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Tropical Storm Harvey: helping animals caught in harm’s way

August 30, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Harvey the Wallbanger busts some animals out of confinement, traps others in need of rescue (See also Hurricane Harvey: who is doing what for animals?, Brian Davies puts $49,562 toward Harvey animal rescue, challenges others to match it and Which Hurricane Harvey animal relief charity took the Labor Day weekend off? More updates will follow as quickly as possible.)          […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal control, Animal organizations, Bats, Birds, Cats, Conservation, Crocodilians, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Habitat, Insects, Marine life, Reptile farming, Reptiles, Sanctuaries, Sea turtles, Shelters, Snakes, Turtles, Urban wildlife, USA, Venomous, Wildlife Tagged With: Ana Zorilla, Henry Grabar, Jacob Calle, Karen Brulliard, Kelly NorridKirstiAnn Clifford, Merritt Clifton

Hurricane Harvey: who is doing what for animals?

August 28, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Forty days & 40 nights of high water expected (See also Tropical Storm Harvey: helping animals caught in harm’s way;  Brian Davies puts $49,562 toward Harvey animal rescue, challenges others to match it; and Which Hurricane Harvey animal relief charity took the Labor Day weekend off?)           HOUSTON,  Texas––Will torrential rains from Hurricane-turned-tropical –storm Harvey continue to batter […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Chimps & other primates, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Lab animals, Sanctuaries, Science, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Jennifer Salinas, Jessica Dougherty, Merritt Clifton, Sue Cave, Wayne Pacelle

Monsoon floods threaten animals below the Himalayas

July 20, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Devastation along one of the world’s longest yet most remote rivers  GUWAHATI,  ASSAM,  INDIA––Exceptionally heavy monsoon rains pelting the southeast side of the Himalayas,  believed to be symptomatic of global warming,  have for the fifth year in a row triggered deadly landslides and caused the Brahmaputra river and tributaries to overflow their banks. More than […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Cattle & dairy, Chickens, China, Disasters, Feature Home Bottom, Food & agriculture, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Organizations, Poultry, Sheep & goats, Wildlife

Time Is Short And The Water Rises

July 6, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

by John Walsh with Robert Gannon (E.P. Dutton & Co.,  1967.  224 pages,  hardcover.) Reviewed by Merritt Clifton One can still find battered copies of Time Is Short And The Water Rises through online book search services,  often selling for less than the orignal cover price of $6.95,  plus postage.  My copy was discarded years […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Book & film reviews, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Disasters, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Humane history, Religion & philosophy, South America, The Americas, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Eric Hansen, Hope Ryden, John Walsh, Merritt Clifton, Robert Gannon

Soi Dog Foundation & Indian Ocean tsunami heroine Gill Dalley, 58

February 28, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Lost legs rescuing a dog in 2004          PHUKET,  Thailand––“It is with profound regret and unfathomable sadness that we announce the passing of Gill Dalley,”  the Soi Dog Foundation announced on February 13,  2017. “The inaugural winner of the Canine Hero of the Year award at the 2011 Animals for Asia conference in Chengdu, China, […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Buddhism, Cambodia, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eating dogs, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Laos, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Southeast Asia, Street dogs, Thailand, Uses of dogs, Vietnam Tagged With: Gill Dalley, John Dalley, Leone Cosens, Margot Homburg Park, Merritt Clifton, Tim Cosens

Hellfire hits the Great Smokies, but 10,000 fish escape

November 30, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Drought-driven fires traumatize a region that rejects global warming             GATLINBURG,  PIGEON FORGE,  Tennessee––Animal victims of the firestorm that swept the resort towns of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge in Sevier County,  Tennessee on November 28-29,  2016 appear to have been few,  but it would be difficult to overstate the trauma felt by residents of a […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Culture & Animals, Disasters, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Al Cecere, Dolly Parton, Dollywood, Les Roop, Merritt Clifton, Ryan DeSear

Blue Cross of India jumps in to save animals from 99-year record flood

November 23, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Report from Chinny Krishna: After a few hours of actual sunshine today,  we had extremely heavy showers this evening. Bangalore had the highest rain in a day for 99 years.  Chennai (Madras) has received three months rainfall in just 22 days. ––S. Chinny Krishna,  Secretary (retired) Blue Cross of India 1-A Eldams Rd.,  Chennai,  Tamil […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Disasters, India, Indian subcontinent, Letters, Opinions & Letters, Organizations

Animal Nepal’s post-earthquake report

July 16, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

by Lucia de Vries,  director,  Animal Nepal Re “No karmic bridge links the Nepal earthquake to Gadhi Mai” and “Nepal earthquake update from Jan Salter, founder, KAT Centre,”  Animal Nepal,  as well as Himalayan Animal Rescue Trust,  really did an amazing job in the wake of the “twin quakes” that hit Nepal on April 25 […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Disasters, Indian subcontinent, Letters, Opinions & Letters Tagged With: Kathmandu, Lucia de Vries

Nepal earthquake update from Jan Salter, founder, KAT Centre

July 9, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Editor’s note: Jan Salter,  a legend in Himalayan humane work,  below offers a second perspective on the Nepal earthquake relief effort;  see also “No karmic bridge links the Nepal earthquake to Gadhi Mai” and Animal Nepal’s post-earthquake report. Many have commented and noticed that I have not been as publicly visible in KAT’s many activities and […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Disasters, Indian subcontinent, Opinion, Opinions & Letters Tagged With: Jan Salter, Kat, Nepal earthquake

No karmic bridge links the Nepal earthquake to Gadhi Mai

July 7, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Editor’s note: Jan Salter,  a legend in Himalayan humane work, offers a second perspective and further detail about the Nepal earthquake relief effort at “Nepal earthquake update from Jan Salter, founder, KAT Centre,” and Animal Nepal’s post-earthquake report. KATHMANDU––“The Nepal Animal Welfare & Research Center now is critically suffering from the [post-earthquake] financial crisis and can’t operate its […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Culture & Animals, Disasters, Hinduism, Indian subcontinent, Religion & philosophy Tagged With: G.P. "Uttam" Dahal, Himalaya Animal Rescue Team, Nepal Animal Welfare & Research Center, World Veterinary Services

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