Alabama wolf hybrid baby killing: Jack London knew “bastard wolves” CHELSEA, Alabama––Amid stonewalling by the Shelby County Coroner, Shelby County Sheriff’s Department, and family of the victim, strong circumstantial evidence including matching photographs and property descriptions suggests the three-month-old boy killed by a wolf hybrid on November 30, 2023 in Chelsea, Alabama was Leo Caddel, […]
Money, power, & farmed animal advocacy: Jeff Thomas tells all
The Farm Animal Movement: Effective Altruism, Venture Philanthropy, & The Fight to End Factory Farming in America by Jeff Thomas Lantern Publishing & Media, P.O. Box 1350, Woodstock, NY 12498 200 pages; $19.95 paperback. www.lanternpm.org Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Former Humane Society of the United States [HSUS] policy analyst Jeff Thomas has previously been mentioned […]
How global campaign against greyhound racing got to the home stretch
Brooklyn Goes Home: The Rise and Fall of American Greyhound Racing and the Dog that Inspired a Movement by Christine A. Dorchak & Carey Theil 224 pages. $8.99 Kindle; $17.96 paperback. Lantern Publishing & Media, P.O. Box 1350, Woodstock, NY 12498 www.lanternpm.org Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Don’t judge this book by the cover. The pastel […]
“Chicken Run” revisited: claymation classic as good now as in 2000
Chicken Run Animated feature film co-directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park, starring the voices of Mel Gibson, Julia Sawahla, and Miranda Richardson. Produced by Aardman Studios, distributed by Dreamworks, 2000. 80 minutes. Sequel, Dawn of the Nugget, coming to Netflix on December 15, 2023. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton An appreciation of the late […]
Karen Davis, Ph.D., United Poultry Concerns founder, dead at 79
Karen Davis was a frequent ANIMALS 24-7 guest columnist & commentator MACHIPONGO, Virginia––United Poultry Concerns founder Karen Davis, or Karen Davis, PhD., as she always signed her writings, “passed away peacefully on the morning of November 4, 2023 at the United Poultry Concerns sanctuary, surrounded by her beloved birds,” the organization announced, pledging to “continue […]
Cold Canyon Fire Journals speak to war, global warming, resilience of life
The Cold Canyon Fire Journals: Green Shoots & Silver Linings in the Ashes Written & illustrated by Robin Lee Carlson 288 pages, including more than 100 original watercolor illustrations. $20.00 paperback; $14.99 Kindle. 2022, HeydayBooks.com An inevitable consequence of the warfare now raging along the Israel/Gaza are wildfires. “There was a forest fire not […]
Could vegan potlucks lead to resolution of Israeli/Palestinian conflict?
Judaism & Global Survival 20th anniversary edition By Richard H. Schwartz, Ph.D. Lantern Publishing & Media P.O. Box 1350 Woodstock, NY 12498 www.lanternpm.org 352 pages; $9.99 Kindle; $19.95 paperback. Like previous editions of Judaism & Global Survival, published in 1984 and 2002, this latest edition by longtime vegan activist and author Richard Schwartz, 88, […]
Why the “green” prescriptions of 1970 have expired today
Embracing Limits: A Radical and Necessary Approach to the Environmental Crisis 384 pages; $8.99 Kindle; $23.50 paperback. Earth Animal Trust P.O. Box 11240 Englewood, CO 80151 Denver vegan advocate Keith Akers, 74, “has been researching environmental issues ever since 1970, when he attended a rally on the first Earth Day,” an online biographical page mentions. Earning […]
The real Barbie: inconsistent, but a leading animal advocate since 1959
Barbie’s many missteps, despite longtime pro-animal direction, mirror her society BARBIELAND––Amid the hoopla for the live action Barbie film released on July 21, 2023, Ontario film maker and animal rights strategist Stephen Best resolutely refrains from entering his local theater. “My personal choice,” Best posted to Facebook, “is that I will not pay Mattel or […]
Worst horse movie ever made? Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West
It ain’t a horse opera because the fat lady doesn’t sing Wild Beauty: Mustang Spirit of the West Directed by Ashley Avis. Premiered on May 12, 2023. 101 minutes https://wildbeautyfoundation.org/films/wild-beauty-documentary/ Reviewed by Merritt & Beth Clifton Never before, in almost a century of combined experience with equines and in environmental journalism, have the ANIMALS 24-7 […]