Zoo births one rhino, scientists make five rhino embryos, trophy hunters buy rights to shoot dozens, & poachers kill 1,000-plus per year DUBBO, Australia; BERLIN, Germany––The Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, Australia, on March 1, 2021 informed media that it “is celebrating the … [Read More...]
Ceasefire halts cat shootings in East Bay Regional Parks––for now
But "Tweety-&-Sylvester" conflicts rage on, despite success of Project Bay Cat neuter/return program just across San Francisco Bay OAKLAND, California––The latest of least 30 years of frequent “Tweety-&-Sylvester” battles between East Bay Regional Park District biologists … [Read More...]
Florida regulators “put foot down” amid venomous snakes & alligators
Breeding green iguanas, pythons, & tegu lizards will be banned after 2024 TALLAHASSEE, Florida––Trying to lock the Florida swamps decades after green iguanas, pythons, tegu lizards, and countless other reptiles well-adapted to the habitat slithered in, the Florida Fish & … [Read More...]
Wisconsin hunters overkill the wolf bag limit by half in just 72 hours
But Spain, with twice as many wolves in about the same amount of habitat, puts wolves off limits to hunters MADISON, Wisconsin; MADRID, Spain––Wisconsin hunters and trappers killed 216 wolves in under 72 hours during the last week of February 2021, 97 more than the “management target” of 119, obliging the state Department of Natural Resources to close the “wolf season” on … [Read More...]
Police dog attacks on black children soar in Baton Rouge
But black cop was disciplined for shooting a pit bull BATON ROUGE, Louisiana––A Baton Rouge Police Department K9 officer, on patrol with his dog Mack on the night of January 6, 2021, “pulled over a suspected stolen white Dodge Ram pick-up truck,” WBRZ-TV reported. “As the two waited for assisting officers to arrive, police say the four occupants in the suspected vehicle attempted to flee … [Read More...]
Bullfighting politics take sharp twists in India
Bullfighting foes receive national honors even as Tamil Nadu state government drops charges against 26,450 bullfighting defenders & heads of both major national parties support bullfights CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu, India––Jallikattu, the Tamil Nadu form of bullfighting in which mobs abuse the bulls as they run through the streets during harvest festivals, on February 20, 2021 won … [Read More...]
Animal deaths at Primarily Primates were not “acts of God”
Why was Primarily Primates less ready for the Texas freeze than a pizza parlor? SAN ANTONIO, Texas––“After 4 days without power, we finally have electricity back at the sanctuary!” Primarily Primates posted on the morning of February 19, 2021. “Due to the tenuous situation here in Texas,” the posting added, “we will be using generators throughout the day in case the power goes … [Read More...]
Why are some Fort Polk horse rescuers celebrating the births of surplus foals?
Another Fort Polk "rescuer" faces charges in Florida horse deaths FORT POLK, Louisiana––Why are some wild horse rescuers in Louisiana celebrating the births of multiple foals who have nowhere to go except from sanctuary to sanctuary, if they are lucky? Why were alleged dealers in horses for slaughter Crystal LeBron, Gary Thompson, Jacob Thompson, and Tara Sanders still in … [Read More...]
“Slow response & jerky gestures” in death of vegetarian Elijah McClain
Grand jury investigation ordered 18 months after animal shelter volunteer died from ketamine overdose administered by paramedics at police direction AURORA, Colorado––If slow response and jerky gestures were the criteria for injecting ketamine into the butts of Colorado public officials, as well as the alleged symptoms for which Aurora paramedics fatally overdosed vegetarian animal shelter … [Read More...]
Parents try to raise children safely; pit bulls et al have other ideas
Mourning on Valentine's Day Having taken to heart the pit bull advocacy claim that “It’s all in how you raise them,” young people in at least eight communities scattered among Argentina, Britain, and the U.S. spent Valentine’s Day 2021 in shock and mourning after eight pit bulls, a Dogo Argentino mix, and a Rottweiler unexpectedly turned on them and their families––and this was only a … [Read More...]
Complaining that seals cause “stress,” farm cuts gills from salmon alive
John Robins: "Salmon farming is cruel, plain and simple." STORNOWAY, Scotland––The Danish-owned Scottish Salmon Company, just three weeks after complaining to media about seal attacks "stressing" farmed Atlantic salmon near Portree on Skye, has been exposed in undercover video obtained by Animal Equality U.K. for allegedly allowing routine cruelty in processing on a scale making … [Read More...]
World Federation for Animals seeks “One ring to bind them all”
But progress for animals is not achieved with "rings of power" BOSTON, Massachusetts––Any resemblance between mild-mannered World Federation for Animals founder Wim DeKok, a longtime exemplar of peaceful cooperation, and Sauron, the vengeful Satanic wizard of the Lord of the Rings trilogy authored by J.R.R. Tolkien, would be difficult to discover. Yet there is a … [Read More...]
Colorado pit bull defense lawyer charged in alleged murder-for-hire plot
Animal Law Center founder Jennifer Edwards now has more in common with "Joe Exotic" than just initials and notoriety EVERGREEN, Colorado––Animal Law Center founder Jennifer Reba Edwards, 43, central to efforts to overturn and weaken Colorado dangerous dog laws, now has more in common with the notorious “Joe Exotic” than just the “JE” initials and media notoriety. The former … [Read More...]
Enforcing anti-cruelty laws proves harder than passing them
Who enforces "victories" won by the Humane Society of the United States? Stop Animal Exploitation Now, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, & the Humane Farming Association are trying. SALT LAKE CITY, LEXINGTON, BOSTON––Some animal advocacy organizations with multi-million-dollar-a-year-plus incomes attract donors by the hundreds of thousands through winning passage of … [Read More...]
Geologist John Stockwell co-edited journal Between the Species
Longtime advocate for animals & vegetarian living John Stockwell, 85, an advocate for animals and vegetarian living whose involvement dated back to the very beginnings of the late twentieth century animal rights movement, died on November 23, 2020 in Berkeley, California, his home off and on since 1961 and continuously since 1982. Born in Superior, Nebraska, Stockwell lettered in … [Read More...]
Vegan animal advocate Thomas “Tommy” Bloom Raskin, 25
Second young activist suicide in six months raises profile of "compassion fatigue" Vegan animal advocate Thomas “Tommy” Bloom Raskin, 25, died by suicide on New Year’s Eve 2020. His death, a shock to hundreds of family, friends, and acquaintances, rekindled an ongoing discussion of depression and suicides among committed activists that had barely simmered down since the July 28, 2020 … [Read More...]
Seal-shooting salmon farmers have a £5,000 price on their heads
U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act brought law to save seals in Scottish waters EDINBURGH, Scotland––Seal-shooting salmon farmers have a £5,000 price on their heads, posted by Animal Concern Scotland on February 1, 2021. The reward is specifically for information leading to the first successful prosecution under a new Scottish seal protection law, adopted on June 17, 2020 to … [Read More...]
Rick Collord, 72, helped lead transition from the high-kill to the no-kill era
Headed 10 animal shelters in six states Rick Collord, 72, a 42-year humane professional and chief executive of humane societies for most of that time, died on January 26, 2021 in Lexington, North Carolina, his home since 2017. Born Irving Richard Collord III in 1948 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Rick Collord––no one ever called him Irving––was the son of car dealer and nationally ranked … [Read More...]
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