Gatti is highlighting the best news stories of the year and sharing them on the site, 'The Happy Broadcast.'

As written in the 'About' section, Gatti writes why 'The Happy Broadcast' was created, "I'm honestly fed up with all the bad news everywhere. I am not a journalist or an influencer, but I want to use my art to spread some positivity. I want to create something positive as an anti-venom to the vitriolic rhetoric that pervades our media. That's why I illustrate and share positive news from around the world in the hope that it brings you some happiness and inspires you to spread some good news yourself!"

We're definitely feeling that positivity, Gatti! 

Here are some of the best animal stories of 2019, to see ALL the best news stories -- check out the website or Instagram! 

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  • 01
    Yellow - BUS STOP 00 Holland covers hundreds of bus stops with plants - "Green Roofs" - where bees can take refuge The Happy Broadcost
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 02
    Cartoon - Netherlands has achieved the goal of officially becoming the first country without stray dogs The Happy Broadcost
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 03
    Illustration - Norway decides NOT to drill for oil (worth an estimated €53 billion) in the Lofoten Islands to protect its ecosystem The Happy Broadcast
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 04
    Cartoon - San Francisco's Cuddle Club unites senior people and senior dogs who need companionship, exercise and affection The Hoppy Broadcast
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 05
    Text - Seven eggs from the world's last two remaining Northern White Rhinos have been successfully fertilized. This may save the species! The Happy Broadcost
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 06
    Cartoon - From September 2021, Singapore will ban local sales of ivory, removing a key end-market for the valuable material The Happy Broadcost
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 07
    Green - Rice farmers around the world are using ducks instead of harmful pesticides! Ducks feed on insects and weeds, without touching the plants The Happy Broadcost
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 08
    Fish - WELCOME BACK These humpback whales have come back from the brink of extintion. Thanks to conservation efforts, they've gone from a few hundred to 25,000! The Happy Broadcast :)
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 09
    Text - For Sale No 00 Baby African elephants will no longer be taken from the wild and sold to zoos and circuses after a near-total ban has been approved The Happy Broodcast
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 10
    Text - PRIVATE PROPERTY Netherlands have built 5 artificial islands to preserve wildlife. In the first 2 years 30,000 birds and 127 kinds of plants have been reintroduced The Happy Broadcast
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 11
    Text - California limits pet store sales of cats, dogs and rabbits to rescue or shelter animals only The Happy Broadcost
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 12
    Green - I'M BACK Galápagos iguana makes return to the island almost 200 years after Charles Darwin recorded them there The Happy Broadcost
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 13

    Vote now for your favorite cat meme of the decade!

    via I Can Has Cheezburger
  • 14
    Cartoon - Villagers knit giant sweaters for Indian elephants to protect them from near-freezing temperatures The Happy Broadcast
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 15
    Poster - 980% Sea turtles are making a huge comeback, with their populations increasing by 980%, thanks to the Endangered Species Act The Happy Broadcast
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 16
    Yellow - Scientists in Finland have developed world's first vaccine to fight off 'bee apocalypse' The Happy Broadcost
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 17
    Cartoon - FUR FREE The future of fashion is cruelty-free. Luxury designers like Versace, Gucci, Armani, and Prada are going fur-free! The Happy Broadcast
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 18
    Water - German circus uses hologram animals instead of real animals, in an attempt to end animal cruelty The Happy Broadcast
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 19
    Cartoon - Canada passed a bill that makes it illegal to keep whales, dolphins, and porpoises in captivity for entertainment The Happy Broadcast
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 20
    Cartoon - allo 00 Dozens of creatures thought to be extinct found alive in 'Lost City' deep within Honduras rainforest The Happy Broadcast
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 21
    Cartoon - THANK YOU After Australian bushfires, people from all over the world knit little mittens for koalas with burned paws and raise almost $2 Million to help The Happy Broadcast
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 22
    Cartoon - Canada has created an Arctic conservation zone almost as big as Germany to protect its sea birds, whales and polar bears The Happy Broadcast
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 23
    Cartoon - 00 As the war raged in Syria and cat owners fled the city, he was left with 170 cats to feed and a new nickname: The Cat Man of Aleppo The Hoppy Broadcast
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 24
    Cartoon - YES LOVE In the last five years, Kenya's poaching rates have dropped by 85% for rhinos (and 78% for elephants) The Happy Broadcast
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 25
    Cartoon - New study finds that dog's highly evolved sense of smell can identify cancer with incredible accuracy The Hoppy Broadcast
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 26
    Text - By 2020, China will no longer require animal testing on cosmetic products The Hoppy Broadcast
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 27
    Cartoon - NO! An online petition has led major global food delivery company Just Eat and Deliveroo to take shark fin soup off the menu The Happy Broadcast
    via The Happy Broadcast
  • 28
    Cartoon - Whale sightings in New York City waters had a 540% increase - from 5 to 272 - since 2010 thanks to the success of environmental policies The Happy Broadcost
    via The Happy Broadcast

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