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How a birder’s mistakes incited 100 years of cat hatred

July 11, 2016 by Merritt Clifton

The Domestic Cat: Bird Killer, Mouser and Destroyer of Wild Life;  Means of Utilizing and Controlling It by Edward Howe Forbush Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture,  1916.   [Free 112-page download from <http://books.google.com/books>.] Reviewed by Merritt Clifton          The 1916 tract The Domestic Cat:  Bird Killer,  Mouser & Destroyer of Wild Life;  Means of […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal rights & welfare, Behavior & health, Birds, Book & film reviews, Cats, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Feral cats, Habitat, Humane history, Hunting & trapping, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Urban wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Edward Howe Forbush, Merritt Clifton

What Brexit means for “pet passports” & lab animals

July 6, 2016 by Merritt Clifton

Part IV of a five-part series.   (See also Will U.K. leaving E.U. mean leaving animal welfare behind?,  Farmed animals & the Brexit “diet plan,”  Farmed animals & money talks,  and Back to the Jungle Book:  U.K. wildlife law post-Brexit.) LONDON,  U.K.––Among the signal achievements for animal welfare during the 43 years that the United Kingdom has been […]

Filed Under: Africa, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Behavior & health, Cats, Chimps & other primates, China, Culture & Animals, Dog health, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Dogs & cats, Dogs & cats lab animals, Eastern Europe, Europe, European Union, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, India, Indian subcontinent, Isles, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Mice & rats, Rabies, Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Research & testing, Science, Scotland, United Kingdom, USA Tagged With: Adrian Burder, Clarissa Baldwin, Helmut Dungler, Julia Lewis, Merritt Clifton, Michelle Thew, National Canine Defence League

“Vagrant” or “feral” cats: part 2 of What to Call Cats & why it matters

June 18, 2016 by Merritt Clifton

by Merritt Clifton Part 2 of a four-part series.  See also:   What to call cats,  & why it matters: evolving terms;  Feral cats & street dogs;  and “Community cats” vs. community health. Krazy Kat,  alley cats,  & strays In the beginning of the mass media era,  before George Herriman introduced the 1913-1944 Krazy Kat cartoon series, […]

Filed Under: Activism, Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Behavior & health, Beliefs, Birds, Cats, Conservation, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Feral cats, Habitat, Humane history, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Laws & politics, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Alley cat, Becky Robinson, Ellen Perry Berkeley, feral cat, Howard & Clara Trumbull, John Marbanks, Louise Holton, Maverick Cats, Merritt Clifton

Feral cats & street dogs: part 3 of What to call cats & why It matters

June 18, 2016 by Merritt Clifton

by Merritt Clifton Part 3 of a four-part series.  See also: What to call cats,  & why it matters: evolving terms;  “Vagrant” or “feral” cats;  and “Community cats” vs. community health. The arrival of “feral” From 1920 through 1991,  according to NewspaperArchive.com, “feral cats” had been mentioned in U.S. daily newspapers just 134 times. From 1992 to date, […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Behavior & health, Birds, Cats, Conservation, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral cats, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Laws & politics, Population control, Population control, Rabies, Shelters, Street dogs, USA Tagged With: Chinny Krishna, Community dog, F.X. Meslin, Oscar Larghi, pet dog, stray dog

“Community cats” vs. community health: Part 4 of What to call cats & why it matters

June 18, 2016 by Merritt Clifton

Changing names does not change issues Part 4 of a four-part series by Merritt Clifton.  See also: What to call cats,  & why it matters: evolving terms;  “Vagrant” or “feral” cats;  and Feral cats & street dogs. “Community” cats In October 2009 the Best Friends Animal Society marked National Feral Cat Day by announcing a campaign to […]

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, Shelters, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts

Declawing, ear-cropping, & tail-docking: more nasty legacies from dogfighters

May 1, 2016 by Merritt Clifton

Time for feds to act Fifty-one members of Congress nearly three months ago wrote on February 12,  2016 to federal Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Julian Castro,  asking Castro “to prohibit public housing authorities from requiring declawing as a condition of residency for tenants with cats.” Agreed the Congressional Representatives,  some of whom seldom […]

Filed Under: Behavior & health, Cats, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Editorials, Feature Home Bottom, Opinions & Letters, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Declawing, ear-cropping, Merritt Clifton, Tail-docking

A 21-vaccination salute to the founders of ProMED

April 28, 2016 by Merritt Clifton

Editorial by Merritt Clifton Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases cofounder Jack Woodall and Martin Hugh-Jones,  who was among the ProMED founding moderators,  have been separately selected to receive two of the highest honors in veterinary epidemiology.  Hugh-Jones is on July 15,  2016 to receive an honorary fellowship from the British Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons.  Woodall […]

Filed Under: Africa, Asia/Pacific, Behavior & health, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Editorials, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Meat issues, Opinions & Letters, Rabies, Science, Wildlife Tagged With: Charles Calisher, Jack Woodall, Merritt Clifton, ProMED

Deadline looms for claiming refunds from Blue Buffalo

March 31, 2016 by Merritt Clifton

Settlement in alleged consumer fraud case           ST. LOUIS, Missouri––Applications to the IRS for income tax return are due on Monday,  April 18,  2016,  but another deadline,  four days earlier,  may mean more money––up to $200––for people who bought Blue Buffalo pet food products between May 7,  2008 and December 18,  2015. Reimbursements of up to […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Behavior & health, Cats, Chickens, Dog health, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Poultry, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Blue Buffalo, Helen Woodward Animal Center, Home 4 the Holidays, Nestle Purina Petcare, Wilbur-Ellis

WHO to recommend against global restrictions on ketamine

March 1, 2016 by Merritt Clifton

Regulators consider request from China (See also Loss of access to ketamine threatens progress in humane euthanasia,  by Ruth Steinberger.)          GENEVA,  Switzerland––The World Health Organization Expert Committee on Drug Dependence is to recommend at the March 2016 meeting of the United Nations Single Commission on Narcotic Drugs that the drug ketamine not be internationally regulated. […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Behavior & health, Cats, China, Dog health, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Eastern Europe, Europe, European Union, Feature Home Middle Left, Food & agriculture, Laws & politics, Legislation, Population control, Population control, Russia, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Food & Drug Administration, Jennifer Cashman, Merritt Clifton, Patrick Ryan, World Health Organization

Should all feral cats go to heaven? Or hell?

December 6, 2015 by Merritt Clifton

Purges pursued with religious fervor (See also What to call cats,  & why their name matters.) WORCESTER,  Massachusetts––Named Australia’s first “threatened species commissioner” in July 2014,  Gregory Andrews in July 2015,  a year later,  announced a five-year plan to exterminate feral cats. “Australian Environment Minister Greg Hunt “is declaring war on feral cats, and he’s asked […]

Filed Under: Activism, Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Behavior & health, Beliefs, Birds, Cats, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Habitat, Laws, Laws & politics, Politics, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Gloeta Massie, Kevin Lafferty, Merritt Clifton, William Linn

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