Bill to ban federally funded biomedical research on dogs & cats introduced in D.C. NORTH ROSE, New York––The human population of North Rose, New York, officially listed as 571, is expected to double and perhaps triple or more on September 26, 2026, as the 207-mile “March to End Animal Testing” concludes with a three-mile hike […]
Alleged no-killer De Anda charged; Miranda’s Rescue back in business
Bringing Rock N’ Paws to court after raid took six months. Charges still pending against Miranda’s Rescue. FORTUNA, LAKE HUGHES, California––One of the most notorious purported no-kill shelter operators in California, Christine De Anda, 57, of Rock N’ Paws, is now charged with 35 felonies and misdemeanors. Another, Shannon Miranda, 55, of Miranda’s Rescue, is […]
Rescuer busted after 2nd Hong Kong fatal dog attack in three weeks
Kent Luk Ka-chit has tried to help, but licensing dogs for others has landed him in deep do-do HONG KONG––A second dog attack fatality within three weeks, after none in ten years, has Hong Kong asking whether the dog rescue efforts of Kent Luk Ka-chit and Paws Guardian Rescue are the cause of “dog menace,” […]
Insider reveals deeper meaning of NIH & FDA animal use policy changes
Insights into evolving considerations for Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee members “How do we know that learning what happens to one animal tells us what will happen to another species,” an ANIMALS 24-7 reader asked in response to recent coverage of animal use in biomedical research and testing, “especially when the second species is […]
FDA finally moves to comply with 2022 law ending animal testing mandate
Compliance with FDA Modernization Act 2.0 comes only after FDA Modernization Act 3.0, compelling compliance, has already passed U.S. Senate & House of Representatives WASHINGTON D.C.––The U.S. Food & Drug Administration [FDA] on September 21, 2026 issued a long delayed “direct final rule,” it announced, “that updates regulations to clarify that non-animal methods can be […]
Dogs & cat use in labs is up under Trump/Kennedy, says White Coat Waste
Former Trump ally details new use of beagles & kittens in report MAHA Betrayed WASHINGTON D.C.––Apologists for the abysmal record of the second Donald Trump administration on animal issues have thus far tended to offset harm to wildlife, farmed animals, and horses, both wild and domestic, by citing purported huge reductions in animal use for […]
Pit bulls in court: dead include three babies, a grandma, & a grandpa
Yet another baby killed by pit bull/Akita as this article was posted VIDOR, Texas; GREENVILLE, Ohio; MARKLE, Indiana; TULLAHOMA, Tennessee––Orange County, Texas sheriff Bobby Smith on September 19, 2026 confirmed to Scott Lawrence of KFDM television news in Beaumont that a pit bull/Akita cross killed a month-old baby girl at about 2:50 a.m. that […]
Peter Max, artist, vegetarian, & pro-animal philanthropist, dies at 88
Peter & Mary Max were “a consistent presence” at New York City galas for animal causes NEW YORK CITY––Artist and pro-animal philanthopist Peter Max died in Manhattan, New York City, on September 14, 2026, after a fourteen-year struggle with dementia, his son Adam Max disclosed two days later. Peter Max, “a vegetarian and a teetotaler […]
Five alleged cockfighters indicted; ex-NFL star convicted of dog fighting
Good news from the Department of Justice on both the cockfighting & dog fighting fronts––but what took so long? BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky; MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma––September 10, 2026 brought dramatic demonstrations both in the Appalachians and on the Great Plains of why Congress needs to pass––and enforce––the FIGHT Act to knock the money out of cockfighting and […]
Why are those men in black swinging chickens over their heads?
Yom Kippur, Kapporos, & what Jewish animal advocates are doing about it NEW YORK, N.Y.––Yom Kippur, to be celebrated in 2026 from sundown on Sunday, September 20, until dusk on Monday, September 21, 2026, is to observant Jews the holiest and most solemn day of the year. To the other 97.5% of Americans, if baseball […]