Slippery business may stop the bull calf surplus NEW DELHI, India––Cracking down hard against illegal cattle slaughter and exports to slaughter, while boosting milk production, the Hindi nationalist Nahendra Modi regime ruling India since 2014 caused the perennial Indian bull calf surplus to explode. Now, however, the Modi government has reportedly […]
A black-and-white issue that the humane community has yet to face
Editorial by Merritt & Beth Clifton Two nights ago, in advance of Martin Luther King Day, ANIMALS 24-7 posted as our lead feature Four black leaders who built the humane movement, profiling William Key, John W. Lemon, Richard Carroll, and Frederick Barnwell Rivers. Those four forgotten black men between 1898 and 1945 probably reached more […]
What animal advocates owe to the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Leading influence on rise of animal rights movement Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 1929-1968, in whose honor we celebrate Martin Luther King Day, never had any visible direct involvement with animals or animal issues––but he is justly remembered among the greatest influences on the animal rights movement of our time, and the many […]
Four black leaders who built the humane movement
More people recognized William Key, John W. Lemon, Richard Carroll, & F. Rivers Barnwell in their own time than would have recognized ASPCA founder Henry Bergh INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana––“I am the only colored speaker on the program, and in fact I have not seen a single colored visitor to it,” wrote the Reverend Richard Carroll […]
Breakthrough may scratch horses from the Iditarod legend
Yes, horses! ANCHORAGE, Alaska; Braunschweig, Germany–– A German immunologist, funded by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, has reportedly made a scientific discovery that may scratch horses from the substance of the Iditarod serum run legend. Horses in the Iditarod Trail Race, the 938-mile world’s most famous and most controversial dog sled race? Yes, […]
Plane crashes & slaughterhouses: who suffers more?
Helpless in a cage by Karen Davis, Ph.D., president, United Poultry Concerns On January 8, 2020, passenger flight 752, headed from the Iranian capital of Tehran to the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, was shot down by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran, killing all 176 occupants, including 167 passengers. The jet continued flying for […]
Why ASPCA pitch “Take a Bite Out of Farm Animal Cruelty” makes us puke
Ads at your local supermarket probably go farther on behalf of farmed animals by Irene Muschel I just opened my computer and found myself looking at a startling American SPCA fund-raising email that encourages people to support the breeding, raising, and slaughter of animals destined for human consumption. The email, captioned “Take a Bite Out […]
Heart failure fells Vier Pfoten (Four Paws) founder Helmut Dungler, 56
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 […]
Krefeld Zoo fire killed 30+ animals due to poor design & preparation
Candle-powered flying paper lanterns allegedly caused the fire. But inadequate attention to fire safety caused the deaths. KREFIELD, Germany––A fire that killed more than 30 apes, monkeys, bats and birds at the Krefeld Zoo in the first minutes of 2020 apparently began when one or more flying cylindrical paper lanterns propelled by small votive candles […]
Montreal carriage horse trade ends, after 354 years
“Calèche” industry was long intertwined with defunct harness track, start of the Premarin industry, horse slaughter, and a notorious glue factory MONTREAL, Quebec––The last vehicle-pulling horses in Montreal, Quebec, are to be off the streets before sunset on December 31, 2019––an hour which, as this article is posted, has already come and gone. “Far […]
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