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Perp gets 4 to 6 years for assaulting SHARK investigator; another to be tried

November 11, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Judge sends James V. “Bub” Newcomb II to prison,  throws out Shannon Clark plea bargain             IRONTON, Ohio––Sentenced on November 10,  2021 for assaulting Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK] founder Steve Hindi and SHARK investigator Adam Fahnestock,  James V. “Bub” Newcomb II,  54,  of Waterloo,  Ohio,  left the Lawrence County Courthouse in Ironton on […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Chickens, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Adam Fahnestock, Beckie Newcomb, James V. “Bub” Newcomb II, Janet Enoch, Judge Andrew Ballard, Merritt Clifton, Mike DeWine, Rita Jo Newcomb, Shannon Clark, Steve Hindi

“Victories” that are not, & other views of big animal groups from “The Eejit”

September 28, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

“Promises, promises,”  to the skirl of bagpipes Soon-to-retire longtime Animal Concern campaign director John Robins,  being a Scot who may never have seen a baseball game,  is not known to have ever used a metaphor borrowed from baseball. (See “Eejit” John Robins shuffles off after 41 years fighting for animals in Scotland.) Robins is known,  […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Europe, Feature Home Top, Humane history, Isles, Religion & philosophy, Scotland, United Kingdom, USA Tagged With: Compassion In World Farming, Eurogroup, John Robins, Kitty Block, Merritt Clifton, RSPCA, Sara Amundson

“Eejit” John Robins shuffles off after 41 years fighting for animals in Scotland

September 25, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Transformed sleepy Scottish Anti-Vivisection Society into butt-kicking Animal Concern DUMBARTON, Scotland––John Frederick Robins,  64,  probably the most colorful and dynamic animal advocate in Scottish history,  despite his self-conferred title “The Eejit,”  has announced his impending retirement after 41 years of directing pro-animal campaigns initially for Friends of the Earth,  but chiefly as campaigns manager and […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal rights & welfare, Birds, Captive animals, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Dog use, Endangered species, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Fish, Habitat, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Isles, Laws, Religion & philosophy, Scotland, Sheep & goats, United Kingdom, Wildlife Tagged With: Andrew Morton, Don Staniford, Elena Edwards, John Robins, Merritt Clifton, Operation Dark Harvest, Phyllis Walker, Thomas Hamilton

Kaporos chicken rescue brings New York City a smile on 9-11-2021

September 12, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Rare good news on a grim anniversary             NEW YORK,  N.Y.––Twenty years after al Qaida terrorists on September 11,  2001 hijacked four airliners and crashed two of them into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in Manhattan,  killing 2,763 people,  tens of thousands of New Yorkers awakened to a good news story. About […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Chickens, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Horses & Farmed Animals, Judaism, Meat issues, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, USA, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Allie Feldman Taylor, Bearded Vegans, Donny Moss, Kaporos, Karen Davis, Merritt Clifton, Michelle Aptman, Mikey Dee, Pattrice Jones

Who was Jim Phillips? Who is Steve Hindi? Biographer reveals both

September 8, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

The Fox Feats & Shark Tales of Pollution Fighter James F. Phillips  & Animal Rights Warrior Steven O. Hindi by Pauline Marie Gambill Who Chains You Books,  P.O. Box 581,  Amissville, VA 20106  Amazon.com:  $14.97 paperback;  $4.27 Kindle Opens Pauline Marie Gambill in her introduction to The Fox Feats & Shark Tales,  “While there are many […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Henry David Thoreau, Pauline Gambill, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, The Fox

The ASPCA, HSUS, PETA et al ignore the Omak Suicide Race. Why?!

August 11, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

by Steve Hindi,  founder,  Showing Animals Respect & Kindness Showing Animals Respect & Kindness,  SHARK for short,  conducted our first rodeo investigation conducted in Wauconda,  Illinois,  in 1993. Our latest investigation concluded in Cheyenne, Wyoming,  on July 31 of this year––less than two weeks ago. In between we have exposed the cruelty of hundreds of […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Religion & philosophy, Rodeo, Spectacles, USA Tagged With: ASPCA, HSUS, Omak Suicide Race, PETA, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, Steve Hindi

Marine mammal activist Ben White,  53,  dies of abdominal cancer

July 14, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Long problematic career Ben White,  53,  died on July 30,  2005,  in Friday Harbor, Washington,  after a six-month struggle against abdominal cancer. White “cut open dolphin-holding nets in Japan,  scaled buildings to hang anti-fur banners, jumped in front of naval ships in Hawaii to stop sonar tests,  and slept atop old-growth trees to protest logging,” […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Europe, Faroe Islands, Humane history, Iceland, Marine life, Marine mammals, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (animals), Religion & philosophy, Scandinavia, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Bill Wewer, Clair George, David Howitt, Feld Entertainment, Kathleen Marquardt, Merritt Clifton, Paul Watson, Rick Spill, Rod Coronado

Fixing for a fight of Leviathans

July 14, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

The Makah Harpooners vs. Willy the Whale,  alias Killer Keiko [Originally published in September 1998] NEAH BAY,  Washington;  NEWPORT,  Oregon––If the September 1998 media drama underway in the Pacific Northwest was a professional wrestling match,  it would be billed as the Makah Harpooners vs. Willy the Whale,  alias Killer Keiko,  orca star of the hit […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Laws & politics, Marine life, Native American beliefs, Religion & philosophy, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Ben White, Jose Truda Palazzo, Mark Berman, Marylou Sappone, Merritt Clifton, Paul Watson, Ric O'Barry, Rick Spill, Rick Trout, Russ Rector

Cockfighting in Kentucky: SHARK promises Fourth of July fireworks

July 1, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Projected busiest traffic weekend ever gives Kentucky State Police an excuse––but what explains 16 years since last state cockfighting prosecution?             LEXINGTON, Kentucky––Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK] and the Kentucky State Police appear to be rocketing toward a head-on collision over the 2021 Fourth of July weekend,  with the Fourth itself predicted to be […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Chickens, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Gail Eisnitz, Greg Stumbo, John Goodwin, Kentucky State Police, Matt Bevin, Matthew Weisberg, Merritt Clifton, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, Steve Hindi, Wayne Pacelle

Good is not good enough! by Ed Duvin

June 5, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

The importance of understanding the stages of a social movement Years ago when heading an ethics institute,  I was asked to speak at a nonprofit leadership symposium. I raised the issue that unlike corporations that go to great lengths to outperform competitors or perish, nonprofits too often subordinate excellence to expediency. This may keep their […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Bill Moyer, Cesar Chavez, Henry Spira, Martin Luther King Jr.

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