Former senior staff member & plaintiff in 2005 lawsuit detail similar incidents, involving different pit bulls, years apart WOODSIDE, California––We never expected to find alleged pit bull attacks involved in the long, often sordid saga of the Gorilla Foundation, home of Koko the signing gorilla from her infancy until her death on June 19, […]
Pit bull attacks: the “divisive” issue that is NOT on 2018 ballots
Two fatal dog attacks on the last weekend of 2018 campaign maintain pace toward matching 2017 record WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania––Details of the 34th and 35th known fatal dog attacks to occur in the U.S. in 2018 remained scarce as Election Day 2018 dawned. The two fatalities matched the toll as of the same date […]
“Bollywood” star Salman Khan sleeps on jail floor after 2nd poaching rap
World’s 9th best-paid actor dodged conviction since 1998 JODHPUR, Rajasthan, India–– “Bollywood” macho-man movie star Salman Khan, 52, dodging poaching charges for nearly 20 years, was on April 5, 2018 convicted for at least the second time of allegedly poaching two endangered chinkara gazelles, on September 26 and 27, 1998. Four other “Bollywood” stars accused […]
Felony charges filed against Florida shark-draggers
Prosecution protects the image of $7.6 billion recreational fishing industry TAMPA, Florida––The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission and Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office on December 12, 2017 announced that two third degree felony counts each of aggravated animal cruelty have been filed against three men who participated in dragging a live blacktip shark behind […]
Pit bull advocacy exposed by the CBC Fifth Estate with host Mark Kelley
Pit Bulls Unleashed: Should They Be Banned? The Fifth Estate with Mark Kelley http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/ or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa-bX3gZC3YnCThlGM5d38Q Pit bull advocates have been screaming bloody murder since the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation last night, September 22, 2017, aired Pit Bulls Unleashed: Should They Be Banned? The hour-long documentary, produced by the investigative news magazine program The Fifth […]
Stray: A Shelter Veterinarian’s Reflection on Triumph & Tragedy
by Dena Mangiamele, DVM, MPVM, MFS https://www.doctordena.com/ Kindle edition: $9.99; paperback $14.99; color edition $30.82. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Stray: A Shelter Veterinarian’s Reflection on Triumph & Tragedy, by Dena Mangiamele, is only the third fully realistic book about animal sheltering to come my way in more than half a century of reading everything I […]
Exhibitionist shark-draggers upstaged by “reality TV” star friend
“Look, ma! No decency!” MIAMI, Florida––Long seeking social media notice by posting images of himself and friends torturing animals, Michael Robert Wenzel, 21, of Palmetto, Florida, for a few days appeared to have at last achieved the notoriety he wanted with a video posted on July 24, 2017 showing himself and pals Robert Lee “Bo” […]
“Buffalo Bill” Dyer, 83, led animal rescues from Santa Catalina Island
Career in show biz led to more than 35 years in animal advocacy Bill Dyer, 83, who sought stardom in show business, but made his most enduring mark in animal advocacy, died on July 11, 2017 in Venice, California, his home for most of his life. Born to immigrant parents in San Diego, a short […]
Fatal cheetah attack spotlights big cat breeding industry
Lions & tigers bred for heads & bones PHILIPPOLIS, Karoo, South Africa––A captive cheetah on March 18, 2017 fatally mauled the three-year-old son of Jacob Pieterse, an employee at tiger breeder and filmmaker John Varty’s Tiger Canyon wildlife farm and tourist attraction. Police spokesperson Motantsi Makhele told media that the victim died while being […]
Mary Tyler Moore, actress & animal advocate, dies at 80
Was among first celebrities to oppose fur Actress and longtime animal advocate Mary Tyler Moore, 80, died from cardiopulmonary arrest ascribed to pneumonia on January 25, 2017 in Greenwich, Connecticut. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Moore lived almost her entire life in and around New York City, and rose to television stardom playing the role […]