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Rats or guinea pigs––which rodent will inherit New York City?

October 30, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Pending bill to ban guinea pig sales is far more likely to succeed than rat control bills passed by 44-6 margins             NEW YORK CITY–– “Legislation to prohibit New York City pet stores from selling guinea pigs has 35 co-sponsors in the New York City Council – this is incredible!” exulted Voters for Animal Rights […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal control, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Top, Feral animals, Humane history, Laws & politics, Other animal fighting, Religion & philosophy, Urban wildlife, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Bill de Blasio, Katie Honan, Merritt Clifton, Orkin, Voters for Animal Rights

What does the Taliban mean for animals in Afghanistan?

August 21, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Sharia law may be much better for animals than for western-funded animal advocacy organizations             KABUL,  Afghanistan––Six days after the Taliban retook Kabul,  the national capital of Afghanistan,  the one certainty for the status of animals may be that dogfighting will be prohibited and firmly suppressed,  along with a violent regional sport called buzkashi in […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Beliefs, Birds, Central Asia, Cockfighting, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Feature Home Top, India, Indian subcontinent, Islam, Other animal fighting, Pakistan, Religion & philosophy, Sports, USA, Uses of dogs, Wildlife Tagged With: Abdul Jalil Mohammadzai, Buzkashi, Mayhew International, Nowzad, Pamela Constable, Penny Farthing, Tahera Rezaei

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

Finches found in hair curlers: trafficked to sing, or to fight?

June 29, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Singing said to be behind smuggling busts,  but the money may be in fights among caged finches NEW YORK, N.Y.––Circumstantial evidence hints that some or perhaps all of a parade of men caught in the act of allegedly bootlegging Guyanese seed finches into the U.S.,  purportedly to sell for use in high-stakes singing contests,  might […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Birds, Birds, Caribbean, Central Asia, China, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Indonesia, Other animal fighting, South America, Southeast Asia, The Americas, Wildlife Tagged With: Francis Gurahoo, Gabriel Harper, Jurames Goulart, Merritt Clifton, Natalie Musumeci, Nonato Raimundo, Sebastian Andrade

Will trainer Cesar Millan be charged for “hog-dog rodeo”?

March 15, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Dog attack on pig is assigned to Major Case Unit Investigator          LOS ANGELES,  California––Will celebrity dog trainer Cesar Millan be prosecuted for allowing a French bulldog in his care to maul a pig while making the February 26,  2016 episode of National Geographic Wild’s Cesar 911 “reality” television show? “We have assigned it to […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Other animal fighting, Religion & philosophy, Screen industry, USA, Uses of dogs

Perp to serve no time for first U.S. federal “crush video” conviction

March 9, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Credited with time served for Texas state charges          HOUSTON,  Texas––Ashley Nicole Richards,  25,  the first federal defendant to be sentenced in a “crush video” case,  on February 26,  2016 was ordered to serve 33 months in prison,  but U.S. District Judge Sim Lake credited her with having already served the time during 42 months […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Book & film reviews, Cruelty & neglect, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Hunting practices, Other animal fighting, Other entertainment topics, Screen industry, USA

“Coon hunt” fundraiser may be seen as racist, frets St. Jude hospital

March 5, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Wants to change name but not disassociate from “World’s Largest Coon Hunt”          MEMPHIS,  Tennessee––Unfazed by 28 years of protest against the cruelty to animals involved in the now-41-year-old Decatur County World’s Largest Coon Hunt,  an annual benefit for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital of Memphis,  the hospital may at last disassociate itself from […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Captive animals, Culture & Animals, Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Fur trapping, Humane history, Hunted species, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Killing contests, Other animal fighting, Rabies, Religion & philosophy, Training, Urban wildlife, USA, Uses of dogs, Wildlife Tagged With: Danny Thomas, Marc Bekoff, Marlo Thomas, Merritt Clifton, Nelda Pritchard, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, World's Largest Coon Hunt

Justice is served: 50 years in prison for making “crush” videos

February 17, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

But hunters who videotape themselves illegally killing animals for kicks often get no jail time at all          HOUSTON,  NASHVILLE–– Harris County Court Judge Jay Burnett on February 15,  2016 sentenced “crush video” maker Brent Wayne Justice,  54,  to serve 50 years in prison for cruelty to non-livestock animals,  including puppies,  kittens,  rabbits,  crustaceans,  and […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Culture & Animals, Dogfighting, Entertainment, Feature Home Top, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, Other animal fighting, Poaching & trafficking, Screen industry, U.S., USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Brent Justice, Clark W. Dixon, Craig Malisow, Judge Jay Burnett, Kevin M. Hoyt, Larry Csonka, Merritt Clifton, Ted Nugent, Troy Gentry, Wilson Longanecker Jr.

Supreme Court of India rules against harvest festival mayhem

January 14, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Animal Welfare Board of India chair R.M. Kharb & vice-chair Chinny Krishna refuse to quit NEW DELHI,  CHENNAI––Animals may be killed and injured by the hundreds of thousands during the 2016 Indian harvest festivals,  January 12-18,  but the mayhem may not proceed with government approval,  ruled a two-judge bench representing the Supreme Court of India […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal fighting, Animal racing, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Birds, Bullfighting, Bullfighting, Cattle & dairy, Cockfighting, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Middle Left, Hinduism, Hooved stock, India, Indian subcontinent, Organizations, Other animal fighting, Other animal racing, Politics, Religion & philosophy, Spectacles, Wildlife Tagged With: Animal Welfare Board of India, AWBI, bulbul fighting, Chinny Krishna, Jallikattu, Makar Sankranti, Merritt Clifton, Pongal, R.M. Kharb, Supreme Court of India

Ferrets, “pocket pets,” & pit bulls

March 14, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

New York City keeps 1989 ferret ban          NEW YORK CITY––The New York City Board of Health on March 10, 2015 voted 3-2 with three abstentions to retain a 25-year-old ban on possession of ferrets. The vote left New York City and Washington D.C. as the two largest cities to prohibit ferrets, […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Humane history, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Other animal fighting, Religion & philosophy, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Edita Birnkrant, Friends of Animals, John Grandy, Merritt Clifton

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