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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

Stampede & Frontier Days ride furiously in opposite directions

July 30, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

No animal deaths in 2016 in Calgary;  8 injuries in 8 days in Cheyenne  One day we rode the mountain crest and I went east & he went west. I took to law & wore a star while he spread terror near and far. ––Lorne Green, “Ringo” (1964) With two days left to run, at least 10 […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal racing, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Canada, Cattle & dairy, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horse & livestock shows, Horse racing, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Other animal racing, Religion & philosophy, Rodeo, Spectacles, The Americas, USA Tagged With: Calgary Stampede, Cheyenne Frontier Days, Merritt Clifton, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, Steve Hindi

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

“Prevention of cruelty to animals overrides so-called tradition & culture” says Supreme Court of India

May 13, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

Verdict against jallikattu            NEW DELHI––“The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960…in our view overshadows or overrides so-called tradition and culture,” ruled a two-judge panel representing the Supreme Court of India on May 7, 2014. The decision that prevention of cruelty trumps “tradition and culture” in Indian law came in […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Animal racing, Asia/Pacific, Bullfighting, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, India, Indian subcontinent, Other animal racing Tagged With: BJP, Chinny Krishna, Congress Party, Jallikattu, Merritt Clifton

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