Murder victim Alfred M. Kailihiwa was feeding cats; fire victim Susan Solari stayed with her dogs KAHULUI, Hawaii; ANGELS CAMP, California––Neuter/return cat trapper Alfred M. Kailihiwa, 71, of Waihee, Hawaii, allegedly murdered on August 6, 2026, and German shepherd breeder Susan Solari, 70, of Angel’s Camp, California, a wildfire victim reported dead the same day, […]
Search for Lost Birds shows that “extinction” is not always forever
Surprisingly often “lost” means just very scarce or very well hidden ITHACA, New York––The dodo, the moa, the passenger pigeon, the ivory-billed woodpecker, and the Carolina parakeet are all out of luck, but the “Search for Lost Birds” conducted by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology since 2022 has brought 21 species back from the […]
Worst-yet egg barn fire makes case for cell-cultured “animal” products
Mississippi as usual tries to ban progress CORWITH, Iowa––A March 26, 2026 barn fire at the Hawkeye Pride Egg Farm near Corwith, Iowa, 30 miles west of Mason City, still burning well into March 27, is believed to have brought the most animal deaths of any fire in U.S. history. The Hawkeye Pride Egg Farm […]
War is hell for cats in Lebanon, but brings reprieve for cattle & sheep at Eid
Threat of rockets deters livestock shippers but not Beirut cat rescuers STRAIT OF HORMUZ, BEIRUT––Crisis situations involving animals and war were just behind the headlines in New York City’s two most prestigious newspapers on the morning of Friday the 13th of March 2026, without animals ever being mentioned. Bombing in Lebanon brought disaster to both […]
Photos posted just before “Big Lick” barn fire illustrated multiple hazards
“This disaster was preventable and shows why the Big Lick needs to end,” says Citizens Against Big Lick. SEAGROVE, North Carolina––Only minutes after ANIMALS 24-7 posted Year of the Fire Horse arrives early, hits “Big Lickers” in North Carolina, our initial coverage of the Callicutt Stables barn fire that on February 15, 2026 killed 36 […]
Phil Snyder, 88, spent 50 years in humane work, starting at age 33
Phil Snyder was best known for 15 years with the Humane Society of the U.S., but was in the field for 20 years before that & 15 years afterward SEBRING, Florida––Phillip Ryan Snyder, 88, better known as just Phil Snyder, died on November 22, 2025. Born in Plymouth, Michigan, in 1937, Snyder at his retirement […]
“Don’t worry; be happy!” Animal aid in Jamaica post-Hurricane Melissa
Amid wreckage from Hurricane Melissa, rescuers find comfort in survival of creatures great & small KINGSTON, Jamaica––Self-introduces Damion Laren Whyte, “I am a naturalist from the Island of Jamaica.” A lecturer for the Department of Life Sciences at the University of the West Indies, located in Mona, Jamaica, five miles from Kingston at the east […]
Eric Sakach, 71, busted dogfights & cockfights but unleashed pit bull horror
Eric Sakach’s anti-BSL policy recommendations preceded explosion of dogfighting & pit bull attacks SACRAMENTO, California––Eric Sakach, 71, a 44-year employee of the Humane Society of the U.S. and a consultant for Animal Wellness Action since his retirement in 2020, was at 1:57 a.m. on November 17, 2025 active on Facebook at his home in Sacramento, […]
First reports about how animal rescues weathered Hurricane Melissa
Communications down practically everywhere in Jamaica KINGSTON, Jamaica––Hurricane Melissa, now heading toward Santiago de Cuba or possibly Guantanamo, and then to the Bahamas, appears to have now crossed Jamaica into open water, with winds slowing from up to 190 miles per hour to “only” 145 miles per hour, diminishing the Category 5 hurricane––temporarily, anyhow––to Category […]
Hurricane Melissa clobbers already battered Jamaica humane societies
Several of the biggest Jamaican animal shelters & rescues were already in dire straights before the biggest storm since 1851 struck the island KINGSTON, Jamaica––If Hurricane Melissa had a surname known among Jamaican animals and animal advocates, it might be Murphy, because if anything can go wrong, it is, at the worst possible moment. “The […]