Health Canada consultation to include public comments OTTAWA, Canada––Health Canada has extended until April 18, 2019 the public consultation period on a review of the “humaneness,” when used to kill wolves, coyotes, and bears, of the poisons strychnine, sodium cyanide, and … [Read More...]
Nine dolphin deaths in two years? Dolphinaris pulls plug on Arizona
Four surviving Arizona dolphins are flown to new facility in the U.S. Virgin Islands SCOTTSDALE, Arizona––“We’re excited to welcome four Atlantic bottlenose dolphins,” the Coral World Ocean Park in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, posted to Facebook on February 20, 2019. “The dolphins … [Read More...]
Killing contests: culture war losers flip the bird
The whole point is to be part of a gang doing the socially unacceptable To non-hunters, little could present a worse advertisement for hunting than the photographs, widely distributed via social media, of the 149 corpses of coyotes hung by their tails from a barbed wire-topped chain link fence … [Read More...]
A Grim tale of suspected dumb rabies & a dumber response
Who named the pit bull Faust, and why? ST. LOUIS, Missouri––Faust in German legend was an alchemist, sorcerer, and perhaps even a necromancer, meaning one who consorts with the dead, who sold his soul to the devil for the secret of transforming “base” metals into gold. The much more complex Faust of many literary renditions––who even appears in Grimm’s Fairy Tales––may more closely … [Read More...]
Houston dog fancier killed: “Before pit bulls, it was Dobermans”?
Elaine Richman killing resembled the 1955 & 1960 attacks that made Dobermans infamous HOUSTON, Texas––Found dead in her Houston back yard on February 8, 2019, Doberman enthusiast Elaine Richman, 66, most likely succumbed to severe facial wounds and apparent defensive wounds to her hands and arms. “Preliminary autopsy results list a sharp force injury as the cause of death,” reported … [Read More...]
Study: killing cormorants tripled losses of salmon & steelhead
"This goes down as one of the really significant failures in wildlife management in recent decades.” PORTLAND, Oregon––Cormorant massacres at East Sand Island, near the mouth of the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington, not only did not save any salmon and steelhead from predation in 2015 through 2017, but may have tripled predation losses, according to new research by Oregon … [Read More...]
Diane Whipple died for the sins of dangerous dog advocacy
Murder-by-dog convict Marjorie Knoller is denied parole SACRAMENTO––The California Board of Parole Hearings on February 7, 2019 denied parole to Marjorie Knoller, 64, convicted of murder-by-dog for the January 26, 2001 death of St. Mary's College lacrosse coach Diane Whipple, 33, at the door to her San Francisco apartment. Knoller will be allowed to seek parole again in 2022. Don … [Read More...]
Plea bargain in Idaho triple murder linked to dogfighting
Suspect could get eight years, or life MALAD, Idaho––Severo Luera, 39, the only person arrested in connection with a 2013 triple murder linked to pit bull breeding, dogfighting, and growing marijuana, “has struck a deal with state prosecutors that could get him out of prison in less than 10 years,” reported Madeleine Coles of the Idaho State Journal on February 8, … [Read More...]
U.K.: “Nation of animal lovers” or of wildlife assassins?
Royal SPCA, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, et al disregard & even promote cruelty on a shocking scale LONDON, U.K.––The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Great Britain, the world’s oldest western-style animal advocacy organization, founded in 1824 and granted a royal charter in 1840 by Queen Victoria, wants you to know about the long … [Read More...]
Dolphinaris Arizona deaths: it’s not about the desert
Four dead dolphins bring "temporary" closure of barely two-year-old swim-with-dolphins attraction SCOTTSDALE, Arizona––Already a target of protest before opening in October 2016, Dolphinaris Arizona, the newest U.S. marine mammal exhibition facility, is to be scene of yet another of many demonstrations on February 9, 2019. This demonstration, though, will have a bite to it … [Read More...]
Denied bond, Scotlund Haisley could get 30 years plus
"Fugitive from justice" charge dropped, but carried lightest penalty WASHINGTON D.C.––Denied bond on two counts of robbery for allegedly sticking up a Subway sandwich shop on January 20 and January 26, 2019, appearing before the Washington D.C. Superior Court in jumpsuit and handcuffs, Animal Rescue Corps founder Scotlund Haisley, 50, on February 6, 2019 won dismissal of a “fugitive from … [Read More...]
What if the cheetah defenders on trial for their lives were pit bulls?
Voice of America notices "the sounds of silence" from animal advocates TEHRAN, Iran––If Iranian cheetah conservationists Taher Ghadirian, Houman Jowkar, Morad Tahbaz, and Niloufar Bayani were pit bulls accused of “sowing corruption on earth,” facing the death penalty for killing someone, tens of thousands of animal advocates worldwide would long since have signed online petitions … [Read More...]
Why killing predators won’t bring back the salmon
Gulls join sea lions, seals, & cormorants in the crosshairs VICTORIA, British Columbia; PORTLAND, Oregon––Blaming seals and sea lions for declining salmon stocks, Pacific Balance Pinniped Society founder Thomas Sewid is frustrated these days because, Sewid posted to Facebook on January 23, 2019, “My firearm possession and acquisition license is expired. I cannot hunt … [Read More...]
January 2019 saw the most dog-related deaths in 13 months
Three killed by pit bulls, three in human conflict involving dogs, one possibly by German shepherd, one killed by dogs unidentified by breed HOUSTON, Texas––A January 28, 2019 shoot-out in Houston, Texas that left five police officers injured and two drug suspects dead raised the apparent dog-related death toll for the month, worldwide, to eight, the highest since December 2017, when eight … [Read More...]
Trial of Iranian cheetah defenders facing death penalty begins
"Evidence" is reportedly "confession" extracted from female defendant under torture––who then retracted it TEHRAN, Iran––The closed-door trial of eight Iranian cheetah researchers and conservationists for alleged “corruption on earth,” espionage, and “conspiracy against national security” is to resume on Saturday, February 2, 2019, and is expected to continue on Sunday, … [Read More...]
Ex-Bully Breed Rescue pres Lueders allegedly threatens to shoot family
Arraigned on new charges 24 hours after winning postponement of arraignment for deaths of five pit bulls NEW CANAAN, Connecticut––Heidi Lueders, former president of the pit bull advocacy and fostering organization Bully Breed Rescue, on the evening of January 29, 2019 was arrested “on charges of [third degree] assault, threatening and disorderly conduct following a domestic dispute,” … [Read More...]