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Yet again, repealing BSL brings a pit bull-inflicted fatality

September 24, 2023 By Merritt Clifton Leave a Comment

Pit bull fatality followed BSL repeal in Moses Lake in 2020,  & now in Kennewick,  75 miles south on Washington state route 395,  in 2023             KENNEWICK,  Washington––The September 21,  2023 death of Billene “Billi” Cameron,  65,  demonstrated yet again the strong likelihood that a community that repeals breed-specific restrictions of possession of pit bulls […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Top, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Billene "Billi" Cameron, Ian Dunbar, Kennewick, Merritt Clifton, Moses Lake, Zachary S. Willis

Oregon halts wildlife killing contests; New York gov Hochul dithers

September 22, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 5 Comments

New York legislature passed bill to ban wildlife killing contests three months ago,  but governor has yet to sign it into law             BEND,  Oregon;  ALBANY, New York––The Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission on September 15, 2023 voted unanimously to prohibit wildlife killing contests for coyotes and other species classified as unprotected mammals in the […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Feature Home Top, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Killing contests, Laws & politics, Predators, Religion & philosophy, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Deborah Glick, Gwendolyn Craig, Kathy Hochul, Kitty Block, Merritt Clifton, Mike Finley

Weasel words on the monkey beat: did FDA really end experiments?

September 21, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 1 Comment

White Coat Waste Project says National Center for Toxicological Research ended monkey studies,  but FDA indicates they might resume “in the future based on agency needs” JEFFERSON,  Arkansas––The White Coat Waste Project on both August 30 and September 18,  2023 declared victory in shutting down nicotine addiction experiments at the National Center for Toxicological Research […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Cambodia, Chimps & other primates, Feature Home Top, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Science, Southeast Asia, USA Tagged With: Anthony Bellotti, Avery Kron, Bill Bowden, Jane Goodall, Justin Goodman, Merritt Clifton, Scott Gottlieb, Veronika Pfaeffle, White Coat Waste Project

After the earthquake: donkeys & a lucky puppy rescued in Morocco

September 20, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 3 Comments

The London-based Society for Protecting Animals Abroad and the Massachusetts SPCA subsidiary American Fondouk are still the only major outside animal charities with boots on the ground in Morocco. MARRAKECH,  Morocco––Most outside relief organizations,  including animal charities,  continue to be excluded from Morocco following the September 8,  2023 earthquake that flattened whole villages in the […]

Filed Under: Africa, Animal organizations, Cats, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Donkeys, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Morocco, USA Tagged With: Ahmed Khairoun, American Fondouk, Comme Chien et Chats Morocco, Jarjeek Mule & Donkey Trust, Linda Edwards, Merritt Clifton, Morocco Animal Aid, SPANA

$1.62 million award against rescue for fostering out vicious pit bull

September 20, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 3 Comments

Record award in fostering case remains  lower than record awards in cases involving adoption and shelter volunteer             HACKENSACK, New Jersey––A $1.62 million settlement to be paid by Eleventh Hour Rescue,  of Flanders,  New Jersey,  to pit bull attack victim Carol Olsen,  59,  of Midland Park,  New Jersey,  appears to be the highest disclosed payout […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Carol Olsen, Eleventh Hour Rescue, Kelly Kaneko, Merritt Clifton, Nathan Carpenter, Paige Woody, Panhandle Animal Welfare Society

Soi Dog celebrates a million animals fixed in 18 years; lesson for U.S.

September 18, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 7 Comments

U.S. shelter killing is up,  despite & actually because of emphasis on “no kill” instead of s/n. PHUKET, Thailand;  ATLANTA, Georgia––“Today,  I am overjoyed to share the news that the millionth stray animal has passed through Soi Dog Foundation’s spay/neuter program,”  Soi Dog Foundation cofounder John Dalley exulted on September 8,  2023. “This is the first time […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Cambodia, Cats, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Population control, Population control, Rabies, Shelters, Southeast Asia, Spay/neuter, Street dogs, Thailand, USA Tagged With: Esther Mechler, Gill Dalley, Jeff Young, John Dalley, Leone Cosins, Marvin Mackie, Merritt Clifton, Stephanie Filer

Would Moses have practiced Kaporos? Did Jesus handle snakes?

September 17, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 5 Comments

Israel discourages Kaporos.  U.S. authorities ignore it.  Many U.S. Jews protest against it. TEL AVIV,  Israel;  New York City,  N.Y.––Compared to the slaughter of 25 million factory-farmed chickens per day for human consumption,  the annual sacrificial killing of 50,000 to 100,000 by the estimated 130,000 Hassidic Jewish households worldwide in the practice of Kaporos scarcely […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Chickens, Christianity, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Islam, Judaism, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, Reptiles, Snakes, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Avi Dichter, Donny Moss, Eid al Adha, Merritt Clifton, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur

U.K. to ban American Bully XL pit bulls, prime minister Sunak pledges

September 16, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 4 Comments

“I share the nation’s horror,”  says Rishi Sunak LONDON, U.K.––United Kingdom prime minister Rishi Sunak on September 15,  2023 announced that his government intends to add the American Bully XL to the short list of dog breeds prohibited by the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. “I share the nation’s horror at the recent videos we’ve all […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Breeding, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Isles, United Kingdom, USA Tagged With: Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, Ian Price, Merritt Clifton, Mohammed Sami Raza, Robert Buckland, Stan Rawlinson, Suella Braverman

All we know about animals after Morocco earthquake & Libya floods

September 15, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 1 Comment

Uncertain status of the Sahara sand cat is emblematic of the many unknowns following double disasters TOUBKAL NATIONAL PARK, Morocco;  EL KOUF NATIONAL PARK,  Libya––Little as yet can be reported about the plight of animals in either Morocco or Libya after the catastrophic earthquake that hit central Morocco on September 9,  2023 and the flooding […]

Filed Under: Africa, Animal organizations, Disasters, Donkeys, Egypt, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Libya, Morocco, North Africa, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Alexander Sliwa, American Fondouk, Debbie Hirst, Derna, Linda Edwards, Louise Holton, Merritt Clifton, Raffaella Torchia, SPANA, Telsha Arora

Cane Corsos & pit bulls killed two 93-year-old women in two weeks

September 14, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 5 Comments

CDC belatedly admits that fatal dog attacks are starkly up,  but does not acknowledge that bully breeds are doing 90% of the killing MODESTO, California––The demographic odds were 380-to-one against two consecutive dog attack fatalities being 93-year-old women who were minding their own business in their own yards when mauled,  2,000 miles away from each […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Arialdi Miniño, Chanthy Philavong, Jeane Bennett, Jiaquan Xu, Merritt Clifton

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