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U.K. House of Commons votes to ban imports of hunting trophies

March 22, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 3 Comments

Ban still must clear the House of Lords and gain Royal Assent,  but these formalities are more likely to delay than prevent enforcement LONDON, U.K.––The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill cleared the House of Commons on March 17,  2023 by unanimous voice vote. The silence of pro-trophy hunting opponents,  however,  scarcely means that the bill […]

Filed Under: Africa, African species, African wildlife, Asia/Pacific, Bears, Captive animals, Conservation, Endangered species, Europe, Feature Home Top, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Isles, Laws, United Kingdom, USA, Wildlife, World Tagged With: Charles III, Eduardo Goncalves, House of Commons, House of Lords, Merritt Clifton, trophy hunting

“Stop torturing baby monkeys!” Harvard Animal Law Clinic tells Harvard Med

February 11, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Maternal deprivation experiments by neurobiologist Margaret S. Livingstone evoke nightmares of Harry Harlow             CAMBRIDGE,  Massachusetts––Multi-millions of dollars in National Institutes of Health funding allocated to Harvard Medical School maternal deprivation researcher Margaret S. Livingstone were on February 8,  2023 challenged by more than 380 scientists,  medical doctors,  and other academic researchers rallied behind Harvard […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Chimps & other primates, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Lab animals, Religion & philosophy, Science, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Cat Hobaiter, Harry Harlow, Margaret Livingstone, Merritt Clifton, New England Primate Research Center, Richard Wrangham, Sarah Pickering, Stephen Suomi

Caribbean tax shelter wants to kill 450 tiny vervet monkeys––why?

January 20, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Technically not a banana republic,  Sint Maarten acts like one PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten––Suddenly globally infamous for a scheme to exterminate an estimated 450 feral vervet monkeys,  who have colonized the 16-square-mile Caribbean island nation for nearly 400 years,  the former Dutch colony of Sint Maarten might be considered a banana republic. Sint Maarten does have […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Caribbean, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, The Americas, Urban wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Alice Manley, Dave Du Toit, Eusebio Richardson, Leslie Hickerson, Merritt Clifton, Nature Foundation St. Maarten, vervet

For auld lang syne: last ANIMALS 24-7 obituaries of 2022

January 1, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

John Neville Hare,  Mark Stanley-Price,  Faith Maloney, & Vivienne Westwood The camel man John Neville Hare,  88,   died on January 28,  2022,  but ANIMALS 24-7 did not learn of his death until almost a year later. Born in Bexhill, Kent,  Hare became acquainted with working camels as a British army officer assigned to the Royal […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Central Asia, China, Conservation, Endangered species, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Isles, Nigeria, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Sub-Saharan, United Kingdom, Wildlife, Wildlife, World Tagged With: & Vivienne Westwood, Faith Maloney, John Neville Hare, Mark Stanley-Price, Merritt Clifton, Paul Watson

Four chimps shot dead at the Furuvik Zoo in Sweden––why?

December 23, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Shootings,  as info emerges,  look more like panic than a safety precaution             GAVLE,  Sweden––The more information emerges about the December 14,  2022 fatal shooting of four chimpanzees and wounding of another at the Furuvik Zoo,  about 100 miles north of Stockholm,  the Swedish capital city,  the more the shootings look like an ill-informed panic […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Europe, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Scandinavia, Sweden, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Annika Troselius, Frans de Waal, Ing-Marie Persson, Jane Goodall, Mathias Osvath, Merritt Clifton, Santino, Torsten

Joe Biden signs the Big Cat Public Safety Act

December 22, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Fifteen-year campaign nears climax for Howard & Carole Baskin             WASHINGTON D.C.––U.S. President Joe Biden on December 20,  2022 endorsed the Big Cat Public Safety Act into law. The Big Cat Public Safety Act on December 6,  2022 was unanimously passed by the U.S. Senate on a voice vote,  after clearing the House of Representatives […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, India, Indian subcontinent, Laws, Laws & politics, Sanctuaries, Tigers, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Carole Baskin, Howard Baskin, Joseph Schreibvogel Maldonado, Kevin Antle, Merritt Clifton, Tim Stark

Alleged game farm money-laundering may oust South African president

December 10, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Cyril Ramaphosa raised animals to hunt,  purportedly had $580,000 stashed in his sofa,  & was suspected of taking a bribe linked to $42 million scam by David Wills,  former Humane Society of the U.S. exec doing life for child sex trafficking             JOHANNESBURG––Win or lose a confidence vote at the African National Congress convention beginning on […]

Filed Under: Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Cattle & dairy, Deer & other horned species, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, South Africa, Wildlife Tagged With: Ankole, Cyril Ramaphosa, David Wills, Gavin Watson, Hazim Mustafa, Merritt Clifton, Phala Phala

Monkey-laundering? Busts of lab suppliers follow 15 years of warnings

November 28, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Wild-caught macaques may have flooded into U.S. labs for more than 15 years before the feds moved to stop the traffic HONG KONG–Did a small amount of monkey-eating in southern China cover for the development of large amount of monkey trafficking from the wild to U.S. labs? ANIMALS 24-7 and the International Primate Protection League […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Cambodia, Chimps & other primates, China, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Food & agriculture, Hunting & trapping, Lab animals, Laws, Laws & politics, Legislation, Malaysia, Morocco, North Africa, Poaching & trafficking, Science, Science, Southeast Asia, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: International Primate Protection League, Masphal Kry, Merritt Clifton, Shirley McGreal, Stephen Chen, Vanny

Bill Jordan, 97, wildlife vet, author, & founder of animal aid charities

October 6, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Jordan had a key role in forming at least nine organizations in 48 years,  most of which still exist William Johnston Jordan,  97,  known to the world as Bill Jordan,  wildlife veterinarian,  author,  and founder or cofounder of a constellation of wildlife care projects spanning the globe,  died on July 5,  2022,  at the SSM Health/St. […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African wildlife, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Book & film reviews, Canada, Circuses, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Ireland, Isles, Kenya, Latin America, Marine life, Marine mammals, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Poaching & trafficking, Religion & philosophy, Research & testing, Science, South Africa, Spectacles, The Americas, United Kingdom, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife, Zimbabwe, Zoos Tagged With: Brenda Jordan, Care for the Wild, Daphne Sheldrick, Merritt Clifton, Stefan Ormrod, vicuna, Zoo Check

“Tiger King” associate Karl Mitchell was Nye County animal control chief

September 13, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

From Animal Welfare Act violations to Las Vegas shoot-out,  cases tend to link to Karl Mitchell’s tenure PAHRUMP,  NEVADA––Nye County, Nevada, in 2000 hired as animal control director exotic animal trainer Karl Mitchell,  48,  a man who might not have been elected dogcatcher anywhere else. The previous Nye County record on animal care and control issues […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal control, Animal organizations, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Endangered species, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Other entertainment topics, Sanctuaries, Shelters, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Chester Stiles, Diane Davis, Heidi Fleiss, Henry Brean, Kari Bagnall, Karl Mitchell, Kenneth Moore, Merritt Clifton, Nancy Lord, REXANO, Ricky Davidson, Sam Ockene, Sheri Lee Allen, Steve Benson, Zuzana Kukol

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