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Feds give Makah tribe the go-ahead to kill gray whales again

November 19, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 4 Comments

NOAA issues Final Environmental Impact Statement,  the last legal obstacle between gray whales & Makah harpoons & bullets SEATTLE,  Washington––An early 2024 resumption of gray whale killing by the Makah tribe of Neah Bay,  Washington,  seems all but assured after the November 17,  2023 publication of a 2,364-page Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Makah […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunting & trapping, Japan, Laws, Laws & politics, Marine life, Native American beliefs, Pacific rim, Religion & philosophy, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Chukotka, Merritt Clifton, Neah Bay, NOAA, Paul Watson

South Korean government pledges dog-eating will be banned by 2027

November 18, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 3 Comments

Governing party and leading opposition party both favor banning dog consumption SEOUL, South Korea––Dog-eating in South Korea appears likely to be banned after January 1,  2027. “In a special consultative meeting at the National Assembly,”  reported Lee Jaeeun for the Korea Herald on November 17,  2023,   “the Yoon Suk Yeol administration and officials of the […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eating dogs, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Meat issues, Pacific rim, Religion & philosophy, South Korea, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Kim Keon Hee, Kim Min-seok, Lee Jaeeun, Merritt Clifton, Moran Market, Yoon Suk Yeol

Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt endorses the cockfighting industry

November 16, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Praises Oklahoma Game Fowl Commission for “preserving heritage” OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma––Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt all but dropped his rooster into a cockpit and placed a bet at the Oklahoma Game Fowl Commission annual legislative meeting on November 12,  2023 in McAlester,  Oklahoma. “Hey everyone.  Governor Kevin Stitt here,”  he opened,  addressing the meeting by video. […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Chickens, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Pacific rim, Philippines, Poultry, USA Tagged With: Drew Edmondson, Frank Keating, Kirkpatrick Policy Group, Lonnie Paxton, Merritt Clifton, Steve Hindi, Wayne Pacelle

Sluggish on getting the lead out: feds again play pro-hunting politics

November 15, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Sluggish on getting the lead out: feds again play pro-hunting politics WASHINGTON D.C.–– The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service still isn’t getting the lead out. And is not about to,  in view that both major U.S. political parties continue to kiss the portions of hunters’ anatomy where lead continues to accumulate in regulatory posteriors. (See […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Laws & politics, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Donald Trump, H.W. Bush, Merritt Clifton, National Rifle Association, National Wildlife Federation, Ronald Reagan, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Wayne Pacelle

Rabies deaths drive effort in Vietnam to stop eating dogs & cats

November 14, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Soi Dog Foundation enlists teachers & practitioners of traditional medicine in campaign HO CHI MINH CITY,  Vietnam––Sixty-four human deaths from rabies in Vietnam during the first nine months of 2023,  an increase of 21 from the first nine months of 2022,  have sparked renewed efforts to eradicate the dog and cat meat traffic. Medically recognized […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eating cats, Eating dogs, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Meat issues, Southeast Asia, Thailand, USA, Uses of dogs, Vietnam Tagged With: Amy Bryant, Kitty Block, Merritt Clifton, Quang Huy, Rahul Sehgal, Soi Dog Foundation

EATS Act: beware of zombie stealth attack on U.S. farmed animals

November 13, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Promising abolition of live exports,  King Charles III of U.K. demonstrates why EATS would be the shits for poultry,  pigs,  & cattle             LONDON, U.K.;  WASHINGTON D.C.––Kings of England,  Scotland,  and Wales have not had a say in the passage of United States legislation since 1776,  when the Thirteen Colonies and Vermont gave the British […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Cattle & dairy, China, Culture & Animals, Europe, European Union, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food & agriculture, Global, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Isles, Judaism, Laws & standards, Live transport, Meat issues, Pigs, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, United Kingdom, USA, Welfare Tagged With: Brexit, Jill Phipps, King Charles III, Marty Irby, Merritt Clifton, Smithfield

Will County, Illinois charges another charro with charreada cruelty

November 11, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Showing Animals Respect & Kindness drone video again provides evidence JOLIET, Illinois––The ongoing Showing Animals Respect & Kindness campaign to document animal abuse at unsanctioned charreada “Mexican style” rodeos in the greater Chicago area on November 8,  2023 brought criminal charges against a charreada participant for the seventh time in two years. “The Will County […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Cattle & dairy, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Rodeo, Spectacles, USA

“Chicken Run” revisited: claymation classic as good now as in 2000

November 11, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Chicken Run Animated feature film co-directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park,  starring the voices of Mel Gibson,  Julia Sawahla,  and Miranda Richardson. Produced by Aardman Studios, distributed by Dreamworks,  2000.   80 minutes. Sequel,  Dawn of the Nugget,  coming to Netflix on December 15,  2023. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton An appreciation of  the late […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Book & film reviews, Chickens, Culture & Animals, Eggs, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Meat issues, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, USA, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Dawn of the Nugget, Hogan's Heroes, Karen Davis, Mary Britton Clouse, Merritt Clifton, Stalag 17, The Great Escape

Kevin Antle, self-styled “Bhagavan” and “Doc,” pleads to federal charges

November 10, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Pleads to conspiracy to commit both wildlife trafficking & money laundering MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina––Myrtle Beach Safari owner Kevin Antle,  63,  styling himself “Bhagavan” and “Doc” for decades,  on November 6,  2023 pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to commit both wildlife trafficking and money laundering. “For each count,”  explained a federal […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Laws, Poaching & trafficking, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Institute for Greatly Endangered & Rare Species, Lacey Act, Merritt Clifton, Myrtle Beach Safari, Rare Species Fund

Karen Davis, Ph.D., United Poultry Concerns founder, dead at 79

November 8, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Karen Davis was a frequent ANIMALS 24-7 guest columnist & commentator MACHIPONGO, Virginia––United Poultry Concerns founder Karen Davis,  or Karen Davis, PhD.,  as she always signed her writings,  “passed away peacefully on the morning of November 4,  2023 at the United Poultry Concerns sanctuary,  surrounded by her beloved birds,”  the organization announced,  pledging to “continue […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Book & film reviews, Chickens, Culture & Animals, Disease, Ducks & geese, Eggs, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Fish, Food, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Insects, Laws & standards, Live markets, Marine life, Meat issues, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Poultry, Religion & philosophy, Slaughter, Slaughter, Turkeys, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans, Welfare Tagged With: Alex Hershaft, Belton Mouras, Brian Davies, Frank Perdue, Henry Spira, Ingrid Newkirk, Jim Mason, Merritt Clifton, Peter Singer, Steve Hindi

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