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87,570 South Africans petition for pit bull ban after most recent fatalities

November 20, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Firefighter leads response to deaths of eight-year-old and 10-year-old BLOEMFONTEIN,  South Africa––The two most recent South African pit bull fatalities differed little from dozens of others,  both in South Africa and around the world,  in the United States,  the United Kingdom,  Europe,  India,  and South America. This time,  though,  the South African response,  though,  has […]

Filed Under: Africa, Breeding, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, South Africa, Sub-Saharan Tagged With: Keshvi Nair, Merritt Clifton, Olebogeng Mosime, Sizwe Kupelo, Storm Nuku

New study finds: India rabies deaths & therefore world toll far exaggerated

November 10, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

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,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog health, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Ghana, India, Indian subcontinent, Niger, Pakistan, Rabies, Shelters, Street dogs, Sub-Saharan, USA Tagged With: Arnon Shimshony, David Semple, Hui K. Gan, M.K. Sudarshan, Merritt Clifton, ProMED, William F. Harvey

South African dog attack deaths, 2004-present

October 14, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Reports are logged as received. Compiled by the editors of ANIMALS 24-7 from media accounts since 2004,  this table (click link below) lists dogs by breed type or ancestry,  or as “unidentified,”  as designated by animal control officers or others with evident expertise.  All accounts are cross-checked by date,  location,  and identity of the victim. […]

Filed Under: Africa, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, South Africa

Pit bull “nanny dogs” kill three children, two adults, in nine days

October 7, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Tennessee attack killed two children and left mother in critical condition              MEMPHIS,  LUBBOCK, LIVERPOOL, GQERBERHA––Five fatal pit bull attacks in nine days and three nations––the U.S.,  the United Kingdom,  and South Africa––ended September and opened October 2022. Three victims were children.  All but one of the victims were members of the households of experienced […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Animal control, Animal organizations, Breeding, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Isles, Laws & politics, South Africa, United Kingdom, USA Tagged With: Ann Dunn, Colby Bennard, Hollace Bennard, Jack Looney, Kirstie Jane Bennard, Lilly Jane Bennard, Marlo Matthews, Merritt Clifton, Storm Nuku

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

How one lion & one bear survived the 2014-2017 ISIS occupation of Mosul

August 25, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Father of Lions: Saving Starving Animals at the Mosul Zoo by Louise Callaghan 383 pages,  2020. Forge Book,  c/o Tom Doherty Associates;  available in multiple print & electronic formats c/o Amazon,  Barnes & Noble,  Goodreads,  and Kindle at prices from $12.99 up. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton “Good afternoon. I am writing because I want to […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals, Eastern Europe, Endangered species, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, South Africa, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Abu Laith, Amir Khalil, Louise Callaghan, Merritt Clifton, Vier Pfoten

Former Safari Club International president convicted of killing his wife

August 2, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

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

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

July 30, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

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

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

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