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Pit bull attacks: the “divisive” issue that is NOT on 2018 ballots

November 6, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Breeding, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Top, Laws & politics, Screen industry, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: April Collins, Berl Perdue, Fred Petke, Merritt Clifton, Pam Gay, Pete McTee, Ted Czech, Tim Damon

“Bollywood” star Salman Khan sleeps on jail floor after 2nd poaching rap

April 6, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Asia, Asia/Pacific, Book & film reviews, Conservation, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Deer & other horned species, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, India, Indian subcontinent, Laws, Poaching & trafficking, Screen industry, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Dev Kumar Khatri, Dominique Mosbergen, Merritt Clifton, Neelam, Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu, Vikram Singh

Felony charges filed against Florida shark-draggers

December 13, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Marine life, Poaching & trafficking, Predators, Screen industry, U.S., USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Alex Kompothecras, Mark 'The Shark' Quartiano, Merritt Clifton, Michael Wenzel, Rick Scott, Robert Lee Benac, Spencer Heintz

Pit bull advocacy exposed by the CBC Fifth Estate with host Mark Kelley

September 23, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Culture & Animals, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Top, Screen industry Tagged With: Brandi McNeely, Charlotte Alter, Christiane Vadnais, Colleen Lynn, Daxton Borchardt, Emily Vadnais, Judge Joe Brown, Judge Judy, Ledy Van Kavage, Mark Kelley, Merritt Clifton, Michael Golinko, Susan Iwicki, Trehlan Credit

Stray:  A Shelter Veterinarian’s Reflection on Triumph & Tragedy

September 9, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal fighting, Animal rights & welfare, Book & film reviews, Breeding, Cats, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Screen industry, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Dena Mangiamele, Gretchen Wyler, Jacqueline Bissett, James Herriot, Marcy Eckhardt, Merritt Clifton, Nathan Winograd, Patricia Curtis, Tony Curtis

Exhibitionist shark-draggers upstaged by “reality TV” star friend

August 8, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

“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” […]

Filed Under: Crocodilians, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Killing contests, Laws & politics, Marine life, Poaching & trafficking, Predators, Reptiles, Screen industry, U.S., USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Alex Kompothecras, Carli Teproff, Merritt Clifton, Michael Robert Wenzel, Nicholas Burns Easterling, Patrick Gomes, Robert Lee "Bo" Benac, Russ Rector, Spencer Heintz, Stan Kroenke

“Buffalo Bill” Dyer, 83, led animal rescues from Santa Catalina Island

July 18, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feral animals, Food, Global, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Laws & politics, Religion & philosophy, Screen industry, Sheep & goats, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans, Wildlife Tagged With: Bill Dyer, Brenda Barnette, Carla Hall, Chris de Rose, Ed Boks, Elliot Katz, Merritt Clifton, Robin Dorman

Fatal cheetah attack spotlights big cat breeding industry

March 25, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Asia, Book & film reviews, Canada, China, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Poaching & trafficking, Screen industry, South Africa, The Americas, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Bray, Dave Salmoni, Dave Varty, John Varty, Li Quan, Luke Hunter, Merritt Clifton, Michael Hackenberger, Stewart Bray, Stuart Leavenworth

Mary Tyler Moore, actress & animal advocate, dies at 80

January 26, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Birds, Crustaceans, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Marine life, Screen industry, Urban wildlife, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans, Wildlife Tagged With: Bernadette Peters, Cleveland Amory, Mary Tyler Moore, Merritt Clifton, Pale Male

Eluding jail since 1998, alleged poacher Salman Khan to be tried one last time

August 2, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Mythical “Famous Persons Act” appears to protect one of Bollywood’s biggest stars          JAIPUR,  India––Arguably the most notorious case of allegedly poaching endangered species still before the courts of any nation,  and certainly the longest running soap opera of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s career may end on August 10,  2016,  when Khan goes to court […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal rights & welfare, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Beliefs, Book & film reviews, Conservation, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Deer & other horned species, Endangered species, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Hinduism, Humane history, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, India, Indian subcontinent, Laws, Organizations, Poaching & trafficking, Religion & philosophy, Screen industry, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Harish Dulani, Merritt Clifton, Saif Ali Khan, Salman Khan, Satish Shah, Sonali Bendre

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