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Horses die by the hundreds on pilgrimage to honor the Hindu “God of all animals”

June 12, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

What if 600 horses died climbing Pikes Peak? DEHRADUN,  Uttarakhand,  India––One might imagine that the annual pilgrimage to Kedarnath,  a temple in the Himalayas built in honor of Lord Pashupatinath,  the Hindu god of all animals,  might be undertaken with particular attention to animal welfare. But then,  one might also expect all four legs of […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Cruelty & neglect, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Hinduism, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Religion & philosophy, Working animals, Working horses Tagged With: Char Dham Yatra, Gauri Maulekhi, Kedarnath, Pashupatinath, Pike's Peak, Uttarakhand

Alisa Marie Mullins: longtime behind-the-scenes voice of PETA

March 28, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

PETA obituary understated Mullins’ role as author,  ghostwriter,  & spokesperson Alisa Marie Mullins,  59,  a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals researcher and writer for 30 years,  died on March 22, 2022 “after a 2-year battle with brain cancer,”  PETA announced. The PETA obituary announcement understated Mullins’ longtime role as author and/or ghost writer […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Cats, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Humane history, India, Indian subcontinent, Islam, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Barack Obama, KKK, McDonald's, Merritt Clifton, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Peter Wolf, Steve Hindi, Vox Felina

Who were the gurus who helped to inspire the animal rights movement?

December 25, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Spiritual mentors sold vegetarianism before most animal advocates dared mention it PUTTAPARTHI,  Andhra Pradesh,  India;  QUEENS, New York––Who were the unofficial gurus of the early animal rights movement,  who helped to sell vegetarianism,  in particular,  even before any major animal advocacy groups added a vegan or vegetarian component to their message? “Guru,”  in the Buddhist,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Bangladesh, Beliefs, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Buddhism, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food & agriculture, Hinduism, Humane history, India, Indian subcontinent, Organizations, Religion & philosophy, USA, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: A.C. Bhaktivedanta, Chatral Rinpoche, Dinshah P. Ghadali, Freya Dinshah, H. Jay Dinshah, Hari Krishna, Jayanti Timm, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Sathya Sai Baba, Shamar Rinpoche, Sri Chinmoy

Irish farmers have a beef––and that’s our problem, too

November 8, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Pastoral nations object to cattle cutbacks recommended for greenhouse gas emissions based on factory farm data GLASGOW, Scotland––“Cutting methane,”  specifically methane emitted by cattle,  “is the biggest opportunity to slow [global] warming between now and 2040,”  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change lead reviewer Durwood Zaelke suggested in August 2021,  during the run-up to the 2021 […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Cattle & dairy, China, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Ethiopia, Europe, European Union, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food & agriculture, Food & agriculture, Food security, Global, Hinduism, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Ireland, Isles, Kenya, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Pollution, Religion & philosophy, Scotland Tagged With: Amanda Little, Christine Chemnitz, Durwood Zaelke, Frank O'Mara, Ian Scoones, John Carmody, Lester Brown, Lisa O'Carroll, Merritt Clifton, Morwenna Coniam, Peter Flanagan

Food & Justice, veg history to be proud of, & chickenshit in Kentucky

September 11, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

What Brenda Sanders & Chinny Krishna don’t have in common with Sheriff John Root BALTIMORE, Maryland;  CHENNAI,  Tamil Nadu,  India;  London, Kentucky––Some people,  like Food & Justice web video host Brenda Sanders of Baltimore,  dedicate their lives to breaking down stereotypes and expanding the horizons of everyone around them. Some people,  like longtime Blue Cross […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Chickens, Cockfighting, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Food & agriculture, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, India, Indian subcontinent, Population control, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, Science, USA Tagged With: Brenda Sanders, Chinny Krishna, Merritt Clifton, Sheriff John Root, Steve Hindi

Bullfighting politics take sharp twists in India

February 22, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Bullfighting foes receive national honors even as Tamil Nadu state government drops charges against 26,450 bullfighting defenders & heads of both major national parties support  bullfights             CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu, India––Jallikattu,  the Tamil Nadu form of bullfighting in which mobs abuse the bulls as they run through the streets during harvest festivals,  on February 20,  […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Bullfighting, Cattle & dairy, Cultural, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Hinduism, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Organizations, Politics, Religion & philosophy, Science Tagged With: Chinny Krishna, Dipak Misra, Merritt Clifton, Nahrendra Modi, Prani Mitra, R.M. Kharb, Rahul Gandhi

Maneka makes waves as animal welfare minister (November 1998)

November 15, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Moved rapidly on marine mammal exhibition, cattle transport, & wild-caught bird trade NEW DELHI––Contrary to Press Trust of India and New Zealand Press Association reports of October 7,  Indian minister for social justice and empowerment Maneka Gandhi did not ban animal experiments in India effective on October 8,  1998  but she did announce draft regulations […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Birds, Birds, Cattle & dairy, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Food, Food & agriculture, Hinduism, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, India, Indian subcontinent, Marine life, Marine mammals, Meat issues, Politics, Religion & philosophy, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos, Zoos Tagged With: Ashoke Chatterjee, Chinny Krishna, Guman Mal Lodha, Maneka Gandhi, Merritt Clifton

Sperm-sorting comes to India through cow-loving Modi government

January 20, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Slippery business may stop the bull calf surplus          NEW DELHI,  India––Cracking down hard against illegal cattle slaughter and exports to slaughter,  while boosting milk production,  the Hindi nationalist Nahendra Modi regime ruling India since 2014 caused the perennial Indian bull calf surplus to explode. Now,  however,  the Modi government has reportedly […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Beliefs, Buddhism, Cattle & dairy, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Top, Food, Food & agriculture, Global, Hinduism, Hooved stock, Humane history, India, Indian subcontinent, Islam, Live transport, Meat issues, Organizations, Politics, Religion & philosophy, Slaughter, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Amul, Anand Milk Federation, Eileen Weintraub, Help Animals India, Merritt Clifton, Mohandas Gandhi, Moraji Desai, Visakha SPCA

Gadhi Mai 2019: more animals killed than in 2014, but fewer people watched

December 7, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

But drone videos show––again––that the body count was vastly lower than is often claimed BARIYARPUR,  Nepal––More animals were slain at the 2019 Gadhi Mai sacrificial massacre in Bariyarpur,  Nepal,  than in 2014––a deeply disappointing discovery,  after 15 years of international efforts to stop the every-five-years bloodbath held in honor of a local goddess. Drone video […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Buddhism, Cattle & dairy, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Hinduism, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Islam, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Gadhi Mai, Kitty Block, Manoj Gautam, Merritt Clifton, Uttam G.P. Dahal

Last acts for animal circuses in Russia, India, New Jersey, & Hawaii

January 2, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Russian law protects Moscow State Circus monopoly             MOSCOW,  NEW DELHI––New legislation in Russia,  whose circuses have for almost a century been the most attended worldwide,  and in India,  where the circus tradition started,  appear to be among the final acts in several thousand years of traveling exhibitions of performing animals. The new Russian “Law […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Circuses, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Eastern Europe, Elephants, Entertainment, Europe, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Mexico, Organizations, Russia, Show, South America, Spectacles, The Americas, Tigers, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Jacob Croninshield, Merritt Clifton, Thomas Chipperfield, Varda Mehotra, Vladimir Putin

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