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Former Safari Club International president convicted of killing his wife

August 2, 2022 By Merritt Clifton 13 Comments

Larry Rudolph & mistress Lori Milliron are now trophies of federal justice DENVER, Colorado––Former Safari Club International president Larry Rudolph,  67,  and his longtime trophy-hunting girlfriend Lori Milliron,  64, were on August 1,  2022 convicted by jury in U.S. federal court of multiple charges associated with the October 11,  2016 murder of Rudolph’s wife,  Bianca […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Poaching & trafficking, Predators, Sub-Saharan, USA, Wildlife, Zambia Tagged With: Bianca Rudolph, Bryan Fields, Larry Rudolph, Lori Milliron, Matt Sullivan, Merritt Clifton, Safari Club

Big Cat Public Safety Act clears House again, heads toward passage

July 31, 2022 By Merritt Clifton 2 Comments

Odds for Senate approval look good this time WASHINGTON D.C.––Clearing the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 278-138,  the Big Cat Public Safety Act pushed since 2007 by Carole and Howard Baskin of Big Cat Rescue appears likely to win U.S. Senate approval as well,  and be signed into law by President Joe […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Captive animals, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting practices, India, Laws, Laws & politics, Mexico, Poaching & trafficking, Predators, Sanctuaries, The Americas, Tigers, U.S., USA, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Brian Fitzpatrick, Carole Baskin, Eduardo Serio, Ernesto Zazueta, Howard Baskin, Kevin Antle, Lacey Act, Merritt Clifton, Mike Quigley

Amit Deol saved camels, Anton Mzimba saved rhinos, & both died young

July 30, 2022 By Merritt Clifton 4 Comments

Deol & Mzimba became legendary in India & South Africa,  respectively SIROHI, Rajasthan,  India;  ACORNHOEK,  Mpumalanga,  South Africa––Amit Deol,  46,  spent most of his short life helping camels in the Thar desert of Rajasthan state,  India. Anton Mzimba,  either 42 or 49 according to various sources,  spent his life protecting rhinos from poachers on the […]

Filed Under: Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal rights & welfare, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, India, Indian subcontinent, Organizations, Poaching & trafficking, Religion & philosophy, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, Wildlife, Wildlife, Working animals Tagged With: Carina Crayton, Christine Townend, Eugene Moll, Help In Suffering, Merritt Clifton, People for Animals, Sirohi

Victims escaped dangerous nations but could not escape deadly dogs

July 29, 2022 By Merritt Clifton 5 Comments

Marina Gabunia Verriest & Omar Ghawtah had little in common but shared their fate             ALBERTSON, New York;  HOUSTON, Texas––Marina Gabunia and Omar Ghawtah fled to the U.S. to escape threats of violence and persecution in their nations of birth,  but in July 2022 both became victims of canine violence,  eight days and 1,700 miles apart. […]

Filed Under: Africa, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eastern Europe, Egypt, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Georgia, North Africa, Russia Tagged With: Giorgi “Gio” Chochia, Marina Gabunia Verriest, Merritt Clifton, Neuman’s Olde Oak Ridge Trailer Park, Omar Ghawtah, Ronald Dale Jones

Ram fighting charges out of history to butt civilization in the ass

July 18, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Gambling pastime found in the Bible             LAGOS,  Nigeria;  BANGALORE,  India––“Ram fighting during,  but not limited to,  the Eid period,  and involving not just Muslims,  seems to have become a gold mine in Nigeria,”  a Muslim reader informed ANIMALS 24-7 shortly after the Feast of Eid al Adha on July 9,  2022. A ram fight […]

Filed Under: Africa, Animal fighting, Asia/Pacific, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Global, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Islam, Laws & standards, Nigeria, North Africa, Religion & philosophy, Sheep & goats, Southeast Asia, Sports, Sri Lanka, Sub-Saharan, Welfare Tagged With: Book of Daniel, Eid al Adha, Jacopo Lentini, Merritt Clifton, Mohammed, Ramcharger

Whose trophies were Bianca Rudolph, Paddy Curtis, & Riaan Naude?

July 9, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Two alleged perps in trophy hunter murders go to trial;  four still at large             DENVER, Colorado;  BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe;   MOKOPANE, South Africa––Former Safari Club International president Larry Rudolph,  67,  and his longtime trophy-hunting girlfriend Lori Milliron,  60,  go to trial in Denver,  Colorado, on Monday,  July 11,  2022. Rudolph and Milliron face multiple charges originating […]

Filed Under: Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Laws & politics, Poaching & trafficking, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, Tanzania, USA, Wildlife, Zambia, Zimbabwe Tagged With: Bianca Rudolph, Larry Rudolph, Lori Milliron, Merritt Clifton, Paddy "Bloodnut" Curtis, Riann Naude

“Ban wildlife trophy imports!” pleads former Botswana president to U.K. & U.S.

July 1, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Elephants & lions,  alive to be photographed,  seen as keys to a prosperous future LONDON, U.K.;  GABORONE, Botswana––Botswana may have more elephants and lions than anywhere else in the world. Seretse Khama Ian Khama,  president of Botswana from 2008 to 2018,  considers that fact so important to maintaining and improving the prosperity of the nation […]

Filed Under: Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Botswana, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Laws & politics, Poaching & trafficking, Sub-Saharan, USA, Wildlife, Zimbabwe Tagged With: Adam Cruise, African Elephant Journal, Boris Johnson, Hans Bauer, Ian Khama, Merritt Clifton

Busted again: the secret life of “Tiger King” Kevin “Doc” Antle on the lam from Iowa

June 4, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Does Antle fear identification with the ordinary more than felony charges? Charged with money laundering mucho bigtime MYRTLE BEACH,  South Carolina––Kevin Antle,  62,   self-styled as “Bhagavan” and “Doc” Antle,  was late on June 3,  2022 reportedly apprehended by agents for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Antle and alleged accomplice Andrew Jon Sawyer,  52,  also known […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Circuses, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, India, Indian subcontinent, Sanctuaries, Spectacles, Tigers, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Barbara Fisher, Carole Baskin, Christian Dall’Acqua, Don Elroy, Ellen Dahnke, Jack Hanna, Joe Exotic, John Weinhart, Keith Wilson, Mahamayavia Bhagavan Antle, Merritt Clifton, Sue Pressman, Tawny Antle, Tilakum Antle

Buffalo attack death mystery recalls injuries & deaths of other animal advocates

May 29, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Shando Mathebula,  Steve Ross,  Jerry W. Brown,  & Angela Glover JOHANNESBURG––The South African National Park Service [SANParks] and South African Police Service [SAPS] are reportedly investigating the May 4,  2022 death of Kruger National Park field ranger and dog handler Shando Mathebula,  36. Mathebula,  while on patrol in the park,  was either fatally gored by […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Pacific islands & other, Sanctuaries, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, Tanzania, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Andrew Oberle, Angela Glover, Frodo, Jane Goodall, Jerry W. Brown, Merritt Clifton, Shando Mathebula, Steve Ross

Tony Fitzjohn, renowned for wildlife conservation work in Kenya & Tanzania, dies at 76

May 28, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Began as a Boy Scout,  became a hippie,  hitchhiked to Africa,  & made himself useful Tony Fitzjohn,  76,  died on May 23,  2022,  “following a prolonged fight against a malignant cancer,”  the Tony Fitzjohn-WildlifeNow George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust announced. Fitzjohn recounted most of his long career working on behalf of African wildlife in his […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Conservation, Endangered species, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Humane history, Isles, Kenya, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, Sub-Saharan, Tanzania, United Kingdom, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: George Adamson, Joy Adamson, Kora, Merritt Clifton, Mkomazi Game Reserve

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