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Alisa Marie Mullins: longtime behind-the-scenes voice of PETA

March 28, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

PETA obituary understated Mullins’ role as author,  ghostwriter,  & spokesperson Alisa Marie Mullins,  59,  a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals researcher and writer for 30 years,  died on March 22, 2022 “after a 2-year battle with brain cancer,”  PETA announced. The PETA obituary announcement understated Mullins’ longtime role as author and/or ghost writer […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Cats, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Humane history, India, Indian subcontinent, Islam, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Barack Obama, KKK, McDonald's, Merritt Clifton, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Peter Wolf, Steve Hindi, Vox Felina

What Wildlife Services did not say about the newly released 2021 body count

March 23, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Only 4% of the toll of 1.76 million animals were “livestock predators,”  but 44% were “invasive” starlings             RIVERDALE,  Maryland––Released on March 22,  2022,  the USDA Wildlife Services program activity report for 2021 tells a different story from the sunny spin put on it by the accompanying media release from USDA Animal & Plant Health […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal control, Cats, Conservation, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Feral cats, Fur trapping, Hooved stock, Hunting & trapping, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Reptiles, Sheep & goats, Snakes, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: APHIS, Merritt Clifton, starlings, USDA Wildlife Services

Public shelters: refuge for animals or not?

December 30, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

by Wendolyn Aragon,  president,  Pet Assistance Foundation Soon after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. nearly two years ago,  in 2020,  most U.S. animal shelters adopted some variation of managed admissions,  an approach long promoted by the “no kill” movement,  only admitting animals in need of emergency care. This was concerning, since it was breeding […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cats, Cruelty & neglect, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Laws & politics, Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Spay/neuter, Street dogs, USA Tagged With: 90% live release rate, Austin Pets Alive, Best Friends Animal Society, Pet Assistance Foundation, RTF, TNR

“Spay-It-Forward” says Dr. Jeff, Rocky Mountain Vet

December 4, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Veterinarian Jeff Young updates an idea from Menander, Ben Franklin,  & Ralph Waldo Emerson DENVER, Colorado––Jeff Young,  DVM,  star of the reality TV show Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet,  reaching more than a million viewers per episode since 2015,  wants to sell the veterinary and humane communities on the concept he calls Spay-It-Forward. Young,  an animal control officer […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Cats, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eastern Europe, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Mexico, Population control, Population control, Spay/neuter, The Americas, USA Tagged With: Esther Mechler, Hiro Yamasaki, Jeff Young, Marvin Mackie, Merritt Clifton, Petra Mickova

New Aussie cat-killing method may hint retreat from trying to kill all ferals

December 1, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Scheme targets only specific cats who eat endangered marsupials             ADELAIDE, Australia––Australian cat-haters rejoiced and cat advocates threw up their hands in horror after Adelaide Advertiser reporter Michelle Etheridge on November 30,  2021  revealed the latest of generations of government schemes to poison feral cats and foxes who allegedly prey upon endangered small marsupials. Overlooked […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Cats, Conservation, Dogs & cats, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Politics, Population control, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: bilbies, Greg Hunt, Kyle Brewer, Lisa Roberts Daintree, Merritt Clifton, Michelle Etheridge, Ned Ryan-Scholefield

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

Audubon writer allegedly recommended poisoning cats

September 17, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Editor-at-large Ted Williams suspended, then reinstated WASHINGTON D.C.––National Audubon Society president David Yarnold on March 26,  2013 announced that Audubon magazine editor-at-large Ted Williams had been reinstated after a 10-day suspension for allegedly urging the use of the over-the-counter pain reliever acetaminophen to poison feral cats. Though the alleged recommendation was later withdrawn,  it received […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Birds, Cats, Cruelty & neglect, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Population control, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: David Yarnold, George Fenwick, John Marbanks, Merritt Clifton, Mike Lafferty, Peter Wolf, Ted Williams

New L.A. animal control chief Brown expected to go “Back to basics”

June 30, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Brown brings to the job background in animal control,  personnel management,  and law enforcement,  knows Los Angeles,  & is bilingual LOS ANGELES––Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti on June 24,  2021 nominated Dana Brown,  57,  to become the next Los Angeles Animal Services general manager,  succeeding Brenda Barnette,  72,  who retired on May 7,  2021 after […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Humane history, Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Spay/neuter, USA Tagged With: Brenda Barnette, Dana Brown, Ed Boks, Eric Garcetti, George Watford, Guerdon Stuckey, Merritt Clifton

Five humane workers noted in passage

June 21, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Melvyn Driver,  Stephen Paysse,  Michelle Rose,  Marge Wright,  & Eleonora Worth mostly helped animals behind the scenes Driver “designed & built humane animal handling equipment for over 50 years” Melvyn Driver,  80,  of Luton,  United Kingdom,  whose “innovation, knowledge of cats, and passion for problem-solving helped to shape the success of trap/neuter/return feral cat control […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cats, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Humane history, Isles, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, United Kingdom, USA Tagged With: Eleanora Worth, Marge Wright, Melvyn Driver, Michelle Rose, Miranda Luck, Shari Bibich, Stephen Paysse

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

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