Royal SPCA, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, et al disregard & even promote cruelty on a shocking scale LONDON, U.K.––The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Great Britain, the world’s oldest western-style animal advocacy organization, founded in 1824 and granted a royal charter in 1840 by Queen Victoria, wants […]
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 […]
Are kosher & halal slaughter bans anti-Semitic & Islamophobic?
Animal advocacy, religious teaching, & cultural insecurity collide in Belgium BRUSSELS, Belgium––Is Belgium moving rapidly to ban slaughter without pre-stunning out of concern for animals, or are prohibitions of the traditional kosher and halal slaughter methods rooted in latent anti-Semitism and Islamophobia? Slaughter without pre-stunning becomes illegal Whatever the political truth is, legal reality […]
U.S. & Canadian courts favor farmed animals five times in a week
Jurisdictional issues guided four of the five decisions WASHINGTON D.C., DES MOINES, Iowa, TORONTO, Ontario––A January 2019 blizzard of court decisions, rendered in both the U.S. and Canada, appear to have come down heavily in favor of improved animal welfare law enforcement on behalf of farmed animals. The effect of the U.S. decisions will […]
Why did the ASPCA pres get $852,231, while we got $9.70 an hour?
An $8.00-a-month donor prompted us to ask the question This is an exposé (and appeal) that Beth & I really did not want to have to write, but one of our faithful & reliable donors of $8.00 per month persuaded us that we had to –– because donors like her, for the most part, are […]
Japan hands whales a Christmas gift camouflaged as coal
Withdrawal from IWC covers for decision to halt Antarctic whaling TOKYO––Handing whales a Christmas Day gift camouflaged as coal, Japanese chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga on December 25, 2018 confirmed months of speculation and decades of threats that Japan would withdraw from membership in the International Whaling Commission, which has maintained a global moratorium on […]
Arun Rangsi, 39, “heart gibbon” of IPPL founder Shirley McGreal
Arun Rangsi was living link to IPPL origins SUMMERVILLE, South Carolina––“The International Primate Protection League is devastated to report the loss of our first lab gibbon, Arun Rangsi, who was also my ‘heart gibbon,’” IPPL founder Shirley McGreal posted to social media. Arun Rangsi was a living link to IPPL cofounder Ardith Eudey, Ph.D., a […]
Four people who changed how humans see animals
Charlie Russell, Mary T. Hoffman, Aubrey Manning, & Dorothy Cheney Russell made “Spirit Bears” famous Canadian bear researcher and author Charlie Russell, 76, died on May 7, 2018 in Calgary, Alberta, from complications after surgery. Born in Pincher Creek, Alberta, where his parents Andy and Kay Russell were hunting outfitters and guides, Charlie Russell […]
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