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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

COVID-19 & “The Next Big One”:  Spillover revisited

March 12, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Science writer David Quammen saw COVID-19 coming COVID-19,  though renamed twice just in the first few months of 2020,  “is not as novel as you might think,”  explained veteran science writer David Quammen in the January 28,  2020 edition of The New York Times. Quammen,  72,  was uniquely positioned to comment,  not only because he […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Asia/Pacific, Cats, China, Culture & Animals, Disasters, Disease, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eating cats, Eating dogs, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food & agriculture, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Live markets, Meat issues, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Anderson G. McKendrick, David Quammen, Merritt Clifton, Peter Daszak, William Ogilvy Kermack, Zheng-Li Shi

South Korean court rules that killing dogs for meat is illegal

June 25, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Verdict for the first time upholds 1991 law              BUCHEON,  South Korea––Upholding parts of the Korean Animal Protection Act which have been on the books since 1991,  but were never before successfully prosecuted,  a Bucheon city court judge has fined a dog meat farmer the equivalent of $2,050 in U.S. dollars for “killing animals without […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Cambodia, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eating cats, Eating dogs, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laos, Live markets, Meat issues, Pacific rim, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Uses of dogs, Vietnam Tagged With: Kim Kyung-eun, Merritt Clifton, Park So-youn, Soi Dog Foundation

Hawaiian Humane Society CEO Pamela Burns dies after colorful 27-year tenure

September 26, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Burns remained on the job to her final days HONOLULU,  Hawaii––Pamela Burns,  65,  Hawaiian Humane Society chief executive since 1990,  on September 18,  2017 “died peacefully at her home after taking a leave of absence approximately a week ago for health reasons,”  the humane society announced. Burns,  who was among the longest tenured humane society […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cats, Cockfighting, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eating cats, Eating dogs, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Humane history, Laws & politics, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Street dogs, Urban wildlife, USA, Uses of dogs, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Ann Walker Burns, Bonnie Pang, Carroll Cox, Chang Apana, Helen Wilder, Merritt Clifton, Norman Pang, Pamela Burns, Rebecca Rhoads

China: Stopping dog trucks is the easy part. Saving dogs is harder.

June 30, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Some dogs die from their ordeal,  but more than 80% are saved          GUANGZHOU,  China––The hardest part of rescuing a truckload of suspected stolen dogs en route to slaughter in Guangzhou,  China on June 19,  2017 had only just began when the cages of dogs were unloaded. The cargo,  initially believed to be about 800 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Cats, China, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Eating cats, Eating dogs, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food & agriculture, Meat issues, Organizations, Southeast Asia, Thailand, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Merritt Clifton, Peter Li, Soi Dog Foundation

Why Guangzhou dog rescue reveals more about China than Yulin dog-eating festival

June 25, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Rescue in hub of dog meat trade won more notice than festival held to boost dog-eating          YULIN,  China––The largest-ever rescue of dogs from a truck hauling them to slaughter,  accomplished on June 19,  2017 in Guangzhau,  the longtime hub of dog-eating in China,  very nearly upstaged the 2017 Yulin Lychee & Dog-Eating Festival,  which […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Beliefs, Buddhism, Cats, China, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & cats, Dogs & Cats, Eating cats, Eating dogs, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food & agriculture, Humane history, Legislation, Meat issues, Organizations, Religion & philosophy, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Irene Feng, Merritt Clifton, Peter J. Li, Yulin

Rumored Yulin dog meat festival cancellation still unconfirmed

May 20, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Global media frenzy overlooks lack of official notice from China          YULIN,  China––Chinese media,  including those that usually publicize government announcements,  had through May 20,  2017 remained conspicuously silent about a purported week-long suspension of dog meat sales said to have been introduced in Yulin,  China coinciding with the annual Yulin Lychee & Dog-Eating Festival. The […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Beliefs, Buddhism, Cats, China, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eating cats, Eating dogs, Food & agriculture, Humane history, Organizations, Population control, Rabies, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Amy Qin, Irene Feng, Marco Polo, Merritt Clifton, Peter Li, Qin Xianona

Largest dog and cat meat market in South Korea set to close by May

December 16, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Cages and slaughtering facilities coming down now          SEOUL,  South Korea––The Seongnam city government and the vendors’ association of Moran Market, representing 22 dog and cat meat dealers whose stalls occupy four short blocks on one side of the marketplace,  on December 13,  2016 jointly announced plans to start removing their cages and slaughtering facilities […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eating cats, Eating dogs, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Meat issues, Pacific rim, South Korea, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Jang In-young, John Dalley, Lee Jae-myung

Fur farm releases in China reflect falling fur demand worldwide

April 26, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Raccoon dogs freed twice in eight months          BEIJING,  China––For the second time in eight months a Chinese fur farmer appears to have released his animals in response to three years of steeply falling pelt prices and fur garment demand worldwide,  with no upturn in sight. Reported the Beijing Daily News on April 13, […]

Filed Under: Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Buddhism, Cats, China, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Eating cats, Eating dogs, Feature Home Bottom, Food & agriculture, Fur & leather, Fur trapping, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunting & trapping, Legislation, Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Uses of dogs, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Dalai Lama, Joseph Buddenberg, Merritt Clifton, Nicole Kissane, Shenzen, Tyler Lang

Viet shelter sold dogs for meat; U.S. shelters sold dogs to fighters

April 25, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Horrific case,  but no cause for cultural finger-pointing          DA NANG,  CHAMBERSBURG,  TAMPA––Vu Van Chinh,  founder of the Da Nang Dogs & Cats Information & Rescue Station in Da Nang,  Vietnam,  “has admitted that he killed dogs and sold them to local restaurants,”  reported Philip Sherwell,  Bangkok correspondent for the London Daily Telegraph,  on April […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Cambodia, Cats, China, Culture & Animals, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Dogs & cats lab animals, Eating cats, Eating dogs, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Hunting, Lab animals, Laos, Meat issues, Religion & philosophy, Science, Shelters, Southeast Asia, Thailand, USA, Uses of dogs, Vietnam Tagged With: Animals Asia Foundation, Better Days Animal League, Da Nang Dogs & Cats Information & Rescue Station, Hillsborough County, John Seales, Pamela Kramer, Philip Sherwell, Tuan Bendixsen, Vu Van Chinh

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