Two charreada promoters busted in Boone County, Illinois; Burmese cockfighting ring busted in Wells County, Indiana; Los Angeles close to banning bucking straps & prods GENEVA, Illinois––Suspecting persons involved in an October 23, 2022 charreada rodeo had been charged with cruelty, but previously unable to obtain the details, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness on November […]
Anti-“Big Lick” soring PAST Act passes U.S. House; goes to Senate
And California voters dump horse racing bail-out measure WASHINGTON D.C.––The U.S. House of Representatives on November 14, 2022 for the second time passed the PAST Act, short for Prevent All Soring Tactics, and sent it to the U.S. Senate, where for the second time it is likely to pull up lame. But maybe not. Before […]
Should vets report vaccination clients to pet licensing agencies?
Question for ANIMALS 24-7 from a reader: “Our local animal control agency has proposed a county-wide ordinance to require all veterinarians in the county to report the personal contact information for each person who brings a pet to be vaccinated. “This information is to be used to try to increase licensing compliance, as an attempted […]
Tyson executive bust upstages three dog attack fatalities in a week
Mauling death of child just a few miles away gets less coverage than John Tyson’s pants SPRINGDALE, Arkansas––The November 6, 2022 arrest of Tyson Foods chief financial officer John Tyson, 32, might be said to have upstaged the Tyson Foods slaughter of 155,000 cows, 461,000 pigs, and 45 million chickens during the next week, a […]
8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds Council Bluff pit bull ban
Highest court ruling yet on breed-specific legislation favors it ST. LOUIS, Missouri––A three-judge panel from the St. Louis-based, conservative-leaning U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on November 10, 2022 unanimously delivered the strongest judicial affirmation yet of the constitutionality of breed-specific dog legislation, including outright bans on the possession and sale of pit […]
New study finds: India rabies deaths & therefore world toll far exaggerated
International Journal of Infectious Diseases affirms what ANIMALS 24-7 has reported since 2012 GUANGZHOU, Guangdong, China––ANIMALS 24-7 was right all along that “official” estimates of human deaths from rabies are inflated by magnitudes of order. The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about how and why the Global Alliance for Rabies Control, […]
The Coasts of California, ecological apocalypse, & evolution
Written & illustrated by Obi Kaufmann 639 pages $55.00 from HeydayBooks.com Yes, The Coasts of California would make an excellent holiday season gift for anyone interested in nature, ecology, hiking, or just in California generally, if only by reason of living there and wanting to understand the habitat and the socio-economic and political issues associated […]
Boone County “Mexican rodeo” bucks Mexican rodeo rules
If Boone County mayhem is “Mexican culture,” why doesn’t it follow the Mexican rulebook? BELVIDERE, Illinois––Two months of pretense by public officials in Boone County, Illinois, that violent abuse of steers and horses at local charreada or Mexican-style participant rodeos can be defended as part of Mexican-American culture appeared to disintegrate on November 3, 2022 […]
Impoundments from hoarding cases down 90% in six years––why?
No-kill shelters & “rescues” are failing at half the rate of 2016, but the reason appears to be growing reluctance by animal care & control agencies to undertake mass impoundments LITTLEROCK, California––Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care & Control public information officer Don Belton waited until Halloween, October 31, 2022, to disclose a raid […]
The “Big Lick,” Tunica, & the smell of horse manure in the morning
“Big Lick” industry hopes to raise a defense fund at show finale brunches in center ring TUNICA, Mississippi––Tennessee walking horse “Big Lick” fanciers either love the smell of horse manure in the morning, or, when converging for shows at the Paul Battle Arena, miss the odor of Sugar Ditch Alley, the open sewer for which […]