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Vultures: canaries in the pharmaceutical waste coal mine?

April 18, 2021 By Merritt Clifton 3 Comments

Diclofenac-related vulture death in Spain may point toward a much bigger problem Should the end times be near,  whether through global warming,  loss of fish from the oceans,  nuclear war,  or any of myriad other calamities,  vanishing vultures might  be among the early harbingers of the apocalypse. Vultures might be expected to descend on the […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Birds, Birds, Disease, Donkeys, Europe, Feature Home Top, Food & agriculture, Global, Hooved stock, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Mediterranean, Pakistan, Spain, Wildlife, Wildlife, Working animals, Working horses Tagged With: Diana Aga, Diclofenac, Ibuprofen, John Mallord, Motrin, Rachel Carson, Rebecca Klaper, Robin McKie

New Zealand ends live sheep & cattle exports by sea––two years from now

April 16, 2021 By Merritt Clifton 1 Comment

Export directly to slaughter banned since 2008             WELLINGTON, NZ––New Zealand agriculture minister Damien O’Connor on April 14,  2021 announced a permanent halt to live animal exports by sea,  effective in 2023. O’Connor,  though his announcement was not a complete surprise,  left New Zealand agribusiness,  the international animal welfare community,  and rival nations in the […]

Filed Under: Agriculture, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Cattle & dairy, Chickens, China, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Top, Food, Food & agriculture, Global, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & standards, Live transport, Meat issues, Poultry, Sheep & goats, Welfare Tagged With: Andrea Midgen, Damien O’Connor, Hmood Al-Khalaf, James Fyfe, Jed Goodfellow, Lynley Tulloch, Mark Harvey-Sutton, Merritt Clifton, Simone Clarke

16 real-life tips for surviving a dog attack (2021 edition)

April 14, 2021 By Merritt Clifton 7 Comments

Could electroshock have stopped shocking attack on Queen Charlotte the carriage horse? by Merritt & Beth Clifton Shocked by video of an April 3,  2021 pit bull attack on a carriage horse named Queen Charlotte,  and vividly reminded of her own recent narrow escape from a pit bull attack while riding her horse Link,  “social […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Top, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Amanda Medlin Underwood, Beth CliftonQueen Charlotte, Merritt Clifton, pit bull, Raleigh Lilith, Victoria Stilwell

In Defense of Animals founder Elliot Katz dies at 86

April 13, 2021 By Merritt Clifton 5 Comments

Animal rights movement pioneer             SAN RAFAEL,  California–– In Defense of Animals founder Elliot Katz,  DVM,  “died peacefully on March 24th at the age of 86,”  the organization announced via Facebook on April 9,  2021,  after word of Katz’s death had percolated through the animal advocacy community for several days. “Dr. Katz was a trailblazer […]

Filed Under: Activism, Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Animal sentience & intelligence, Beliefs, Chimps & other primates, Culture & Animals, Dogs & cats lab animals, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Food, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Hunting & trapping, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Other entertainment topics, Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Research & testing, Rodeo, Sanctuaries, Science, Spay/neuter, Spectacles, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Alka Chandna, Barry McCabe, Bill Dyer, Bob Jenkins, Carol Noon, Doll Stanley, Ed Duvin, Frederick Coulston, Henry Spira, Joe Haptas, John Smale, Lise Giraud, Matt Rossell, Max Redfern, Pat Derby, Paul Seigel, Raymond Giraud, Sheri Speede, Sue Herndon, Terri Oyarzun, Virginia Handley, Will Tuttle

Ed Duvin on Elliot Katz: “I had a unique relationship with Elliot.”

April 13, 2021 By Merritt Clifton 6 Comments

“Had a front-row seat for four decades with this larger-than-life man.” In Defense of Animals founder Elliot Katz passed away on March 24,  2021,  at age 86,   his former wife told me,  survived by their two daughters,  a grandchild,  and his brother. I had a unique relationship with Elliot.  It wasn’t merely that I was […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Top, Humane history, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Ed Duvin, Elliot Katz

Dog Bite Prevention Week: payouts for dog attacks up 21% in three years

April 11, 2021 By Merritt Clifton 2 Comments

Fewer claims in 2020,  but more damage             NEW YORK CITY––National Dog Bite Prevention Week is back for April 11-17,  2021,  focused as usual since 1956 on “educating people about preventing dog bites.” Again in 2021 there is no mention in the Dog Bite Prevention Week literature distributed by American Humane,  American Veterinary Medical Association,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Aziz Ahmed, Megan Fisher, Merritt Clifton, Victoria Stilwell, Yolanda Ciccone

Will Australia learn that “When the cat is away, the mice will play?”

April 10, 2021 By Merritt Clifton 2 Comments

“Be careful what you wish for” also pertains to mouse plague,  floods,  & infestations of snakes & spiders MELBOURNE,  SYDNEY––What stops a mouse plague? Driving 40,000 Australians from their homes in Victoria and New South Wales states,  while filling many of those homes with spiders and snakes seeking high ground,  the worst flooding in decades […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Agriculture, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Cats, Conservation, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Feral cats, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Invertebrates, Population control, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Leonie Thorne, Lucy Thackray, Matilda Boseley, Merritt Clifton, Sophie Riley, Steve Henry

“Tiger Baby Playtime” promoter Tim Stark meets stark reality in court

April 9, 2021 By Merritt Clifton 2 Comments

Stark threatens to euthanize himself INDIANAPOLIS,  Indiana––Former Wildlife In Need exotic animal park owner/operator Tim Stark was late on April 8,  2021 “taken into custody despite not facing any criminal charges,”  WDRB-TV reported from Louisville,  Kentucky. ” Scott Maples, chief deputy of the Clark County Sheriff’s Department,”  in southern Indiana,  “couldn’t elaborate Thursday about the […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Laws, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Billy Kobin, Judge Channing Strother, Judge David Dreher, Lucas Aulbach, Merritt Clifton, Tim Stark, Wildife In Need

Wolves,  bison,  grizzly bears,  and pumas: Montana moving backward

April 7, 2021 By Merritt Clifton 2 Comments

Big wildlife persecuted as surrogates for change             HELENA, Montana––Wolves,  bison,  grizzly bears,  and pumas scare the staunchly Republican ranching,  hunting,  logging,  oil,  gas,  and mining establishments of Montana,  but what scares them the most appears to be the prospect of becoming more like Colorado and New Mexico,  where Democratic-leaning Hispanic and Native American voters […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Conservation, Deer & other horned species, Dog use, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws, Laws & politics, Predators, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Andrea Zaccardi, Greg Gianforte, Jason Blevins, Jim Robbins, Marcia Krieger, Merritt Clifton, Michael Robinson, Michelle Lujan Grisham

Seaspiracy: seas, piracy, & Cowspiracy meet fishy business

April 4, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Fishing industry screams bloody murder Reviewed by Merritt & Beth Clifton Seaspiracy,  whose title is a fusion of “seas” and “piracy,”  and a play on Cowspiracy,  the 2014 independent blockbluster documentary also produced by Kip Anderson,  on March 24,  2021 premiered worldwide on Netflix. Within 10 days Seaspiracy had become a runaway hit,  seen by […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food security, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Marine life, Meat issues, Sea turtles, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Turtles, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife, World Tagged With: Ali Tabrizi, Beth Clifton, Don Staniford, George Monbiot, Kip Anderson, Lucy Tabrizi, Merritt Clifton, Paul Watson, Ric O'Barry, Sylvia Earle

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