Pits fall to lowest since 2010 relative to other top breed types Non-pit bull small terriers, the hound category, large retrievers, and dachshunds all have a legitimate claim to being the most popular dog type in the U.S., according to the seventh annual ANIMALS 24-7 survey of classified ads offering dogs for sale or adoption. Data […]
“The Dog Lover,” bull riders, & Forrest Lucas
Why did oil magnate sink $2 million into film getting .0001% of the gate? SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota––Debuting in just 27 theaters nationwide, grossing $10,700 in box receipts, The Dog Lover is unlikely to influence even a fraction as many people as The Secret Life of Pets, an animated cartoon with an avoid-the-pound message reminiscent […]
“Crush video” maker Brent Justice convicted at 2nd federal trial
“Justice delayed is justice denied.” ––William Gladstone HOUSTON, Texas––Having allowed “crush video” maker Brent Wayne Justice to walk on April 17, 2013 by finding the federal Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010 unconstitutional, U.S. District Judge Sim Lake in a second go-around on May 23, 2016 swiftly found the defendant guilty on all charges. Three-hour […]
Marine mammal activist Mark “The Bermanator” Berman, 63
Helped to lead campaigns against dolphin captivity & Taiji massacres, & for dolphin-safe tuna & freeing Keiko Mark Ira Berman, 63, the primary spokesperson for Earth Island Institute on marine mammal issues since 1991, died on May 13, 2016. E-mailed Mark J. Palmer, an Earth Island Institute colleague for more than 25 years, “Mark had chronic […]
Cesar Millan walks: what was the L.A. County prosecutor thinking?
Chance to send a much-needed message to “rehabbers” of dangerous dogs was lost Celebrity dog trainer Cesar Millan will not be criminally charged for losing control of a French bulldog named Simon, who then mauled a pig, while videotaping the February 26, 2016 edition of the National Geographic channel’s Cesar 911 reality TV series. Announced Millan […]
SeaWorld ends Shamu’s sex life
But SeaWorld will still have orcas for years to come ORLANDO, Florida; SAN DIEGO, California; PENN COVE, Washington–– Acceding to the apparent inevitable, SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. president and chief executive officer Joel Manby on March 17, 2016 announced an end to 32 years of SeaWorld efforts to breed orca whales. “Times have changed, and we […]
Will trainer Cesar Millan be charged for “hog-dog rodeo”?
Dog attack on pig is assigned to Major Case Unit Investigator LOS ANGELES, California––Will celebrity dog trainer Cesar Millan be prosecuted for allowing a French bulldog in his care to maul a pig while making the February 26, 2016 episode of National Geographic Wild’s Cesar 911 “reality” television show? “We have assigned it to […]
What on earth was celebrity dog trainer Cesar Millan thinking?
Simon says, “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn what Cesar says.” by Beth Clifton As practically everyone who knows celebrity dog trainer Cesar Millan from a Caesar salad must know by now, the February 26, 2016 episode of the National Geographic channel’s Cesar 911 reality TV series went from demonstrating a really bad […]
Perp to serve no time for first U.S. federal “crush video” conviction
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 […]
Justice is served: 50 years in prison for making “crush” videos
But hunters who videotape themselves illegally killing animals for kicks often get no jail time at all HOUSTON, NASHVILLE–– Harris County Court Judge Jay Burnett on February 15, 2016 sentenced “crush video” maker Brent Wayne Justice, 54, to serve 50 years in prison for cruelty to non-livestock animals, including puppies, kittens, rabbits, crustaceans, and […]