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Roberta Kalechofsky, 90, interpreted Judaism in animal rights context

January 29, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 5 Comments

Took up animal advocacy in mid-career as author & publisher Roberta Kalechofsky,  90,  author,  animal advocate,  educator,  historian,  and publisher,   died on April 5,  2022 in hospice care in Chelsea,  Massachusetts,  near her longtime home in Marblehead,  Massachusetts. ANIMALS 24-7,  unfortunately,  only learned of her death on January 26,  2023,  necessitating this late obituary. Valued […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Judaism, Lab animals, Meat issues, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Recipes, Religion & philosophy, USA, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Charles Patterson, Jews for Animal Rights, Merritt Clifton, Micah Press, Richard H. Schwartz, Robert Kalechofsky

An open letter to James Cameron & Avatar crew by Ric O’Barry

December 15, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

“I was hoping it was a mistake.  “It wasn’t,  but it was a brutal wake up call.” I watched the video of the Avatar: The Way of Water Tokyo Press Event several times – held on/around December 10 at the Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa. I hope you will watch it, too.  (See link below.) To watch this […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Japan, Marine life, Marine mammals, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Pacific rim, Religion & philosophy, USA, Whales & dolphins Tagged With: Avatar: The Way of Water, James Cameron, Jon Landau, Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Taiji, Zoe Saldaña

The Coasts of California, ecological apocalypse, & evolution

November 8, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Written & illustrated by Obi Kaufmann 639 pages $55.00 from HeydayBooks.com  Yes,  The Coasts of California would make an excellent holiday season gift for anyone interested in nature,  ecology, hiking,  or just in California generally,  if only by reason of living there and wanting to understand the habitat and the socio-economic and political issues associated […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Beliefs, Birds, Book & film reviews, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Habitat, Marine life, Religion & philosophy, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: E.O. Wilson, James Rust, Jean Jacques Roousseau, Merritt Clifton, Obi Kaufmann, Steve Wasserman

Bill Jordan, 97, wildlife vet, author, & founder of animal aid charities

October 6, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Jordan had a key role in forming at least nine organizations in 48 years,  most of which still exist William Johnston Jordan,  97,  known to the world as Bill Jordan,  wildlife veterinarian,  author,  and founder or cofounder of a constellation of wildlife care projects spanning the globe,  died on July 5,  2022,  at the SSM Health/St. […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African wildlife, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Book & film reviews, Canada, Circuses, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Ireland, Isles, Kenya, Latin America, Marine life, Marine mammals, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Poaching & trafficking, Religion & philosophy, Research & testing, Science, South Africa, Spectacles, The Americas, United Kingdom, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife, Zimbabwe, Zoos Tagged With: Brenda Jordan, Care for the Wild, Daphne Sheldrick, Merritt Clifton, Stefan Ormrod, vicuna, Zoo Check

Earth First! founder & “conservative conservationist” Dave Foreman, 74

September 24, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Was also “rewilding” advocate & outspoken opponent of immigration Dave Foreman,  74,  died on September 19,  2022 in Albuquerque,  New Mexico. Born in 1947,  the son of a U.S. Air Force sergeant,  Foreman spent most of his life in and around Albuquerque,  before,  after,  and during two decades of fame as the often controversial and […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Africa, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Book & film reviews, Christianity, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Laws & politics, Meat issues, Religion & philosophy, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: American Wildlands, B.J. Bergman, Clif Merritt, Edward Abbey, Glen Canyon, Merritt Clifton, Nancy Morton, Paul Watson, Sierra Club, Wild Earth, Wilderness Society

Getting Shelly Home, by Yasmin Mohamad (Wavy Adventures Book One)

September 1, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Illustrated by Stephen Bibb. 80 pages,  2022. $15.99 paperback,  ebook $7.99 Barnes & Noble,  $8.99 Kindle. Reviewed by Beth Clifton. Getting Shelly Home author Yasmin Mohamad believes that children learn best when they are having fun.  Mohamad wrote the  children’s book Getting Shelly Home with this in mind. Getting Shelly Home is the first of […]

Filed Under: Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Marine life, Marine mammals, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Linda Rector, Russ Rector, Stephen Bibb, Yasmin Mohamad

Five paws up for Stephen Best dog rescue film “Saving Dinah”

August 26, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Saving Dinah Directed by Stephen Best Starring Amanda Langille, Craig Martin, and Paul James Saunders. 90 minutes.  $1.99 from Amazon Prime Video (rental) or $4.99 to purchase. Produced by the Animal Alliance of Canada. Reviewed by Merritt & Beth Clifton. Bill Sikes,  arch-villain of the 1838 Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist,  might justly be called one of […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Book & film reviews, Canada, Culture & Animals, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats lab animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Lab animals, Science, The Americas, Uncategorized, USA Tagged With: Amanda Langille, Barbara Kyle, Barry Kent MacKay, Bill Sykes, Cruella DeVil, Eric Christiani, Heather Sessions, John Lunman, Liz White

How one lion & one bear survived the 2014-2017 ISIS occupation of Mosul

August 25, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Father of Lions: Saving Starving Animals at the Mosul Zoo by Louise Callaghan 383 pages,  2020. Forge Book,  c/o Tom Doherty Associates;  available in multiple print & electronic formats c/o Amazon,  Barnes & Noble,  Goodreads,  and Kindle at prices from $12.99 up. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton “Good afternoon. I am writing because I want to […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals, Eastern Europe, Endangered species, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, South Africa, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Abu Laith, Amir Khalil, Louise Callaghan, Merritt Clifton, Vier Pfoten

See the video exposé that sent Jack Hanna into demented retirement––free!

February 26, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

The Conservation Game Directed by Michael Webber, featuring Tim Harrison,  founder,  Outreach for Animals If you have not yet seen The Conservation Game,  the acclaimed exposé of exotic cat exhibition and trafficking that sent longtime animal exhibitor Jack Hanna into retirement due to alleged dementia,  there will never be a better time to watch it––free––than […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Book & film reviews, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Hunting practices, Laws, Laws & politics, Sanctuaries, Screen industry, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Carole Baskin, Howard Baskin, Jeff Kremer, Merritt Clifton, Michael Webber, Tim Harrison

Forever Young: Thoreau, Einstein, Bronte, Thurman, Goodall, & Carson

February 19, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Forever Young:  How Six Great Individuals Have Drawn upon the Powers of Childhood and How We Can Follow Their Lead by William Crain, cofounder of Safe Haven Farm Sanctuary Turning Stone Press Reviewed by Karen Davis, PhD,  president, United Poultry Concerns Our society’s children seldom experience nature anymore.  They move between poles of a cold-blooded […]

Filed Under: Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom Tagged With: Albert Einstein, Bill Crain, Charlotte Bronte, Henry David Thoreau, Howard Thurman, Jane Goodall, Karen Davis, Rachel Carson

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