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Heart failure fells Vier Pfoten (Four Paws) founder Helmut Dungler, 56

January 11, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Dungler died at the Lionsrock sanctuary he founded             BETHLEHEM,  South Africa––Helmut Dungler,  56,  founder of the international animal charity Vier Pfoten (Four Paws),  died on January 5,  2020 from a sudden massive heart attack suffered on one of his frequent visits to the Lionsrock sanctuary,  among the biggest and most ambitious of the many […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Austria, Bulgaria, Central Europe, Chickens, Croatia, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eastern Europe, Europe, European Union, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Germany, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, India, Indian subcontinent, Laws & standards, Netherlands, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Organizations, Other entertainment topics, Population control, Population control, Poultry, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Street dogs, Street performers, Sub-Saharan, Ukraine, Welfare, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Amir Khalil, Chinny Krishna, Helmut Dungler, Ioana Dungler, Josef Pfabigan, Merritt Clifton, Signe Preuschoft

Wild Kingdom star Jim Fowler, 89: the truth behind the legend

May 30, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Florida roadside zoo showman starred on TV for 50 years  NORWALK,  Connecticut––Few viewers of the NBC nature documentary television series Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom during the original run of the program,  1963-1971,  might have expected that host Jim Fowler would die quietly at home at age 89––but he did,  on May 8,  2019,  in […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Birds, Central America, Chimps & other primates, Culture & Animals, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Lab animals, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Other entertainment topics, Screen industry, The Americas, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: John Hamlet, Johnny Carson, Marlin Perkins, Mary Louise Grossman, Merritt Clifton, Shelly Grossman

Will videotaped beatings kill the last elephant polo tournament?

March 12, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

PETA video shows mahout hit elephant on the head “approximately 15 times”             BANGKOK,  Thailand––The likelihood that the recently completed 16th annual King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament in Bangkok,  Thailand will mark the end of the sport increased on March 9,  2018,  the second day of the four-day event,  concluded on March 11,  when PETA/Asia […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Circuses, Culture & Animals, Elephants, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, India, Indian subcontinent, Other entertainment topics, Southeast Asia, Spectacles, Sports, Thailand, USA, Wildlife, Working animals Tagged With: Golden Triangle Elephant Foundation, Jason Baker, King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament, Merritt Clifton

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

Pit bull advocates

December 23, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Pit bull advocates • Colorado pit bull defense lawyer charged in alleged murder-for-hire plot • Pit bull advocate Steffen Baldwin, facing 39 felonies, flunks drug test • Trump allies in the animal world squirm after U.S. Capitol storming • Pit bull advocate involved in breeding killed in South Carolina • Cleveland pit bull owner fatally shoots […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Breeding, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dog health, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Other entertainment topics, Population control, Screen industry, Training, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Branwny Finch, Cesar Millan, Cindy Marabito, Merritt Clifton

Elephant sanctuarian Carol Buckley takes up fencing

July 25, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

“Good fences make good neighbors.” ––Robert Frost Whatever became of Carol Buckley, the former circus elephant trainer who founded the world-renowned Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee,   but made a controversial exit in March 2010? “Buckley is currently in Thailand installing the country’s first solar powered chain-free corrals for captive elephants,” Elephant Aid International publicist Patricia Jones […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Circuses, Culture & Animals, Elephants, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, India, Indian subcontinent, Other entertainment topics, Sanctuaries, Southeast Asia, Spectacles, Thailand, USA, Wildlife, Working animals, Zoos, Zoos Tagged With: Bannerghatta Biological Park, Boon Lott, Carol Buckley, Elephant Aid International, Merritt Clifton, Patricia Jones, Soraida Salwada, The Elephant Sanctuary

Big Cat Rescue: remembering every large & exotic cat

April 20, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Memorial Wall includes nearly every cat species TAMPA, Florida––Visitors to Big Cat Rescue will see almost every species of cat whom anyone has ever raised in captivity. The cats are without exception kept in exemplary conditions, displaying the relaxed ferocity in repose that most cats take as a birthright. But visitors will see no “Wall […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Other entertainment topics, Sanctuaries, Street performers, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Big Cat Rescue, Carole Baskin, Howard Baskin, Joe Schreibvogel

Elephant polo ends in Jaipur, but elephant use & abuse in tourism continue

January 10, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

From Azam Siddiqui,  New Delhi,  India: I have immense joy in sharing the news that elephant polo organizers have pledged not to hold elephant polo matches in the state of Rajasthan, India. Reported Rachna Singh for the Times of India on January 9, 2015, “Tour operators are now informing the foreign agents not to book […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Elephants, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Middle Left, India, Indian subcontinent, Letters, Opinions & Letters, Other entertainment topics, Wildlife, Working animals Tagged With: Amber Fort, Azam Siddiqui, Christine Townend, elephant polo, Help In Suffering, Jaipur, Mark Shand

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