Nevada “Tiger King” bill, animals seized from Jeff & Lauren Lowe, & 11 “critical violations” of Animal Welfare Act assessed against Tiger Creek RENO, Nevada; THACKERVILLE, Oklahoma; TYLER, Texas––Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak on June 4, 2021 signed into law a so-called “Tiger King” bill, “which bans public contact with big cats, elephants, primates, wolves, bears, […]
Good is not good enough! by Ed Duvin
The importance of understanding the stages of a social movement Years ago when heading an ethics institute, I was asked to speak at a nonprofit leadership symposium. I raised the issue that unlike corporations that go to great lengths to outperform competitors or perish, nonprofits too often subordinate excellence to expediency. This may keep their […]
“Stand your ground” fails in both iguana case & pit bull attacks
Florida attorney general’s office says “Stand your ground” law does not apply to animals WEST PALM BEACH, Florida––Rejecting a “stand-your-ground” defense, Palm Beach County judge Jeffrey Gillen on May 28, 2021 ordered P.J. Nilaja Patterson, 43, to stand trial on June 30, 2021, for alleged cruelty to an iguana whom Patterson beat, dragged, and kicked […]
South Africa debates end to “canned lion” industry & ivory sales
“High-Level Panel Report on Lions, Rhinos, Elephants & Leopards” recommends turnabout in national wildlife policy JOHANNESBURG, South Africa––A South African government wildlife policy study recommends an end to breeding captive lions for cub-petting, trophy shoots of captive-bred and raised lions, and exports of lion bones for use in traditional Chinese medicine. The paper also […]
Citrus County, Florida, tries to put Out of the Box Rescue back in the box
Efforts to transfer dangerous dogs out of the shelter system fill Citrus County Animal Shelter with more dangerous dogs than before, now held as evidence INVERNESS, Florida––Two pit bulls and an apparent Rottweiler mix impounded in January 2021 from Out of the Box Rescue attacked two Citrus County Animal Shelter volunteers and a staff […]
Rottweilers: two fatal attacks & three near-fatalities disclosed in one day
May 2021 dog attack death toll––eight––ties December 2017 record ANGIER, North Carolina; WHITEHALL, Montana; ALPHARETTA, Georgia––Two Rottweiler-inflicted fatalities and three Rottweiler-inflicted near fatalities, all disclosed to media on May 26, 2021, left Rottweilers trailing pit bulls in fatal attacks for the month by a margin of 3-2, and in disfiguring attacks by a margin of […]
San Diego showdown: trap-neuter-return advocates sue vs. return-to-field
Court case hinges on the difference between a truly feral cat and a tame, friendly cat found at large SAN DIEGO, California—A lawsuit brought against the San Diego Humane Society & SPCA by the Southern California animal rescue charities Pet Assistance Foundation and Paw Protectors seeks to establish, for the first time, a clear legal […]
How zombies from hell ate animal protection, by Steve Hindi
“Zombie groups” raise funds & do little else [Video version is accessible at https://youtu.be/NleYZ6GAC8Y.] Hi folks. I’m Steve Hindi for SHowing Animals Respect & Kindness. My friends Beth and Merritt Clifton of ANIMALS 24-7 on May 9, 2021 posted an article, Animal labs get free pass on inspections; AV groups mostly don’t notice, that, if anyone […]
Eaglet & redtail sacrifice: ancient defense against cannibal raiders
Cruel practice is remnant of crueler history FLAGSTAFF, Arizona––As many as 40 newly hatched golden eagles and at least as many fledgling redtailed hawks may be stolen by Hopi warriors from nests within the Wupatki National Monument north of Flagstaff this spring, as in every spring of the 21st century, for eventual use in sacrifices originating out […]
Factory-farmed pigs get a break from vaccine breakthrough
For factory-farmed pigs, avoiding African swine fever may be about as good as the grim news gets GREENPORT, New York––With all eyes on the progress of vaccination against the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has to date killed nearly 3.5 million people, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Research Service in early May quietly announced a breakthrough […]