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Will California catch up to Chinese regulation of bullfrog & turtle traffic?

December 11, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 1 Comment

California trails China,  Singapore,  Taiwan,  & Hong Kong in regulation of frog & turtle sales at live markets SAN DIEGO,  California––Meeting on December 13-14,  2023 at the Handlery Hotel in San Diego,  the California Fish & Game Commission will be asked yet again to ban the import into California of live American bullfrogs and freshwater […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, China, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Top, Food, Food & agriculture, Laws & politics, Meat issues, Pacific rim, Reptiles, Singapore, Snakes, Soft-shelled turtles, Southeast Asia, Turtles, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: chytrid, Eric Mills, Kristin Hugo, Leland Yee, Marshall Thompson, Merritt Clifton, Vance Vredenburg

Dogs, sheep, & storks seek safety in Gaza & Israel, two weeks into war

October 22, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Birds far outnumber humans,  but humans have the guns GAZA,  Palestine;  TEL AVIV, Israel––As many as 500 million birds per year,  of approximately 250 species,  migrate over Gaza each year,  including most of the storks in the world,  seasonally moving among Africa,  Asia,  and Europe. Hundreds of thousands of birds are on the wing over […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Birds, Birds, Christianity, Culture & Animals, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Islam, Israel, Judaism, Meat issues, Mediterranean, Religion & philosophy, Sheep & goats, Street dogs, Wildlife Tagged With: Israeli Bat Sanctuary, Israeli Primate Sanctuary, Let The Animals Live, Merritt Clifton, Nora Lipschitz, Saeed Al Err, Sulala Animal Rescue

Wild boars win, camels lose, across Gaza, Israel, & West Bank

October 19, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

No amount of firepower from either side or all sides is likely to stop the porcine onslaught GAZA,  Palestine;  HAIFA, Israel––Wild boars may emerge as the biggest winners in Gaza when the warfare stops,  and Bedouin camel herders the biggest losers. Regardless of whether Hamas survives,  despite the reported loss of at least 1,500 fighters […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Africa, African wildlife, Culture & Animals, Disasters, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Food, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Islam, Israel, Judaism, Meat issues, Mediterranean, Pigs, Religion & philosophy, Urban wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Bedouin, Haifa, Mahmoud Abbas, Merritt Clifton, Palestinian, Rawan Samamreh

Kevin alias “Doc” & “Bhagavan” Antle sentenced for wildlife trafficking

October 4, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Fined $10,000 & gets five-year suspension of permit to deal wildlife in Virginia RICHMOND,  Virginia––Kevin Antle,  63,   the former high school dork from Bettendorf,  Iowa who for decades has passed himself off as the self-professed animal training guru “Bhagavan” and the alleged conservationist “Doc” Antle,  on October 3,  2023 was fined the maximum $2,500 for each […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Laws, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Meredith “Moksha” Bybee, Merritt Clifton, Omar Sawyer, Tawny Antle, Tilakam ”Tilly” Magnolia Watterson

Dianne Feinstein, 90, represented animals in the U.S. Senate for 30 years

October 2, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Feinstein discovered animal issues after move from San Francisco politics to Washington D.C. WASHINGTON D.C.,   SAN FRANCISCO, California––U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein,  90,  who died on September 29,  2023 in Washington D.C.,  might have been more involved with animal issues than any other member of Congress,  from her election to the Senate in 1992 until her […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal racing, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Global, Hooved stock, Horse racing, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Hunting & trapping, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Science, Slaughter, USA, Wild horses, Wildlife Tagged With: AETA, Brad Miller, Jared Huffman, Marty Irby, Merritt Clifton, Mike Markarian, Richard Blum, Sara Amundson, Steve Hindi, Wayne Pacelle

Outside animal rescuers excluded from Morocco after earthquake

September 12, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

But British-funded SPANA and Massachusetts SPCA subsidiary American Fondouk were both already there MARRAKECH, Morocco––September 11 might be the grimmest of dates thus far into the 21st century. September 11,  2001 is marked in the U.S. for terrorist attacks that killed 2,996 people when Al Qaida hijackers crashed two jets into the World Trade Center […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Disasters, Europe, European Union, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Isles, Morocco, North Africa, Religion & philosophy, United Kingdom, USA Tagged With: Ahmed Khairoun, Amy Bend Bishop, Kate Hosali, Merritt Clifton, Nina Hosali

Nevada activist tilts at Lion Habitat Ranch fundraising windmill

September 2, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Annoula Wylderich has truth on her side,  but fundraisers, the law, & probably most duped donors don’t give a damn LAS VEGAS,  Nevada––Fumed longtime Nevada animal advocate Annoula Wylderich in a 2021 comment to ANIMALS 24-7 about a quasi-sanctuary collapsing in Florida,  “I am SICK of these disgusting,  reckless carpetbaggers who capitalize off innocent animals […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Sanctuaries, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Alex Pacheco, Bruce Eberle, Dana Gentry, Jeff Gannon, Keith Evans, Merritt Clifton, MGM Grand

Ex-Safari Club president Larry Rudolph bagged his wife; gets life

August 22, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Victim Bianca Finzio Rudolph & convicted co-conspirator Lori Milliron were also trophy hunters DENVER, Colorado––Former Safari Club International president Larry Rudolph,  68,  on August 21,  2023 was sent to prison for life for killing his wife of 34 years,  Bianca Finizio Rudolph,  56 at her death,  and also a prominent trophy hunter. Larry Rudolph shot […]

Filed Under: Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, Poaching & trafficking, Sub-Saharan, USA, Wildlife, Zambia Tagged With: Bianca Finzio Rudolph, Colleen Slevin, Judge William Martinez, Lori Milliron, Merritt Clifton

Jail break for Colombian owl monkeys; hippos remain on the lam

July 12, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Arbitrarily assigned conservation status protects owl monkeys,  but designates hippos Public Enemy Numero Uno. CALI,  Colombia––What a difference 15 million years makes! The most distant ancestors of Colombian owl monkeys,  a subspecies of night monkey,  are believed to have floated across the then much narrower South Atlantic ocean circa 30 million years ago on logs […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, India, Indian subcontinent, Latin America, Poaching & trafficking, South America, The Americas, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: IPPL, Merritt Clifton, Myriam Arévalo-Herrera, Pablo Escobar, PETA, Sócrates Herrera

Who to blame for animal diseases killing humans? Report says it’s U.S.

July 8, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Harvard Law School and NYU Center for Environmental & Animal Protection deliver a shocker for most Americans (but not for you!) “For many Americans,  concepts such as ‘bushmeat’ or ‘wildlife farming’ seem foreign,”  opens Animal Markets & Zoonotic Disease in the United States,  “but they refer to practices that are common within the United States […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Animal fighting, Asia/Pacific, Bats, Captive animals, Chickens, Chimps & other primates, China, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Deer & other horned species, Disease, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food & agriculture, Global, Horse & livestock shows, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Judaism, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, Reptiles, Science, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Animal Markets & Zoonotic Disease in the United States, Chronic Wasting Disease, COVID-19, Ebola, Harvard Law School, Merritt Clifton, New York University, ProMED

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