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Betty White, 99, “white-washed” animal use industries for 50 years

January 3, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

The Betty White reputation for animal advocacy rewrites history             LOS ANGELES––Betty White,  99,  a radio and television actress,  producer,  talk show and game show personality whose broadcast career began at eight years old in 1930,  died on December 31,  2021,  just 18 days before what would have been her 100th birthday. Most of the […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, Screen industry, USA, Zoos Tagged With: Allen Ludden, Bea Arthur, Gail Eisnitz, Koko, Merritt Clifton, Michael Mountain, Penny Patterson, Sean Hawkins

Who were the gurus who helped to inspire the animal rights movement?

December 25, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Spiritual mentors sold vegetarianism before most animal advocates dared mention it PUTTAPARTHI,  Andhra Pradesh,  India;  QUEENS, New York––Who were the unofficial gurus of the early animal rights movement,  who helped to sell vegetarianism,  in particular,  even before any major animal advocacy groups added a vegan or vegetarian component to their message? “Guru,”  in the Buddhist,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Bangladesh, Beliefs, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Buddhism, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food & agriculture, Hinduism, Humane history, India, Indian subcontinent, Organizations, Religion & philosophy, USA, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: A.C. Bhaktivedanta, Chatral Rinpoche, Dinshah P. Ghadali, Freya Dinshah, H. Jay Dinshah, Hari Krishna, Jayanti Timm, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Sathya Sai Baba, Shamar Rinpoche, Sri Chinmoy

Vernon Weir: “This man loved his family and animals with all of his heart!”

December 23, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Quiet right-hand man for 40-plus years to legends Belton Mouras,  Gretchen Wyler,  & Tippi Hedren Vernon Weir,  74,  died from a stroke on December 6,  2021. Born on March 8, 1947,  Weir attended Normandy Senior High School in St. Louis,  Missouri,  then earned a B.A. in political science and government from the University of Missouri […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Religion & philosophy, Sanctuaries, Screen industry, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: American Sanctuary Association, Animal Protection Institute, Belton Mouras, Genesis Awards, Gretchen Wyler, Merritt Clifton, Tippi Hedren, Wally Swett

Robert Dole: why did Pacelle, Amundson, & Bershadker inflate his record?

December 9, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Robert Dole,  at best,  had a good record on animal issues for a Trumpist––but he was no Hubert Humphrey,  nor even a Richard Nixon Robert Joseph Dole,  98,  the 1996 Republican presidential nominee,  U.S. Senator from Kansas 1969-1996,  and a Kansas member of the U.S. House of Representatives 1960-1968,  died on December 5,  2021. Lauded […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cattle & dairy, Chimps & other primates, Culture & Animals, Dogs & cats lab animals, Feature Home Bottom, Global, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Mice & rats, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Pigs, Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Science, Slaughter, Slaughter, USA, Welfare Tagged With: Elizabeth Dole, Hubert Humphrey, Jesse Helms, Lyndon Johnson, Matt Bershadker, Merritt Clifton, Richard Nixon, Sara Amundson, Wayne Pacelle

$350 million for animal crossings, but zip for roadkill avoidance education

November 26, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Win for HSUS is a gain,  yet not the most cost-effective way to save animal & human lives on highways             WASHINGTON D.C.––The first official U.S. national commitment to preventing roadkills of wildlife appears to have been buried deep within the $1.3 trillion Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act signed into law U.S. President Joe Biden […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Laws & politics, Religion & philosophy, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Dayton Stoner, Delos Culver, Joe Biden, Lilian Christianson, Merritt Clifton, Richard Nixon, Sara Amundson

Where the late Bernie Rollin got his garbled “facts” about pit bulls

November 21, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

“It’s in the book!” ––a 1922 work of fiction The ANIMALS 24-7 obituary for philosopher,  teacher,  and author Bernard Rollin (1943-2021),  posted on November 20,  2021,  mentioned that,  “His late-career writings about pit bulls, in particular,  offered no more than recitations of stock pit bull advocacy rhetoric,  little if any of his material originating with […]

Filed Under: Activism, Book & film reviews, Breeding, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Police & military, Service dogs, Training, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Bernard Rollin, Clarence Hawkes, Lilian Rant, Merritt Clifton

Bernard Rollin, 78, addressed the big issues but often fumbled the facts

November 21, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Author of Animal Rights & Human Morality and The Unheeded Cry FORT COLLINS,  Colorado––Bernard Elliot Rollin,  Ph.D.,  78,  better known as just Bernie Rollin,  died on November 19,  2021. Remembered and appreciated as an entertaining,  provocative,  and often persuasive bridge among the animal rights,  animal welfare,  academic,  veterinary,  and legal communities during his 51 years […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Animal sentience & intelligence, Beliefs, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Hooved stock, Horse & livestock shows, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Lab animals, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Population control, Population control, Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Science, Spay/neuter, USA, Welfare Tagged With: David DeGrazia, Fred Allison, Henry Spira, Jeff Dodge, Linda Rollin, Merritt Clifton, Rene Descartes, Richard Avanzino, Richard Bonner

How to heal pets, heal the humane community, & heal the veterinary profession

October 21, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Diagnosis by Dr. Jeff Young, Rocky Mountain Vet, & prescription by Bob Christiansen could provide a cure-all Drawing from a million to 1.7 million viewers per episode of his reality TV show Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet,  Jeff Young might be considered the most influential veterinarian in the world. Certainly Young must be the most […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Behavior & health, Book & film reviews, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Spay/neuter, USA Tagged With: Andrew Rowan, Bob Christiansen, Cesar Millan, Heidi Leuders, Jeff Young, live release, Merritt Clifton, pit bull, Steffen Baldwin

Joe Keller gave Jim Mason the pictures that started the war on factory farming

October 19, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Editors’ note: “You give me the pictures and I’ll give you the war!” newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst reputedly instructed a staff artist who failed to find fighting in Cuba at the outset of the Spanish-American War in 1898. Joe Adreon Keller (November 21,  1947––October 13,  2021) gave Animal Factories co-author and Animals’ Agenda magazine […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cattle & dairy, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Meat issues, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Pigs, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Alice Herrington, Julie Christie, Myriam Alaux, Peter Singer, Victor Schonfeld

“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

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