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In Defense of Animals founder Elliot Katz dies at 86

April 13, 2021 By Merritt Clifton 5 Comments

Animal rights movement pioneer             SAN RAFAEL,  California–– In Defense of Animals founder Elliot Katz,  DVM,  “died peacefully on March 24th at the age of 86,”  the organization announced via Facebook on April 9,  2021,  after word of Katz’s death had percolated through the animal advocacy community for several days. “Dr. Katz was a trailblazer […]

Filed Under: Activism, Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Animal sentience & intelligence, Beliefs, Chimps & other primates, Culture & Animals, Dogs & cats lab animals, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Food, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Hunting & trapping, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Other entertainment topics, Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Research & testing, Rodeo, Sanctuaries, Science, Spay/neuter, Spectacles, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Alka Chandna, Barry McCabe, Bill Dyer, Bob Jenkins, Carol Noon, Doll Stanley, Ed Duvin, Frederick Coulston, Henry Spira, Joe Haptas, John Smale, Lise Giraud, Matt Rossell, Max Redfern, Pat Derby, Paul Seigel, Raymond Giraud, Sheri Speede, Sue Herndon, Terri Oyarzun, Virginia Handley, Will Tuttle

Seaspiracy: seas, piracy, & Cowspiracy meet fishy business

April 4, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Fishing industry screams bloody murder Reviewed by Merritt & Beth Clifton Seaspiracy,  whose title is a fusion of “seas” and “piracy,”  and a play on Cowspiracy,  the 2014 independent blockbluster documentary also produced by Kip Anderson,  on March 24,  2021 premiered worldwide on Netflix. Within 10 days Seaspiracy had become a runaway hit,  seen by […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food security, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Marine life, Meat issues, Sea turtles, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Turtles, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife, World Tagged With: Ali Tabrizi, Beth Clifton, Don Staniford, George Monbiot, Kip Anderson, Lucy Tabrizi, Merritt Clifton, Paul Watson, Ric O'Barry, Sylvia Earle

“Slow response & jerky gestures” in death of vegetarian Elijah McClain

February 16, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Grand jury investigation ordered 18 months after animal shelter volunteer died from ketamine overdose administered by paramedics at police direction AURORA, Colorado––If slow response and jerky gestures were the criteria for injecting ketamine into the butts of Colorado public officials,  as well as the alleged symptoms for which Aurora paramedics fatally overdosed vegetarian animal shelter […]

Filed Under: Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Horses & Farmed Animals, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Erica Marrero, Jared Polis, Jason Rosenblatt, Kyle Dittrich, Merritt Clifton, Nathan Woodyard, Phil Weiser, Randy Roedema, Vanessa Wilson

Geologist John Stockwell co-edited journal Between the Species

February 8, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Longtime advocate for animals & vegetarian living John Stockwell,  85,  an advocate for animals and vegetarian living whose involvement dated back to the very beginnings of the late twentieth century animal rights movement,  died on November 23,  2020 in Berkeley,  California,  his home off and on since 1961 and continuously since 1982. Born in Superior,  […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, USA, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Berkeley Humane Commission, Eric Mills, Merritt Clifton, Steve Sapontzis

Vegan animal advocate Thomas “Tommy” Bloom Raskin,  25

February 8, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Second young activist suicide in six months raises profile of “compassion fatigue” Vegan animal advocate Thomas “Tommy” Bloom Raskin,  25,  died by suicide on New Year’s Eve 2020. His death,  a shock to hundreds of family,  friends,  and acquaintances,  rekindled an ongoing discussion of depression and suicides among committed activists that had barely simmered down […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Alex Hershaft, Jamie Raskin, Merritt Clifton, Sarah Bloom Raskin, Shimon Shuchat

Afro-Vegan Society marks Black History Month with veg outreach

January 31, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

“Veguary” builds on a long,  strong tradition of African-American food ambassadors             BALTIMORE,  Maryland––“The Afro-Vegan Society will mark Black History Month with Veguary,”  announced society cofounder Brenda Sanders on January 25,  2021. Veguary,  Sanders explained,  will consist of “a series of free programs highlighting the contributions of black trailblazers,  and the many benefits of vegan […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Africa, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Humane history, Meat issues, Religion & philosophy, USA, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: A. Breeze Harper, Coretta Scott King, Dexter Scott King, Dick Gregory, George Washington Carver, Mary Keys Burgess, Pinky Cole, Tabitha Bonita Brown, Traci Thomas, Tracye McQuirter

Has the world-wide vegan revolution started — in Israel?

January 20, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

The Vegan Revolution. Saving Our World, Revitalizing Judaism by Richard Schwartz Lantern Publishing & Media, 2020. Reviewed by Keith Akers Any other book titled The Vegan Revolution,  if one didn’t look at the subtitle,  would not necessarily seem to have anything to do especially with Judaism or Israel.  But from page 1 forward,  Richard Schwartz […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Culture & Animals, Disease, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food security, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Judaism, Meat issues, Religion & philosophy, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Keith Akers, Richard H. Schwartz

Animal Agriculture is Immoral: vegan activists respond to COVID-19

January 20, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Anthology edited by Sailesh Rao, Ph.D. 156 pages,  paperback.  $9.99 from Amazon.com. Reviewed by Richard Schwartz             Animal Agriculture Is Immoral is an anthology of scholarly,  insightful, thought-provoking essays from environmental, social, religious, and spiritual perspectives by leading vegan activists,  assembled in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic,  about the very negative effects of animal-based […]

Filed Under: Activism, Beliefs, Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Meat issues, Religion & philosophy, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Brandon Burr, Dan Book, David Rosen, Duke McLeod, Hope Bohanec, Jason Glasson, Jeffrey Spitz Cohen, Judy Carman, Karen Davis, Lewis Regenstein, Richard H. Schwartz, Sailesh Rao, Shmuly Yanklowitz, Stephen Kaufman, Susan Hargreave, Victoria Moran, Will Tuttle, Yonatan Neril

Making a Thanksgiving place for Tofurky

November 25, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Eventually live turkeys joined the feast.  But not at first. Chloe Sorvino,  food and drink editor for the business magazine Forbes,  marked Thanksgiving 2020 by looking back 40 years to the invention of Tofurky in 1980,  by then-nature educator Seth Tibbott. Described as a “turkey alternative,”  blending tofu and wheat with a wild rice and […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Book & film reviews, Chickens, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Meat issues, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, Turkeys, USA, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Henry Spira, Jim Mason, Karen Davis, Merritt Clifton, Paul Obis, Peter Singer, Tom Regan

Philadelphia apologizes for killing African-American animal advocates

November 15, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

What if the MOVE cofounders had attended Cambridge,  or the Best Friends Animal Society cofounders had come from inner Philadelphia? PHILADELPHIA,  Pennsylvania;  KANAB,  Utah––The Philadelphia City Council on November 12,  2020 formally apologized for the May 13,  1985 bombing of a row house compound that killed 11 members of MOVE,  an inner city cult whose […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Humane history, Religion & philosophy, Sanctuaries, Shelters, USA, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Delbert Africa, Gregory Castle, John Africa, Mary Ann deGrimston, Merritt Clifton, Michael Mountain, Ramona Africa

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