But progress for animals is not achieved with “rings of power” BOSTON, Massachusetts––Any resemblance between mild-mannered World Federation for Animals founder Wim DeKok, a longtime exemplar of peaceful cooperation, and Sauron, the vengeful Satanic wizard of the Lord of the Rings trilogy authored by J.R.R. Tolkien, would be difficult to discover. Yet there is […]
Rick Collord, 72, helped lead transition from the high-kill to the no-kill era
Headed 10 animal shelters in six states Rick Collord, 72, a 42-year humane professional and chief executive of humane societies for most of that time, died on January 26, 2021 in Lexington, North Carolina, his home since 2017. Born Irving Richard Collord III in 1948 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Rick Collord––no one ever called him […]
Afro-Vegan Society marks Black History Month with veg outreach
“Veguary” builds on a long, strong tradition of African-American food ambassadors BALTIMORE, Maryland––“The Afro-Vegan Society will mark Black History Month with Veguary,” announced society cofounder Brenda Sanders on January 25, 2021. Veguary, Sanders explained, will consist of “a series of free programs highlighting the contributions of black trailblazers, and the many benefits of vegan […]
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 […]
Black humane history found in great-grandpa’s attic near a town called Ark
Letters and a map document the humane & racial justice movements when they were one and the same ARK, Virginia––Bus driver Alan Lemon, 59, hoped to find antiques that might be sold online in 2018 when he and a friend decided to explore the attic of his great grandfather John W. Lemon’s long abandoned and […]
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 […]
Why did the ASPCA pres get $852,231, while we got $9.70 an hour?
We are NOT the ASPCA!!! 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 paying not only for […]
Solvang animal advocate “Hurricane” Hazel Mortensen dies at 85
Mortensen was still on the job of helping animals in every way that she could SOLVANG, California––“Hurricane” Hazel Mortensen, 85, remembered for nearly 50 years of dynamic animal advocacy and her hearty laugh, died at her home on September 26, 2020 from complications of heart disease. “Born on April 26, 1935 in England, Hazel […]
“Cleansing the temple was an act of animal liberation” says Bible scholar
The Lost Religion of Jesus: Simple Living & Nonviolence In Early Christianity by Keith Akers Lantern Books (128 2nd Place, Garden Suite Brooklyn, NY 11231), 2001. 260 pages, paperback. $20.00. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Denver vegetarian advocate Keith Akers, perhaps best known for compiling A Vegetarian Sourcebook (1983), earned his B.A. in philosophy in 1970 at […]
Geoffrey Deckers & Marion Bienes brought animal rights to the Netherlands
Holocaust survivor Bienes inspired organization builder Deckers Award founded in Deckers’ name––see Comments, below. Geoffrey Deckers, 51, co-founder of the Dutch animal advocacy organization Een Dier Een Vriend [An Animal, A Friend], died suddenly on June 29, 2020. Deckers suffered a cerebral hemorrhage on November 20, 2017, but appeared to have made a full recovery. As […]
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