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

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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 […]

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

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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,  […]

South African dog attack deaths, 2004-present

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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. […]

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

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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 […]

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

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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. […]

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

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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 […]

Former Safari Club International president convicted of killing his wife

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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

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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 […]