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Who killed ivory trade investigator Esmond Martin, why?

February 11, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Survived more than 30 years of work in some of the world’s most dangerous places,  only to be stabbed in his bed             NAIROBI,  Kenya––Nairobi police homicide detectives appear to believe that renowned elephant ivory and rhino horn trafficking investigator Esmond Bradley Martin Jr.,  75,  was murdered on February 5,  2018 in connection with a […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Cambodia, China, Conservation, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Elephants, Endangered species, Europe, Europe, European Union, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, India, Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Isles, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Laws, Laws & politics, Legislation, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nigeria, North Africa, Pacific rim, Poaching & trafficking, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan, Swaziland, Taiwan, Thailand, U.S., Uganda, United Kingdom, USA, Vietnam, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zambia, Zimbabwe Tagged With: Chrysee MacCasler Perry Martin, Daniel Stiles, Fred Mukinda, Iain Douglas Hamilton, John Muchangi, Josphat Ngonyo, Kamore Maina, Lucy Vigne, Merritt Clifton, Pak Choi-Jun, Robyn Dixon

Eight hundred years of zoos in London

March 22, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

New book and 2004 volume detail the origins of zoos as we know them        LONDON,  U.K.––Scheduled for official publication by Viking/Pegasus on April 4,  2017,  The Zoo:  The Wild And Wonderful Tale Of The Founding Of London Zoo,  by British television producer Isobel Charman,  has drawn pre-publication raves from reviewers fortunate enough to receive […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Animal fighting, Asia/Pacific, Book & film reviews, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Isles, Pacific rim, Singapore, Southeast Asia, United Kingdom, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Charles Darwin, Daniel Hahn, Isobel Charman, Merritt Clifton, Stamford Raffles

Why is cockfighting the blood sport most often linked to murder?

March 13, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Cockfighting & murder occur together worldwide          FORT WORTH,  Texas––Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Deanna Boyd mentioned almost as an afterthought the murderous history of Robert Eugene Coleman,  56,  one of three alleged cockfighters arrested on February 28,  2016: “Tarrant County court records show Coleman had previously been sentenced to 20 years in prison in 1998 […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Asia/Pacific, Chickens, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Dogfighting, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Malaysia, Pacific islands & other, Poultry, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, USA Tagged With: Merritt Clifton, NationMaster, Poker Palenque, Pope John Paul II

Horsewoman & horseman of the food Apocalypse

November 25, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Project Animal Farm:  An Accidental Journey into the Secret World of Farming & the Truth About Our Food by Sonia Faruqi Pegasus Books (80 Broad Street, 5th Floor,  New York,  NY  10004;  www.pegasusbooks.com);  390 pages,  hardcover.  $27.95.  Farmageddon:  The True Cost of Cheap Meat by Philip Lymbery,  
CEO,  Compassion In World Farming,  with Isabel Oakeshott,  political editor, […]

Filed Under: Ag-gag laws, Asia/Pacific, Book & film reviews, Cattle & dairy, Chickens, China, Culture & Animals, Eggs, Food, Food & agriculture, Food & agriculture, Food security, Global, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Laws & standards, Malaysia, Meat issues, Pakistan, Poultry, Singapore, Slaughter, Southeast Asia, Turkeys, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans, Welfare Tagged With: CIWF, Compassion In World Farming, Isabel Oakeshott, Merritt Clifton, Peter Roberts, Philip Lymbery, Ruth Harrison, Sonia Faruqi

Bilked animal group of $19.4 million, gets 14 months

October 18, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Landmark case in Singapore          SINGAPORE––Convicted of defrauding the Animal Concerns Research & Education Society (ACRES) of $26.5 million in Singapore dollars,  former building contractor Tan Boon Kwee was on October 15,  2015 jailed for 14 months.   Tan Boon Kwee was to have paid the sum,  worth $19.4 million U.S. dollars,   in damages […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Singapore, Southeast Asia Tagged With: ACRES, Louis Ng, Tan Boon Kwee

Singapore trafficker sentence puzzles ACRES president Louis Ng

March 14, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

“How does fine of less than 10% of the max send a message?”                   SINGAPORE––The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore on February 10,  2014 announced that Ong Ming Shiang,  33,  had been fined a record $41,000 Singapore dollars (about $32,310 U.S.) for illegal possession of 32 smuggled […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Singapore, Southeast Asia Tagged With: ACRES, Louis Ng, Merritt Clifton, Singapore

Singapore vegans to invade Los Angeles

March 11, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

Actually invaded San Francisco SINGAPORE––VeganBurg,  a vegan fast food chain already operating five restaurants in Singapore,  expects to open a branch in Los Angeles in October 2014,  marketing and communications manager Katrina Hossen recently told the Straits Times.                  Husband-and-wife duo Alex Tan and Tracy Lim founded VeganBurg […]

Filed Under: Food, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Singapore, vegans

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