Western range issues can be seen from space BILLINGS, Montana––No one needs to take anyone else’s word about the condition of the western range. Monitor Google Earth for a while and ancient sages will tell you all about it. First, though, it is necessary to understand the evolutionary and ecological relationships among sagebrush, grasslands, […]
Beavers gnaw way toward wolf, grizzly & economic recovery in the Cascades
Future of logging, hunting, fishing & ranching region lies with nonlethal wildlife tourism TWISP, Washington––Vanishing salmon, Washington’s worst wildfire roaring through the Methow River Valley in July 2014, and flash floods that turned roads into rivers even before Finley Canyon stopped reeking of smoke and ash have brought beaver back to the Upper and […]
BLM to gather 575 Nevada wild horses, thanks to Friends of Animals’ “victory”
Friends of Animals blocked use of contraception while wild horse herd multiplied GARDNERVILLE, Nevada––One of the largest planned gathers of wild horses in recent memory, scheduled for Pine Nut Mountains Herd Management Area of western Nevada in fall 2018, results directly from Friends of Animals’ May 2016 claimed success in causing the Bureau of […]
Pit bulls bring turmoil & turnover to Chicago & Oakland animal shelters
Chicago animal control director out; Oakland director quit but is still there, for now CHICAGO, OAKLAND––More than two weeks after Chicago mayor Rahm Emmanuel controversially fired two-year Chicago Animal Care & Control director Susan Russell, and more than two months after Oakland Animal Services director Rebecca Katz put her job on the line to […]
Revenge-seeking Icelandic “Ahab” denies killing the great blue whale
“Blood feud” with anti-whalers began when Sea Shepherds sank two of his ships in 1986 REYKJAVIK, Iceland––Kristján Loftsson, the “Captain Ahab” of the North Atlantic, has furiously denied that the 22nd of at least 27 whales killed by his ships in June and July 2018 was the first endangered blue whale harpooned by whalers since 1978, […]
St. James Infirmary in Saskatoon: One Health 2018
Humane societies played hooky SASKATOON, Saskatchewan, Canada––From the perspective of 1,500 miles and more than two weeks away, the most remarkable aspect of the recent 5th International One Health Congress in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan was that even though hundreds of people participated, many of those who should have been there were not. No one attended […]
The eagle has flown!
Around the Saratoga Passage in 80 days Shot through the wing by an as yet unidentified poacher, but rescued by ANIMALS 24-7, Elvis the Eagle on July 10, 2018 returned to the air after 80 days of rehabilitation. The release, by ANIMALS 24-7 photographer and social media editor Beth Clifton, was directed by Progressive Animal […]
Pit bulls, bunnies, & advice from Ann Landers on her 100th birthday
“Wake up & smell the coffee” Wrote Sioux City Journal editor Bruce Miller on July 4, 2018, marking the 100th anniversary of the birthdays of identical twin sisters Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren, “When it comes to common sense, no one topped Ann Landers and Dear Abby. The two native Sioux Cityans dispensed miles of […]
Coming Events
Please send us the date, place, logo, and contact information for your upcoming public event! 2018 July 17-20: 45th Annual Southeastern Animal Control Conference, Newnan, Georgia. Info: www.saca-conference.org or [email protected] July 20-21: New Harvest conference on “cell-cultured agriculture,” Cambridge, Massachusetts. Info: https://2018.new-harvest.org/. July 20-23: Taking Action for Animals conference, hosted by the Humane Society of the U.S. Arlington, Virginia. Info: http://www.cvent.com/events/taking-action-for-animals-2018. […]
The Killer Dog Problem, by Charles Danten
Going to the root of things is always a good idea if you really intend to change things. Let’s start with pit bull advocate Anne-Marie Goldwater’s delirious statement: “We use derogatory words to identify a certain subgroup of dogs which does not form a ‘race.’ Like blacks, Latinos, Arabs… these aren’t races. Just like there […]
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