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1st Hong Kong fatal pit bull attack in 10 years rouses public more than 41 in U.S.

September 3, 2026 By Merritt Clifton 3 Comments

“JoJo” was a “dog slave” who tried to save them all,  but died as a pit bull’s dessert HONG KONG––Wong Cho-yee,  33,  dog rescuer and trainer,  “JoJo” to her friends,  was not much different from thousands of young American women,  and others around the world,  who dream of earning their livings helping animals. Wong Cho-yee […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, China, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Catherine S. Chan, Chan Siu-yin, George Watford, J.D. Johnson, Lai Cheong-sang, Liu Wing-yan, Lloyd Tait, Merritt Clifton, Wong Cho-yee, Yuen Wing-sum

Allegedly trapped by entrapment attempt, Wildlife SOS tries to “wring off”

August 24, 2026 By Merritt Clifton

How did Wildlife SOS cofounder & experienced anti-poaching investigator Kartick Satyanarayan get caught in such a tangle? AGRA,  India––Wildlife law enforcement agents worldwide,  both with government agencies and with nonprofit organizations,  might take a lesson from the present plight of Wildlife SOS cofounder Kartick Satyanarayan. In particular,  Satyanarayan could probably teach quite a bit from […]

Filed Under: Asia, Asia/Pacific, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunting & trapping, India, Indian subcontinent, Laws, Organizations, Poaching & trafficking, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Bhagwan Singh, Geeta Seshamani, Jay Mazoomdaar, Kartick Satyanarayan, Maneka Gandhi, Merritt Clifton, Sameeta Rajora, Wasim Akram

Cockfighters,  dog & cat meat breeders play the violin for lost lives

July 24, 2026 By Merritt Clifton

Cruel hypocrisy masquerades as concern for exploited dogs,  cats,  & gamefowl             SEOUL;  HANOI;  CROSS PLAINS,  Texas;  BENNETT, Colorado––One need not have spent much time personally investigating Southeast Asian dog and cat meat markets,  or U.S. cockpits,  or even just viewing the wealth of undercover and drone video of such operations gathered in recent years […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Cats, Chickens, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eating cats, Eating dogs, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Pacific rim, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, South Korea, Southeast Asia, USA, Vietnam Tagged With: Danzig's Roost, General Cross, Justin Blake Hart, Justin Herron, Kevin Chambers, Kitty Block, Merritt Clifton, Mike Ratliff, Steve Hindi, Tonda Curry

Trump regime reneging on lab monkey retirement

July 17, 2026 By Merritt Clifton

Exit of animal use critics from the Trump administration,  opposition from major research funder,  & Trump policy-driven surge in Chinese lab demand stimulate “monkey hoarding” HILLSBORO,  Oregon––Hopes that the Oregon National Primate Research Center might become a sanctuary for the almost 5,000 resident monkeys and baboons appear to have been dashed by Oregon Health & […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Chimps & other primates, China, Feature Home Bottom, Lab animals, Sanctuaries, Science, Science, USA Tagged With: Andrew Sylvester, Christopher D. Kroenke, Guo Xiangyu, Marty Makary, Merritt Clifton, Neal Barnard, Rachael Wolters, Rudolf 'Skip' Bohm Jr., Sam Beyda, Shereef Elnahal, Xavier Westergaard

Cats & dogs: how tigers, leopards, jaguars, & coyotes survive in suburbs

June 15, 2026 By Merritt Clifton

Dog & cat feeders unwittingly bait wild predators Cats hunt,  dogs scavenge.  When either dog or cat numbers drop,  the other changes behavior MUMBAI,  India;  MAHAHUAL,  Mexico;  KATHAMANDU,  Nepal;  SAN FRANCISCO,  California––Recent reports of tiger,  jaguar,  leopard,  and coyote predation in human-dominated habitat come as reminders that the cat/dog relationship,  even in the presence of […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Asia/Pacific, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Mexico, The Americas, Tigers, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Alex Braczkowski, Amir Sadaula, Merritt Clifton, Monica Carral-Garcia, Nikit Surve, Tali Caspi

Sloths & the 70 (?) deadly sins of wildlife exhibitor Larry Wallach

June 5, 2026 By Merritt Clifton

Cougars,  bears,  sloths,  & a kangaroo,  oh my,  & a rap sheet as long as a python MARGATE,  Florida;  BROOKHAVEN,  New York––Sloth,  a harmless herbivorous “species of least concern,”  according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature,  frequently exhibited but rarely surviving long in captivity,  also happens to be the name of one […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Laws, Laws & politics, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Ana Maria Campos, Antoine Yates, Barbara Hartman-Harrod, Harold H. Malkmes, John Di Leonardo, Kathi Travers, Merritt Clifton, Richard Sowers, Tommy Ruzzano

Feds bust Louisiana cop for allegedly retaliating against cockfighting witness

June 4, 2026 By Merritt Clifton

Cop apparently tried to forge documents to get witness deported as alleged illegal alien GULFPORT,  Mississippi––Confirmation of probable collusion between cockfighters and elements of law enforcement surfaced in Gulfport,  Mississippi on June 1,  2026,  days after major cockfighting busts in Mississippi,  Pennsylvania,  and Virginia. U.S. Federal Court magistrate judge Bradley Rath denied bond for Hammond,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Bullfighting, Chickens, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Politics, Poultry, South America, The Americas, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Bert Lester, Delbert Myrick, Denver Keith Golmon, Jack Standfield, Merritt Clifton, Steve Hindi, Wayne Pacelle

Haj 2026 ends with livestock slaughter down, killing dogs judicially decried

June 1, 2026 By Merritt Clifton

Blockade of the Strait of Hormuz stopped livestock shipments to seven nations.  Islamabad High Court rules that indiscriminately killing street dogs contradicts Islamic law. ISLAMABAD,  Pakistan––The 2026 Haj season,  meaning the pilgrimage-to-Mecca season observed by the Islamic faithful,  ended on May 30-31 with both good and bad news for animals. The bad news,  as ever,  […]

Filed Under: Africa, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Cattle & dairy, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dog racing, Dog sledding, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Global, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Islam, Live transport, Meat issues, North Africa, Pakistan, Religion & philosophy, Scandinavia, Sheep & goats, Sweden Tagged With: Åke Nordin., Faiysal Ali Khan, Hassan Nawaz Makhdoom, Katrina Love, Khadim Hussain Soomro, Merritt Clifton, Samar Khan

Safety from dog attacks is basic human right, India Supreme Court rules

May 21, 2026 By Merritt Clifton

Current pace of fatal dog attacks in Tamil Nadu state alone would project to more than 3,000/year for the whole of India NEW DELHI,  India––Issuing the most emphatic Supreme Court of India ruling yet against “dog menace,”  a three-judge panel reviewing Indian dog law since August 2025 on May 19,  2026 held that neither dogs […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, India, Indian subcontinent, Laws & politics, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Aratrika Bhaumik, Merritt Clifton, N.V. Anjaria, Sandeep Mehta, Vikram Nath

How “tiger porn” & kitten handling Trump the Big Cat Public Safety Act

May 16, 2026 By Merritt Clifton

The Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary,  Knoxville Zoo,  and Sharkarosa Zoo defy the intent of the Big Cat Public Safety Act,  if not the actual letter of it             WEST BEND,  Wisconsin;  KNOXVILLE,  Tennessee;  PILOT POINT,  Texas––One might call it “tiger porn.” Mingling fantasy with delusion,  voyeurism,  exhibitionism,  and profitable showmanship,  the grotesquely misnamed roadside zoo calling […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Laws, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Religion & philosophy, Sanctuaries, Tigers, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Carole Baskin, David Fechter, Howard Baskin, Jeff Kremer, Kitty Block, Merritt Clifton, Richard Briggs, Sara Amundson

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