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Leptospirosis: when a rescue goes to rat piss

November 24, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Five of 10 puppies transported from Puerto Rico to Vermont fell ill             NORWICH,  Vermont––Posted Surfin’ Sato founder Aimee Porcaro Goodwin to Facebook two days before Thanksgiving 2017,   “We just got the lepto PCR test results for Ollie.  NEGATIVE!!!  I’m so thankful!!” The “all clear” for Ollie,  a puppy from Puerto Rico whom Surfin’ Sato […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Caribbean, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Shelters, Street dogs, The Americas, USA Tagged With: Aimee Porcaro Goodwin, Matthew Levison, Merritt Clifton

Bo the dog says “Help us!”

November 16, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Monkey the cat says “Help us!” too $8,610.47 in bills due yesterday,  and just $308.98 total to pay them with. That’s where we are,  after Hurricanes Harvey,  Irma,  and Maria sent ANIMALS 24-7 readership soaring over half a million for the year,  but appeared to send our donations down the drain. Two months ago we […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Disasters, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Editorials, Feature Home Bottom, Opinions & Letters, Sanctuaries, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Bo the dog, Merritt Clifton, Monkey the cat

Flood & fire: global warming hits animal shelters from Puerto Rico to California

October 17, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Disaster follows disaster GUAYNABO,  Puerto Rico;  SANTA ROSA,  California––An October 16,  2017 flash flood forcing the Humane Society of Puerto Rico to evacuate all animals and personnel at a moment’s notice had much in common with wildfires impelling the evacuation of northern California animal shelters and sanctuaries a few days earlier. Despite the conflicting characteristics […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Caribbean, Cats, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Sanctuaries, Shelters, The Americas, USA Tagged With: Animal Place, Humane Society of Puerto Rico, Marin County Humane Society, Sonoma County Humane Society, St. Croix Animal Welfare Center, Villa Michelle Albergue Animales

What did we do during hurricanes Harvey,  Irma,  & Maria?

October 5, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

We were on the job! We knew longtime dolphin rescuer and advocate Rick Trout,  of Tavernier in the Florida Keys,  would be among our most valuable sources as Hurricane Irma roared in after devastating the Caribbean.  Living in a house built as a storm shelter after the Category 5 hurricane of 1935,  Trout sheltered neighbors […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal control, Animal organizations, Caribbean, Cats, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Editorials, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Opinions & Letters, Sanctuaries, Shelters, The Americas, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Merritt Clifton, Rick Trout

Distemper & transport incidents slow Hurricane Harvey rescue effort

October 4, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Best Friends,  after wrongly ripping the Houston SPCA via Change.org,  has disaster on own watch             HOUSTON,  Texas––Best Friends Animal Society efforts to rehome dogs and cats collected after Hurricane Harvey have reportedly stalled,  with 455 animals remaining at a temporary shelter at NRG Arena in Houston as of October 1,  2017,   and an adoption […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Behavior & health, Disasters, Dog health, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Sanctuaries, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Ashley Sloboda, Christi Henry, Christi Pelz, Donald Trump, Erin Katribe, Jamie Duffy, Joshua Braden, Katie Wilson, Melania Trump, Melissa Saylor, Merritt Clifton, Paul Seigel, Paul Washburn, Pooja Lodhia, Tammy Hanson

Hurricanes: most famous fatality was Molly the dolphin

October 2, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Molly’s life was microcosm of marine mammal captivity history MARATHON,  Florida––Hurricanes Harvey,  Irma,  and Maria killed more than 200-and-counting humans among them,  from Barbuda to the southern end of the Coastal Bend region of Texas,  but the best-known victim so far was apparently a dolphin,  Molly,  who was among the oldest dolphins on record. Molly […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Caribbean, Cats, Culture & Animals, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Top, Fish, Manatees & dugongs, Marine life, Marine mammals, Shelters, The Americas, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Joe Roberts, Merritt Clifton, Ric O'Barry, Rick Trout, Russ Rector, Stephen McCulloch

Hurricane Maria: St. Croix Animal Welfare Center welds the door shut

October 1, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Whatever didn’t blow away was stolen ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands––“It is with a very heavy heart that we were forced to weld the door to our clinic closed today,”  the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center posted to Facebook on September 28,  2017. Even before Hurricane Maria crushed the U.S.,  Dutch,  and British Virgin Islands, […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal control, Animal organizations, Caribbean, Cats, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Donkeys, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Hooved stock, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Pigs, Sanctuaries, Sheep & goats, Shelters, Street dogs, The Americas, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Aleida Tolentino, Dave Pauli, Jenny Teed, Karen Corbin, Katie Block, Merritt Clifton, Ryan Moore, Sali Gear, Wayne Pacelle, Zifforah Tyrell

Hurricane Maria: monkeys hold on, horses endure

September 29, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

“Oh my goodness, how could anything have survived this?”          CAYO SANTIAGO,  Puerto Rico––Hurricane Irma mostly missed the renowned Cayo Santiago rhesus macaque colony,  on an island just east of the Puerto Rican mainland,  but Hurricane Maria hit it head-on,  at full Category 5 strength. The thousand-odd macaques on Cayo Santiago are ninth generation descendants from […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal organizations, Birds, Caribbean, Chimps & other primates, Disasters, Educational use, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Habitat, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Lab animals, Racing, Research & testing, Science, Show, The Americas, Urban wildlife, USA, Wild horses, Wildlife Tagged With: Clarence R. Carpenter, Ed Yong, Elizabeth Redden, Frank Angst, James Higham, Linda Horn, Mark Samuel, Merritt Clifton, Shelley Gagnon-Blodgett

Hurricane Maria: first reports about animal aid from Puerto Rico

September 29, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Destroyed communication infrastructure left rescuers incommunicado          SAN JUAN,  Puerto Rico––“Brutal winds left streets in the historic Old Town of the Puerto Rican capital,  San Juan, strewn with rubble––collapsed balconies,  fallen lamp posts,  and dead birds,  reported Dave Graham and Robin Respaut of Reuters the morning after Hurricane Maria ripped across the length of Puerto […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Caribbean, Cats, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Shelters, The Americas, USA Tagged With: Alfredo Figueroa, Christina Beckles, Gina Figueroa, Glen Venezio, Katie Block, Merritt Clifton, Sally Tully-Figueroa

Hurricane Harvey hits hunters & fishers harder than wildlife

September 20, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Shrimp, sea turtles, “sport fish,” teal & doves all get a break HOUSTON, Texas––As hard as Hurricane Harvey hit humans,  pets,  livestock,  and some of the most vulnerable wildlife along the Gulf Coast of Texas and adjacent part of Louisiana,  especially big birds who could not escape from the wind,  early damage assessments indicate that […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal organizations, Bats, Birds, Birds, Conservation, Crocodilians, Crustaceans, Disasters, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Fish, Habitat, Hunted species, Land turtles, Laws & politics, Marine life, Reptiles, Sea turtles, Shelters, Snakes, Turtles, Urban wildlife, USA, Venomous, Wildlife

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