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Horses die by the hundreds on pilgrimage to honor the Hindu “God of all animals”

June 12, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

What if 600 horses died climbing Pikes Peak? DEHRADUN,  Uttarakhand,  India––One might imagine that the annual pilgrimage to Kedarnath,  a temple in the Himalayas built in honor of Lord Pashupatinath,  the Hindu god of all animals,  might be undertaken with particular attention to animal welfare. But then,  one might also expect all four legs of […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Cruelty & neglect, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Hinduism, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Religion & philosophy, Working animals, Working horses Tagged With: Char Dham Yatra, Gauri Maulekhi, Kedarnath, Pashupatinath, Pike's Peak, Uttarakhand

How “Napalm the dog” protests funded the “Animal Revolution”

May 5, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Without Kent State,  would there have been an animal rights movement?             KENT,  Ohio––The shots fired by National Guard members into demonstrators against the Vietnam War at Kent State University on May 4,  1970 were in a sense the first shots fired in what British historian Richard Ryder would call,  30 years later,  the Animal […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Buddhism, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Religion & philosophy, Southeast Asia, USA, Vietnam Tagged With: Bernard Rollin, Bill Arthrell, d.a. levy, Doug Erickson, Hester Butterfield, Joseph Schneider, Merritt Clifton

Alisa Marie Mullins: longtime behind-the-scenes voice of PETA

March 28, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

PETA obituary understated Mullins’ role as author,  ghostwriter,  & spokesperson Alisa Marie Mullins,  59,  a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals researcher and writer for 30 years,  died on March 22, 2022 “after a 2-year battle with brain cancer,”  PETA announced. The PETA obituary announcement understated Mullins’ longtime role as author and/or ghost writer […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Cats, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Humane history, India, Indian subcontinent, Islam, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Barack Obama, KKK, McDonald's, Merritt Clifton, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Peter Wolf, Steve Hindi, Vox Felina

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

The animal rights movement is divided on abortion, by Vasu Murti

December 18, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Even PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk admits “We’re divided” The long-awaited introduction of RU-486-based contraceptive dog and cat food has been delayed for at least 36 years,  and may have been permanently forestalled by the use of RU-486 as Mifrepristone,  the drug used to medically induce abortion,  as ANIMALS 24-7 recently detailed in What RU-486 means […]

Filed Under: Animal rights & welfare, Asian religions, Beliefs, Christianity, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food security, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Judaism, Meat issues, Religion & philosophy, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Andrew Linzey, Cesar Chavez, Charles Camosy, Dennis Kucinich, Dick Gregory, Frank Hoffman, Ingrid Newkirk, James Dawson, Kristen Day, Mary Eberstadt

Irish farmers have a beef––and that’s our problem, too

November 8, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Pastoral nations object to cattle cutbacks recommended for greenhouse gas emissions based on factory farm data GLASGOW, Scotland––“Cutting methane,”  specifically methane emitted by cattle,  “is the biggest opportunity to slow [global] warming between now and 2040,”  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change lead reviewer Durwood Zaelke suggested in August 2021,  during the run-up to the 2021 […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Cattle & dairy, China, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Ethiopia, Europe, European Union, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food & agriculture, Food & agriculture, Food security, Global, Hinduism, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Ireland, Isles, Kenya, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Pollution, Religion & philosophy, Scotland Tagged With: Amanda Little, Christine Chemnitz, Durwood Zaelke, Frank O'Mara, Ian Scoones, John Carmody, Lester Brown, Lisa O'Carroll, Merritt Clifton, Morwenna Coniam, Peter Flanagan

Caring for bears & a homeless woman contrasts to caring only about pit bulls

October 31, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Help Asheville Bears founder stands up for human victim;  Maddie’s Fund program director urges concealing dog attack risk to humans & other animals             ASHEVILLE, N.C.;  AUSTIN, Texas––Somewhere along the line,  Help Asheville Bears founder Jody Williams learned the ethical principle of not causing harm to other living things,  called ahimsa by Hindus,  Buddhists,  and […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asian religions, Beliefs, Buddhism, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Hinduism, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, USA Tagged With: David and Cheryl Duffield, Jody Williams, Kristen Auerbach, Kristen Hassen, Merritt Clifton, Richard Avanzino

Bullfighting politics take sharp twists in India

February 22, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Bullfighting foes receive national honors even as Tamil Nadu state government drops charges against 26,450 bullfighting defenders & heads of both major national parties support  bullfights             CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu, India––Jallikattu,  the Tamil Nadu form of bullfighting in which mobs abuse the bulls as they run through the streets during harvest festivals,  on February 20,  […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Bullfighting, Cattle & dairy, Cultural, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Hinduism, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Organizations, Politics, Religion & philosophy, Science Tagged With: Chinny Krishna, Dipak Misra, Merritt Clifton, Nahrendra Modi, Prani Mitra, R.M. Kharb, Rahul Gandhi

Legendary giant turtle, believed extinct, resurfaces in Hanoi lake

January 1, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Five years after the “last” giant softshell turtle died,  one and possibly three more turn up, plus one in zoo             HANOI, Vietnam––Five years after the January 2016 death of Cu Rua in Hoan Kiem Lake plunged Vietnam into national mourning for the legendary giant softshell turtle,  then believed to have been the last of […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (animals), Religion & philosophy, Reptiles, Soft-shelled turtles, Southeast Asia, Turtles, Vietnam Tagged With: Cu Rua, Dong Mo Lake, Ha Dinh Duc, Hoan Kiem Lake, Merritt Clifton, Robert Swinhoe

 “Cleansing the temple was an act of animal liberation” says Bible scholar

December 21, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal rights & welfare, Asian religions, Beliefs, Book & film reviews, Buddhism, Christianity, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Hinduism, Humane history, Islam, Judaism, Religion & philosophy Tagged With: al-Ghazali, Keith Akers, Merritt Clifton, Pope Francis

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