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The damage is done, by Helene Hesselager O’Barry

December 23, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Editor’s note: Helene O’Barry,  wife of longtime dolphin freedom advocate Ric O’Barry,  follows up below on An open letter to James Cameron & Avatar crew by Ric O’Barry,  posted on December 15,  2022. Meanwhile,  clarifies Ric,  “Dolphin Project is not boycotting the movie Avatar: The Way of Water. “The problem is with their obscene publicity […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Beliefs, Circuses, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Japan, Marine life, Marine mammals, Pacific rim, Religion & philosophy, Spectacles, USA, Whales & dolphins, Zoos Tagged With: Avatar: The Way of Water, James Cameron, Maxell Aqua Park Shinagawa, Ric O'Barry, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang

Four chimps shot dead at the Furuvik Zoo in Sweden––why?

December 23, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Shootings,  as info emerges,  look more like panic than a safety precaution             GAVLE,  Sweden––The more information emerges about the December 14,  2022 fatal shooting of four chimpanzees and wounding of another at the Furuvik Zoo,  about 100 miles north of Stockholm,  the Swedish capital city,  the more the shootings look like an ill-informed panic […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Europe, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Scandinavia, Sweden, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Annika Troselius, Frans de Waal, Ing-Marie Persson, Jane Goodall, Mathias Osvath, Merritt Clifton, Santino, Torsten

Joe Biden signs the Big Cat Public Safety Act

December 22, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Fifteen-year campaign nears climax for Howard & Carole Baskin             WASHINGTON D.C.––U.S. President Joe Biden on December 20,  2022 endorsed the Big Cat Public Safety Act into law. The Big Cat Public Safety Act on December 6,  2022 was unanimously passed by the U.S. Senate on a voice vote,  after clearing the House of Representatives […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, India, Indian subcontinent, Laws, Laws & politics, Sanctuaries, Tigers, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Carole Baskin, Howard Baskin, Joseph Schreibvogel Maldonado, Kevin Antle, Merritt Clifton, Tim Stark

What happened to the Shalom Zoo baby tigers, why?

November 21, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Why did the Shalom Zoo strive for a year to obtain baby tigers at apparently any cost?             WEST BEND,  Wisconsin––Two tiger cubs born on August 6,  2022 at the Shalom Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bend,  Wisconsin,  formerly known as the Shalom Wildlife Zoo,  in the early morning of November 19,  2022 drowned in an […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, India, Sanctuaries, Tigers, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Bethany Gengler, David Fechter, Lana Fechter, Merritt Clifton, Roadside Zoo News

Bamboo, 56, last Seattle zoo elephant, euthanized in Oklahoma City

November 17, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Her life story was the story of most U.S. zoo elephants OKLAHOMA CITY,  Oklahoma––“Where will Woodland Park Zoo elephants be sent to die?”,  ANIMALS 24-7 asked on December 7,  2014,  as the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle finalized plans to transfer Chai and Bamboo,  the last two elephants to reside there,  to the Oklahoma City Zoo. That […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (animals), Poaching & trafficking, Sanctuaries, Southeast Asia, Thailand, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Chai elephant, David Hancocks, Merritt Clifton, Oklahoma City Zoo & Botanical Garden, Woodland Park Zoo

Bill Jordan, 97, wildlife vet, author, & founder of animal aid charities

October 6, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Jordan had a key role in forming at least nine organizations in 48 years,  most of which still exist William Johnston Jordan,  97,  known to the world as Bill Jordan,  wildlife veterinarian,  author,  and founder or cofounder of a constellation of wildlife care projects spanning the globe,  died on July 5,  2022,  at the SSM Health/St. […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African wildlife, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Book & film reviews, Canada, Circuses, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Ireland, Isles, Kenya, Latin America, Marine life, Marine mammals, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Poaching & trafficking, Religion & philosophy, Research & testing, Science, South Africa, Spectacles, The Americas, United Kingdom, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife, Zimbabwe, Zoos Tagged With: Brenda Jordan, Care for the Wild, Daphne Sheldrick, Merritt Clifton, Stefan Ormrod, vicuna, Zoo Check

“Tiger King” associate Karl Mitchell was Nye County animal control chief

September 13, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

From Animal Welfare Act violations to Las Vegas shoot-out,  cases tend to link to Karl Mitchell’s tenure PAHRUMP,  NEVADA––Nye County, Nevada, in 2000 hired as animal control director exotic animal trainer Karl Mitchell,  48,  a man who might not have been elected dogcatcher anywhere else. The previous Nye County record on animal care and control issues […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal control, Animal organizations, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Endangered species, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Other entertainment topics, Sanctuaries, Shelters, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Chester Stiles, Diane Davis, Heidi Fleiss, Henry Brean, Kari Bagnall, Karl Mitchell, Kenneth Moore, Merritt Clifton, Nancy Lord, REXANO, Ricky Davidson, Sam Ockene, Sheri Lee Allen, Steve Benson, Zuzana Kukol

Big Cat Public Safety Act clears House again, heads toward passage

July 31, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Odds for Senate approval look good this time WASHINGTON D.C.––Clearing the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 278-138,  the Big Cat Public Safety Act pushed since 2007 by Carole and Howard Baskin of Big Cat Rescue appears likely to win U.S. Senate approval as well,  and be signed into law by President Joe […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Captive animals, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting practices, India, Laws, Laws & politics, Mexico, Poaching & trafficking, Predators, Sanctuaries, The Americas, Tigers, U.S., USA, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Brian Fitzpatrick, Carole Baskin, Eduardo Serio, Ernesto Zazueta, Howard Baskin, Kevin Antle, Lacey Act, Merritt Clifton, Mike Quigley

Giving you one more chance: USDA-APHIS says speak now or hold the pieces

June 30, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Feds want your input on Animal Welfare Act enforcement & much,  much more;  comment period extended another 30 days WASHINGTON D.C.––”In response to requests, stakeholders will have an additional 30 days to share their thoughts on the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) strategic plan to guide the […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Disease, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feral animals, Food security, Global, Hooved stock, Horse & livestock shows, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Live markets, Live transport, Poultry, Slaughter, Slaughter, Urban wildlife, USA, Welfare, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Welfare Act, Horse Protection Act, Merritt Clifton, Sharla M. Jennings, Wildlife Services

Exotic animal sanctuarians race the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

June 21, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Animals in need,  unchecked breeding & abandonment,  limited resources,  & advancing age             TAMPA,  Florida––The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,  according to the Old Testament Book of Ezekiel,  are death by the sword,  famine,  wild beasts,  and plague.             But Ezekiel,  though generally believed to have been a vegetarian and perhaps a vegan,  was not […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Land turtles, Pigs, Reptiles, Sanctuaries, Turtles, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: American Tortoise Rescue, Carole Baskin, Kevin Antle, Lori Keene Rutledge, Martine Colette, Primarily Primates, Susan Tellem, Tiger King, Wally Swett, Wildlife Waystation

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