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A greyhound named Brooklyn, 2008-2022, by Carey Theil

June 23, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Inspired global campaign to close the Macau Canidrome A greyhound named Brooklyn, who inspired the successful international campaign to close down the worst dog track in the world, died on June 22,  2022 in the Boston area. Brooklyn was born on December 10,  2008 at a breeding farm in New South Wales,  Australia.  After failing […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Animal racing, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, China, Culture & Animals, Dog racing, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Dogs & cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Greyhound racing, Greyhounds, Laws & politics, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Canidrome, Christine Dorchak

“Live lure training” likely to survive greyhound racing, for the sadism of it

February 13, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Few tracks left to run on,  but “trainers” continue setting greyhounds on rabbits             GREELEY, Colorado––Greyhound racing began as the bastard offspring of hare coursing,  whitewashed for public consumption by calling it “live lure training.” Because raw sadism appears to die even harder than the gambling habit,  so-called live lure training will likely also outlive […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal racing, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Culture & Animals, Dog racing, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Greyhound racing, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Chad Achurch, Grey2K USA, John E. Lashmet, Lynette Noble, Merritt Clifton, Robert L. Rhodes, Tom Noble, Ursula O'Donnell

Greyhound racing drug dealer goes down with the industry

January 8, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Kennel Supply owner Jon Stidham to forfeit more in profits than the Iowa greyhound racing industry has seen in years             CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa––Former Iowa Greyhound Association president Jon Stidham,  57,  who most recently served the association as vice president and treasurer,  on January 5,  2022 pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally dealing drugs,  […]

Filed Under: Animal racing, Culture & Animals, Dog racing, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Greyhound racing, Greyhounds, Training Tagged With: F. Montgomery Brown, Jessica Hughes, Jon Stidham, Lee Rood, Merritt Clifton, Robert Hardison

Trump allies in the animal world squirm after U.S. Capitol storming

January 12, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

From “Joe Exotic” to Wayne Pacelle             WASHINGTON D.C.––Soon-to-be-former U.S. President Donald Trump and his die-hard defenders who are now facing criminal charges for storming the U.S. National Capitol building on January 6,  2021 were scarcely the only big losers from the events of the day. Former U.S. Air Force security dog handler Ashli Babbitt,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal racing, Cats, China, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dog racing, Dogs, Dogs & cats, Dogs & Cats, Eating cats, Eating dogs, Endangered species, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Food & agriculture, Greyhound racing, Greyhounds, Habitat, Laws, Laws & politics, USA, Uses of dogs, Wildlife Tagged With: Ashli Babbitt, Blair Brandt, Bradley Lane Croft, Brian Sweeney, Donald Trump, Jake Angeli Chansley, Joe Arpaio, Joe Exotic, Lara Trump, Pinky Cole, Raphael Warnock, Slutty Vegan, Stacy Abrams, Wayne Pacelle

Noted in passing: Bryant, Paulsen, Carothers, Domingues, & Weingartner

February 27, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Activist legends in U.K., New Mexico,  Texas,  Louisiana,  & California Recently deceased longtime animal advocates John Bryant of Dorset,  U.K.,  Judy Paulsen of Corrales,  New Mexico,  Randy Carothers of Rockwell,  Texas,  Rae Nell Domingues of Lafayette,  Louisiana,  and Susan Weingartner of southern California most likely never crossed paths in person,  and may never even have […]

Filed Under: Activism, Adaptive species, Animal racing, Animal rights & welfare, Captive animals, Culture & Animals, Dog racing, Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Greyhound racing, Humane history, Hunted species, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Isles, Killing contests, Predators, Religion & philosophy, United Kingdom, Urban wildlife, Uses of dogs, Wildlife Tagged With: John Bryant, Judy Paulsen, Merritt Clifton, Rae Nell Domingues, Randy Carothers, Susan Weingartner

Hen caging & greyhound racing go before voters in 2018 election

November 5, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Animal advocates & agribusiness split over California Proposition 12;  Republicans split over Florida Proposition 13             SACRAMENTO, California;  ORLANDO, Florida––The axiom that animal politics cut diagonally across partisan divides could scarcely be better illustrated than by the alignments for and against the two major ballot initiatives on animal issues going before voters on November 6,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal racing, Chickens, Culture & Animals, Dog racing, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eggs, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Greyhound racing, Greyhounds, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Pigs, Poultry, USA, Uses of dogs, Welfare Tagged With: Brad Miller, Carey Thiel, Lynne Curry, Merritt Clifton, Paul Shapiro, Tracy Reiman, Wayne Pacelle

Humans snort coke 170 times more often than racing greyhounds

March 16, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Studies exonerate more than 99.9% of racing greyhounds,  but not necessarily their trainers             GAINESVILLE,  Florida––If dogs could do drugs unassisted,  the hard-working,  short,  highly stressed life of a racing greyhound might drive many times more to substance abuse than just the 1,150 greyhounds among more than 700,000 known to have flunked race day urine […]

Filed Under: Animal racing, Culture & Animals, Dog racing, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Greyhound racing, Greyhounds, Sports, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Carey M. Theil, Casey Jones, Charles F. McClellan, Greg Cima, Jennifer Y. Rosenblum, Malcolm McAllister, Merritt Clifton, Natasha L. Nemeth

Greyhound Friends founder acquitted of felony neglect

December 2, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Rescue legend allegedly no longer kept up with the pack          FRAMINGHAM,  Massachusetts–– Greyhound Friends founder Louise Coleman,  73,  for nearly 35 years a pioneer of racing greyhound rescue,  rehabilitation,  and adoption,  was on December 1,  2017 acquitted of felony neglect by Framingham District Court Judge David Cunis,  after a four-day bench trial. Concluded […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal racing, Culture & Animals, Dog racing, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Greyhound racing, Greyhounds, Ireland, Isles, Sanctuaries, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Kevin Schneider, Louise Coleman, Merritt Clifton, Stoddard Melhado

Greyhound racing goes to the dogs in Miami, Macau, & Australia

July 31, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Magic City is allowed to replace greyhound racing with jai alai––a precedent for “decoupling” animal racing from gambling permits          MIAMI,  Florida––The Magic City casino in West Flagler,  Florida,  after more than 13 years of legal struggle,  is soon to become the first Florida betting venue to be allowed to abandon animal racing while continuing […]

Filed Under: Animal racing, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, China, Culture & Animals, Dog racing, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Greyhound racing, Greyhounds, Horse racing, Indian subcontinent, Other animal racing, Pakistan, Uses of dogs, Zoos Tagged With: Charlie McClellan, Dara Kam, Izzy Havenick, Jim Rosica, John Lockwood, Merritt Clifton

Greyhound racing in Macau, China runs toward oblivion

June 10, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Greyhound Racing New South Wales charges 179 “industry participants” with illegally supplying the only track in China          RHODES,  New South Wales,  Australia;  MACAU,  China––Charges brought against 179 Australian “industry participants” for allegedly illegally exporting greyhounds to Macau appear likely to hasten the anticipated imminent end of greyhound racing at the Macau Canidrome,  the oldest […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal racing, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, China, Culture & Animals, Dog racing, Dogs, Dogs & cats, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Entertainment, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Greyhound racing, Ireland, Isles, Meat issues, Organizations, Organizations, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Albano Martins, Anima Macau, Animals Australia, Canidrome, Grey 2K, Lyn White, Merritt Clifton

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