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New adoption center gives Fresno humane community a point of pride

April 21, 2021 By Merritt Clifton Leave a Comment

A rare “good news for animals” event in a city which has had little to celebrate FRESNO,  California––Celebrating a rare “good news for animals” event in a city which has had little to celebrate,  the Cat House on the Kings and the Petco Foundation on February 15,  2013 together opened a new 1,500-square-foot adoption center […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Cats, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Population control, Population control, Sanctuaries, Shelters, Spay/neuter, USA Tagged With: Linda Van Kirk, Lynea Lattanzio, Merritt Clifton, Tammy Barker

Cat killer “Doctor Quack” paid well by East Bay Regional Park District

April 21, 2021 By Merritt Clifton 2 Comments

Shotgun-wielding biologist took home $182,951,  left dead cats in dumpsters             OAKLAND, California––East Bay Regional Park District biologist David “Doctor Quack” Riensche may have been paid more per feral cat he allegedly killed than the $3,000 that “Joe Exotic” paid to Frank Allen Glover in his foiled plot to murder Big Cat Rescue founder Carole […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Birds, Cats, Conservation, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Top, Feral animals, Feral cats, Habitat, Population control, Shelters, Spay/neuter, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Cecilia Theis, David “Doctor Quack” Riensche, Edward Howe Forbush, Joe Exotic, Laura Anthony, LittleBuddytheCat, Merritt Clifton, Nico Dauphine Arcilla

Will Australia learn that “When the cat is away, the mice will play?”

April 10, 2021 By Merritt Clifton 2 Comments

“Be careful what you wish for” also pertains to mouse plague,  floods,  & infestations of snakes & spiders MELBOURNE,  SYDNEY––What stops a mouse plague? Driving 40,000 Australians from their homes in Victoria and New South Wales states,  while filling many of those homes with spiders and snakes seeking high ground,  the worst flooding in decades […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Agriculture, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Cats, Conservation, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Feral cats, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Invertebrates, Population control, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Leonie Thorne, Lucy Thackray, Matilda Boseley, Merritt Clifton, Sophie Riley, Steve Henry

Los Angeles Animal Services chief Brenda Barnette to retire in May 2021

April 2, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Took L.A. to “no kill” at cost of soaring pit bull attacks             LOS ANGELES, California––Brenda Barnette,  the third-longest-serving general manager of Los Angeles Animal Services since World War II,  has announced her retirement,  effective in mid-May 2021. The City of Los Angeles has officially not yet begun what is expected to become a nationwide […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Humane history, Laws & politics, Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Spay/neuter, USA, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Brenda Barnette, Ed Boks, Julie Castle, Merritt Clifton, Phyllis Daugherty, Richard Bonner

Increasing the survival rates of kittens

March 29, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

by Nancy Peterson & the National Kitten Coalition (with some kibbitzing from ANIMALS 24-7) Five years ago––six years ago in July 2021––I retired after 18 years as first and still only national cat program manager for the Humane Society of the United States. Having a national and even sometimes international platform to help animals,  especially […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Behavior & health, Cats, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Population control, Shelters, Spay/neuter, USA Tagged With: Esther Mechler, Louise Holton, Merritt Clifton, Nancy Peterson, Rebecca Robinson, Rosemarie Crawford, Susan Spaulding

Law prof: more jail time for cruelty does not advance animal rights

March 23, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Institutional offenders remain untouched by felony cruelty penalties DENVER––“More prosecution will never lead to greater animal rights.  Longer sentences have not incrementally advanced the standing of animals in society,”  argues Sturm College of Law professor Justin Marceau in the March 20,  2021 edition of the Harvard Law Review Forum. Marceau is also the Brooks Institute Faculty […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Ag-gag laws, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cats, Cruelty & neglect, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Pigs, Religion & philosophy, USA, Welfare Tagged With: Justin Marceau, Merritt Clifton

Predation is nature’s disease control, including for Tweety & Sylvester

March 16, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Too few cats around bird feeders means pine siskins die by thousands          SACRAMENTO, California––When are free-roaming cats watching a bird feeder the birds’ best friend? When infectious disease is at large among common bird feeder species,  spreading rapidly from bird to bird in the absence of predators to kill and consume the sick and […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Birds, Cats, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Shelters, Spay/neuter, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Becky Robinson, Edward Howe Forbush, Krysta Rogers, Louise Holton, Merritt Clifton, Pablo Beldomenico, Phil Arkow

Ceasefire halts cat shootings in East Bay Regional Parks––for now

March 2, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

But “Tweety-&-Sylvester” conflicts rage on,  despite success of Project Bay Cat neuter/return program just across San Francisco Bay             OAKLAND,  California––The latest of least 30 years of frequent “Tweety-&-Sylvester” battles between East Bay Regional Park District biologists trying to preserve endangered bird species within the biggest urban park district in the U.S. and feral cat […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Birds, Cats, Conservation, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral cats, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Becky Robinson, Cecilia Theis, Cimaron Morrissey, Kristina Kelchner, Laura Anthony, Merritt Clifton, Paul Rogers, Robin Winslow Smith

Rick Collord, 72, helped lead transition from the high-kill to the no-kill era

February 5, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cats, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Sanctuaries, Shelters, Spay/neuter, USA Tagged With: Bill Garrett, Elton Gissendanner II, Judi Rogstad, Marci Biesheuvel, Merritt Clifton, Sara Whalen, Vikki Kittles

Trump allies in the animal world squirm after U.S. Capitol storming

January 12, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

From “Joe Exotic” to Wayne Pacelle             WASHINGTON D.C.––Soon-to-be-former U.S. President Donald Trump and his die-hard defenders who are now facing criminal charges for storming the U.S. National Capitol building on January 6,  2021 were scarcely the only big losers from the events of the day. Former U.S. Air Force security dog handler Ashli Babbitt,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal racing, Cats, China, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dog racing, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Eating cats, Eating dogs, Endangered species, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Food & agriculture, Greyhound racing, Greyhounds, Habitat, Laws, Laws & politics, USA, Uses of dogs, Wildlife Tagged With: Ashli Babbitt, Blair Brandt, Bradley Lane Croft, Brian Sweeney, Donald Trump, Jake Angeli Chansley, Joe Arpaio, Joe Exotic, Lara Trump, Pinky Cole, Raphael Warnock, Slutty Vegan, Stacy Abrams, Wayne Pacelle

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