The Iranian people have never been hostile toward animals, but the Islamist government & the Revolutionary Guard are another matter TEHRAN, Iran; JERUSALEM, Israel––Animal advocates and rescuers on opposite sides of shooting between Iran and Israel report similar responses among the dogs and cats in their care since U.S. and Israeli forces jointly bombed targets […]
Chickens, rats, & my battle with leptospirosis, by Beth Clifton
Zoonotic disease can hit you anywhere GREENBANK, Washington––Sometimes ANIMALS 24-7 finds article topics right in our own backyard. Like World Zoonoses Day, commemorated annually on July 6. Today is the 140th anniversary of the first administration of the human post-exposure rabies vaccine by Louis Pasteur on July 6, 1885. “Zoonoses is the collective term for […]
Fighting 2004 no-kill law, Turkish prime minister Erdogan runs for dogcatcher
Criticized for economy & backing Hamas, Erdogan changes the subject to dogs in traffic ISTANBUL, Turkey––Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice & Development Party have in effect bet their political future on the proposition that they remain popular enough after 22 years of rule to be elected dogcatcher. Central to the Erdogan […]
Wild horses: reintroduced in Kazakhstan, shot Down Under, gathered here
A horse is a horse is a horse of course, except in public policy PRAGUE, SYDNEY, WASHINGTON D.C.––Conservationists on June 7, 2024 paradoxically cheered the simultaneous reintroduction of wild horses to Kazakhstan and Mongolia, and the ongoing massacre of 8,000 wild horses in Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia, with another 5,000 slated to […]
Pro-animal teachings in Islam made available free to the world
Animals In Islam, 2nd edition From Al-Ma’arri (973-1057) to ABA Masri (1914-1992) by Al-Hafiz Basheer Ahmad Masri with foreword by Syed Rizvi 165 pages, paperback. “This book is published for non-commercial and free distribution in collaboration with the Pakistan Medical Association, the Pakistan Animal Welfare Society, and Engineers & Scientists for Animal Rights to create […]
Iranian cheetah conservationists freed after serving long prison terms
Last four survivors released at Ramadan TEHRAN, Iran––All eight living Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation cheetah conservationists who were sent to Iranian prisons for alleged espionage in 2018 are reportedly now free. The last four imprisoned Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation personnel were released as the governments of Iran, Israel, and the U.S. exchanged warnings about […]
Two “sportsmen” convicted of Capitol invasion & one of sheep-screwing
U.S. Department of Justice bags trophy hunting guide, promoter of catfish “noodling,” & breeder of genetically modified bighorn sheep WASHINGTON D.C.––Bagging three prominent “sportsmen” participants in the Rocky Mountain region trophy hunting industry within 10 days, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia on March 20, 2023 announced the conviction of hunting guide […]
For auld lang syne: last ANIMALS 24-7 obituaries of 2022
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 […]
Vultures circling overhead are good news for Planet Earth
Both black vultures & turkey vultures are rapidly expanding U.S. range and numbers Feeling down about global warming, chemical pollution, and reports about loss of species? See the vultures circling overhead? Both black vultures and turkey vultures are rapidly expanding in numbers and range across the U.S. Turkey vultures have even appeared in southeastern Alaska […]
Animal evacuations from Kabul & New Orleans echo Saigon & Katrina
No U.S. military dogs left behind this time KABUL, Afghanistan; NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana––The last U.S. military flight from Kabul, Afghanistan lifted off on August 30, 2021 at 3:29 p.m. local time, evoking memories of the 1975 last U.S. military flight from Saigon, Vietnam. No animals were aboard either the final U.S. military flight from Kabul […]