 The newspaper was retired in 2014 following a split within the board of directors, and in 2015 Animal People launched a new project, the Animal People Forum, an online magazine and social networking site for people interested in animal rights, welfare, and conservation.Kim Bartlett was hired as editor of "The Animals' Agenda" news magazine  in August 1986, where Patrice Greanville was already associate editor.Merritt Clifton had been freelancing for "The Animals' Agenda", and was hired by Bartlett and Greanville as the feature writer in November 1986.