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How to heal pets, heal the humane community, & heal the veterinary profession

October 21, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Diagnosis by Dr. Jeff Young, Rocky Mountain Vet, & prescription by Bob Christiansen could provide a cure-all Drawing from a million to 1.7 million viewers per episode of his reality TV show Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet,  Jeff Young might be considered the most influential veterinarian in the world. Certainly Young must be the most […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Behavior & health, Book & film reviews, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Spay/neuter, USA Tagged With: Andrew Rowan, Bob Christiansen, Cesar Millan, Heidi Leuders, Jeff Young, live release, Merritt Clifton, pit bull, Steffen Baldwin

Is the Veterinary Profession Serving All Companion Animal Medical Needs in America Today?

October 18, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

A Case for Full-Service, Low-Cost, Non-Profit Community Veterinary Care Centers by Bob Christiansen Free download from www.bocafund.com. (See also How to heal pets, heal the humane community, & heal the veterinary profession.) “Financial forces and technological innovation are separating pet owners and veterinary practices into have and have-nots,”  Bob Christiansen begins in Is the Veterinary […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Behavior & health, Cats, Dog health, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom Tagged With: Amy Orlin, Bob Christiansen, Boca Fund, Jeff Young, Kelly Farrell, Merritt Clifton, Peter Marsh, Project Catsnip, WellPet Humane

D.C. Cat Count confirms low feral cat population, lots of free-roaming pets

September 26, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Birder claims about feral cats hugely exaggerated             WASHINGTON D.C.––Three years & expenditure of $1.5 million after it started,  the D.C. Cat Count results are in,  if not yet formally published in scientific media. The D.C. Cat Count findings demonstrate chiefly what ANIMALS 24-7 has argued for decades:  both birder and cat advocacy organization claims […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Behavior & health, Cats, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Population control, Spay/neuter, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Alley Cat Rescue, George Fenwick, John Marbanks, Merritt Clifton, Nico Dauphine, Tyler Flockhart

Fire, crime, shelter management & the wisdom of Warren Cox

September 18, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

“Fire is always a threat”             ORLANDO,  Florida;  FRISCO,  Texas––“We were able to save 45 cats and 26 dogs,”  the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando posted to Facebook after a late night fire on September 15,  2021. “We are heartbroken to report that we lost 13 cats and there are four still missing,”  the posting […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Behavior & health, Cats, Dog health, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Other dog topics, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Alex Lewyt, Elisabeth Lewyt, Merritt Clifton, Mike Arms, Pet Alliance, Steve Bardy, Warren Cox

New approach to cat/dog contraception explained in simple terms

June 27, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Gene transfer may confer lifelong sterility in one shot (but it can’t be done with a cookie) PORTLAND, Oregon––Could mice produce a miracle drug capable of preventing cat reproduction? If mice could do it unassisted,  through normal evolution,  you can bet your catnip they would have,  long since. But mice assisted by a battalion of […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Behavior & health, Cats, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats lab animals, Feature Home Bottom, Lab animals, Population control, Population control, Science, Spay/neuter, USA

Shooting war: cats win, feeders lose in East Bay Regional Park District

June 20, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

East Bay Regional Park District agrees to ceasefire if cat rescuers remove cats from sensitive wildlife areas             OAKLAND, California––Histrionic headlines and activist alerts aside,  what the East Bay Regional Park District board of directors really did at a heated June 15,  2021 meeting over cat policy was to: Permanently reassign staff biologist David “Doctor […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Behavior & health, Birds, Cats, Conservation, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Feral cats, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Laws & politics, Population control, Spay/neuter, Uncategorized, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Alley Cat Allies, Becky Robinson, Cecilia Theis, David “Doctor Quack” Riensche, Merritt Clifton

“Return to Field” from an animal care & control perspective

June 8, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

by Dawn D. Danielson, RVT,  former director,  County of San Diego Animal Services The subject of intake, holding and release of cats into the community from which they were brought to a shelter is becoming an emotionally charged debate over, among other things, the lawfulness of programs operating under such names as “community cats,” “return […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Behavior & health, Beliefs, Cats, Cruelty & neglect, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Laws & politics, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Spay/neuter, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Dawn Danielson, San Diego Animal Services

TNR boomed before COVID-19 hit, Alley Cat Rescue survey shows

April 24, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Feral cat sterilizations were up 23% in seven years;  what is happening now?            MOUNT RANIER,  Maryland––Feral cat control by trap-neuter-return [TNR] was accomplishing more than ever before through 2019,  including a 23% increase in the numbers of cats sterilized over the annual average in 2012,  suggests newly released data from the Alley Cat Rescue […]

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: Alley Cat Rescue, Becky Robinson, Gavin Ehringer, Louise Holton, Merritt Clifton, Walt Disney

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

Puppies & kittens everywhere, but none in shelters to adopt

May 17, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Suspension of spay/neuter & intake services due to COVID-19 cuts adoptions by a third from 2019             NEW YORK CITY––Celebrating rehoming every dog and cat in custody soon after COVID-19 shutdowns began,  animal shelters from coast to coast are suddenly––and predictably––weeping,  wailing,  and tearing hair about having no adoptable animals to offer in response to […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Behavior & health, Breeding, Cats, China, Dog health, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs & cats, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, India, Indian subcontinent, Population control, Population control, Shelters, Spay/neuter, Street dogs, USA Tagged With: Arnon Shimshony, Bryan Kortis, Katherine Ellen Foley, Matt Bershadker, Merritt Clifton, Ruth Steinberger

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