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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

India bans dolphin exhibitions

November 15, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

“We will not allow dolphinariums” May/June 2013 DELHI––“We will not allow dolphinariums,”  Indian environment and forest minister Jayanthi Natarajan on May 8,  2013 told Chetan Chahan of the Hindustan Times. “The environment ministry rejected plans to develop dolphinariums in the Noida neighborhood of Delhi,  Kochi in Kerala,  and in Mumbai,  some of which have been […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, India, Indian subcontinent, Marine life, Marine mammals, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos, Zoos Tagged With: Chinny Krishna, Jayanthi Natarajan, Maneka Gandhi, Merritt Clifton, Nanditha Krishna

“We can still save them”: wild cat conservationist Alan Rabinowitz, 65

August 18, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

The “Indiana Jones of wildlife conservation” was an optimist in a field dominated by doom-and-gloom              NEW YORK CITY––Wild cat conservationist Alan Rabinowitz died of cancer on August 5,  2018 in Manhattan, New York City,  after an 18-year struggle that began with a diagnosis of leukemia in 2001 and spanned most of the achievements for […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Central America, Central Asia, Conservation, Elephants, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, India, Indian subcontinent, Mexico, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Organizations, Organizations, Poaching & trafficking, Politics, South America, Southeast Asia, Thailand, The Americas, Tigers, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos, Zoos Tagged With: Ashley Yeager, George Schaller, Lily Huang, Peter Popham, Salisa Rabinowitz, Tibor Krausz

“Ban white tigers & lion/tiger hybrids,” sanctuarians beg feds

May 22, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Petition seeks rulemaking under Animal Health Protection Act & Animal Welfare Act             WASHINGTON D.C.––Nearly 200 years of entrepreneurs speculatively breeding white tigers and lion/tiger hybrids are enough,  say a coalition of animal advocacy organizations and several leading sanctuaries where “tigons,”  “ligers,”  and “liligers” have lived out their days after proving no longer profitable for […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, China, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, India, Indian subcontinent, Laws, Sanctuaries, Tigers, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos, Zoos, Zoos Tagged With: Bhagavan Antle, Big Cat Rescue, Edward Maruska, Joe Schreibvogel, Lions Tigers & Bears, Merritt Clifton, Siegfried & Roy, William Conway

Elephant sanctuarian Carol Buckley takes up fencing

July 25, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

“Good fences make good neighbors.” ––Robert Frost Whatever became of Carol Buckley, the former circus elephant trainer who founded the world-renowned Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee,   but made a controversial exit in March 2010? “Buckley is currently in Thailand installing the country’s first solar powered chain-free corrals for captive elephants,” Elephant Aid International publicist Patricia Jones […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Circuses, Culture & Animals, Elephants, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, India, Indian subcontinent, Other entertainment topics, Sanctuaries, Southeast Asia, Spectacles, Thailand, USA, Wildlife, Working animals, Zoos, Zoos Tagged With: Bannerghatta Biological Park, Boon Lott, Carol Buckley, Elephant Aid International, Merritt Clifton, Patricia Jones, Soraida Salwada, The Elephant Sanctuary

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