Known for elephant & rhino rescue, but contributions were much bigger than that NAIROBI, Kenya––The facts of the life of the late Daphne Sheldrick, who died at age 83 on April 12, 2018 after a long battle with breast cancer, are much more easily summarized than her legacy to wildlife, elephants in particular, and […]
These “Blazing Saddles” episodes were no comedy
Padilla Ranch and San Luis Rey Downs disasters may have been only part of the Southern California fire toll on horses LOS ANGELES––Of the estimated 700,000 horses living in California, nearly 60% live in the four-county Southern California region hit by early December wildfires, the largest of which, the Thomas fire raging in the wooded […]
What pit bull advocates don’t learn from their own maulings
“Sometimes things are just too broken to fix” FREDONIA, Arizona––Severely injured by one of her own pit bulls on December 4, 2017, Jacqueline Bedsaul Johnson, 61, lost little time in reasserting her determination to continue militant online pit bull advocacy, even if she cannot use her hands to type. Explained her daughter Adria in […]
Greyhound Friends founder acquitted of felony neglect
Rescue legend allegedly no longer kept up with the pack FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts–– Greyhound Friends founder Louise Coleman, 73, for nearly 35 years a pioneer of racing greyhound rescue, rehabilitation, and adoption, was on December 1, 2017 acquitted of felony neglect by Framingham District Court Judge David Cunis, after a four-day bench trial. Concluded […]
Best Friends & MOVE: cults, “white privilege” & the rise of animal rights activism
What if the MOVE cofounders had attended Cambridge, or the Best Friends cofounders had come from inner Philadelphia? KANAB, Utah; PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania––Cult leader, mass murderer, and serial killer Charles Manson died in Kern County, California on November 19, 2017, thereby completing nine concurrent life sentences in custody of the California Department of Corrections & […]
Bo the dog says “Help us!”
Monkey the cat says “Help us!” too $8,610.47 in bills due yesterday, and just $308.98 total to pay them with. That’s where we are, after Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria sent ANIMALS 24-7 readership soaring over half a million for the year, but appeared to send our donations down the drain. Two months ago we […]
Can Brother Wolf sell going meatless to dog-&-cat shelters and rescues?
Others have tried for nearly 200 years ASHEVILLE, North Carolina––“We’re a traditional dog and cat rescue group,” opened Brother Wolf Animal Rescue community outreach manager Caitlin Campbell in a recent media release, “and we’ve started a campaign to encourage fellow animal rescue groups across the country to adopt a public vegan policy in response to the […]
How 2011 Zanesville massacre moved Ohio to act on exotic wildlife
46 animal deaths & a suicide belatedly impelled anti-regulation politicians to regulate ZANESVILLE, Ohio––Six years after exotic animal collector Terry Thompson, of Zanesville, Ohio, released 56 lions, tigers, leopards, pumas, wolves, bears and monkeys before committing suicide on October 18, 2011, “Ohio no longer has a reputation as a state with lax animal laws,” recently […]
Tony, the truck stop tiger since 2001, dies at 17––will he be the last?
Had at least 13 predecessors in 30 years IBERVILLE PARISH, Louisiana––Tony, 17, the latest and perhaps the last of a succession of at least 13 tigers exhibited for 30 years at the Tiger Truck Stop in Grosse Tete, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, was euthanized due to advanced kidney failure on the evening of October 16, […]
Flood & fire: global warming hits animal shelters from Puerto Rico to California
Disaster follows disaster GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico; SANTA ROSA, California––An October 16, 2017 flash flood forcing the Humane Society of Puerto Rico to evacuate all animals and personnel at a moment’s notice had much in common with wildfires impelling the evacuation of northern California animal shelters and sanctuaries a few days earlier. Despite the conflicting characteristics […]
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