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Animal advocacy “Robin Hood” Gil Michaels dies at 80

August 21, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Michaels put $40 million into animal causes,  but was convicted of toner cartridge scam that netted more than $126 million,  according to the federal Department of Justice. VAN NUYS,  California––Gilbert N. Michaels,  80,  founder of the Compassion for Animals Foundation and Animal Guardians,  died on August 19,  2022,  while on compassionate release from a four-year […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Bullfighting, China, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food & agriculture, Global, Laws & politics, Meat issues, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Organizations, Religion & philosophy, USA, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Animal Guardians, Animals' Voice, Compassion for Animals Foundation, Holly LaRue, Laura Moretti, Marta Esteban, Merritt Clifton, pit-bulls, toner

Rodeo has had free pass from humane groups for 60 years, recalls Cox

August 13, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Dean of U.S. humane work Warren Cox bucked rodeo before there was an “animal rights movement” The ASPCA, HSUS, PETA et al ignore the Omak Suicide Race. Why?! asked Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK] founder Steve’ Hindi in an August 11,  2021 ANIMALS 24-7 guest column. Hindi’s question reminded Warren Cox,  the dean of […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Bullfighting, Bullfighting, Cattle & dairy, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horse & livestock shows, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Laws & politics, Religion & philosophy, Rodeo, Shelters, Spectacles, USA Tagged With: Don Anthony, Merritt Clifton, Omak Stampede, Steve Hindi, Warren Cox

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

Iconic animal use events fall to COVID-19: “Running of the bulls” is latest

April 22, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

“Social distancing” also shuts down SeaWorld, seal hunt, fur auctions, Kentucky Derby,  & the carriage horses in Central Park             PAMPLONA,  Spain ––The 700-year-old Festival of San Fermin, featuring bullfights and the “running of the bulls” through the cobbled streets of the oldest part of Pamplona, Spain, was on April 21, 2020 indefinitely postponed due […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Animal racing, Bullfighting, Bullfighting, Culture & Animals, Denmark, Entertainment, Europe, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Finland, Fur trapping, Horse racing, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunting & trapping, Marine life, Marine mammals, Mediterranean, Racing, Scandinavia, Spain, Spectacles, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife, Working horses Tagged With: Ana Elizalde, Ernest Hemingway, Kentucky Derby, Kopenhagen Fur, Merritt Clifton, Saga Furs

District Attorney will not prosecute alleged bull-baiting at Salinas rodeo

September 12, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Monterey County SPCA does not speak up,  either             SALINAS,  California––The 2019 California Rodeo Salinas ended on July 19,  2019,  but the stench of manure––bovine,  equine,  and canine––lingers on above the Salinas Sports Complex. The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office,  headed since January 2019 by longtime California Rodeo Salinas volunteer Jeannine Pacioni,  reportedly recently rendered […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Bullfighting, Bullfighting, Cattle & dairy, Culture & Animals, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & standards, Rodeo, Spectacles, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Benjamin Bonneville, Jeannine Pacioni, Martin Opseth, Merritt Clifton, Richard Henry Dana, Steve Hindi

SHARK video shows dogs baiting bulls at Calif. Salinas Rodeo 2019

August 2, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Fans watched dogs torment bulls in the main arena after official events             SALINAS, California––The 109th California Rodeo Salinas had nearly ended on Sunday,  July 19,  2019.  The loudspeaker was still announcing the last “bullfighting” events,  in which “rodeo clowns” tease young bulls who are already agitated by bucking straps cinched tightly around their waists.  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Bullfighting, Bullfighting, Cattle & dairy, Culture & Animals, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Feature Home Top, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Laws & standards, Other animal fighting, Other spectacles, Religion & philosophy, Rodeo, Spectacles, USA, Uses of dogs, Welfare Tagged With: Benjamin Bonneville, Merritt Clifton, Richard Henry Dana, Richard of Wyche, Steve Hindi, Tim Eastman

Spanish Supreme Court ends 566-year-old bull-spearing rite

March 26, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Judges rule against hearing further appeals against order to stop MADRID––A March 18,  2019 decision by the Spanish Supreme Court to hear no further appeals of a Castilla y León provincial order banning the traditional Toro de la Vega bullfight appears to have finally ended one of the oldest annual celebrations of cruelty persisting into […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Bullfighting, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Mediterranean, Spain Tagged With: Ana Teresa Roca, Ernest Hemingway, González Poncela, Mariano Rajoy, Merritt Clifton, Silvia Barquero

Animal advocates cleared of Macarena barrio, Bogota bullring bombing

February 20, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

24 police,  two civilians injured;  six critical          BOGOTA,  Colombia––Preliminary investigation indicates that anti-bullfighting activists had nothing to do with a bombing on the morning of February 19,  2017 that rocked the Plaza de Toros La Santa María in El Barrio La Macarena. El Barrio La Macarena is the Bogota neighborhood where […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Bullfighting, Bullfighting, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, South America, Spectacles, The Americas Tagged With: Enrique Penalosa, Gustavo Petro, Hoover Penilla, Joshua Goodman

Indian-style bullfights resume at urging of prime minister Nahrendra Modi

February 14, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Hindu nationalists defy Supreme Court & Animal Welfare Board of India          CHENNAI,  India––Stampeding bulls,  rampaging young men and the blood of both are again flowing through the streets of cities in participant bullfights called jallikattu conducted throughout Tamil Nadu state,  India. Held in the name of celebrating harvest festivals,  the resurrection of jallikattu represents […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Beliefs, Bullfighting, Cattle & dairy, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Hinduism, Hooved stock, India, Indian subcontinent, Religion & philosophy Tagged With: C. Vijaya Baskar, Nahendra Modi, Poorva Joshipura, R.M. Kharb

Spanish high court overturns Catalonian ban on bullfighting

October 28, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Catalonian leaders pledge defiance          MADRID,  BARCELONA––“In Spain,”  tweeted Catalonian nationalist member of the Spanish parliament Gabriel Rufian on October 20,  2016,  “it is unconstitutional to ban the public torture and murder of an animal.  Enough said.” The Spanish Constitutional Court,  the highest court in Spain,  had just voted  8 to 3 to overturn the […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal fighting, Animal rights & welfare, Bullfighting, Bullfighting, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Mediterranean, Religion & philosophy, Spain, Spectacles Tagged With: Carmen Mendez, José Enrique Zaldívar, Manel Casas, Marta Esteban, Merritt Clifton, Montse Ong

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