DELTA Rescue, Rock N Paws, Duck Sanctuary, Miranda’s Rescue, & Villa Chardonnay/ Horses With Wings disasters come like toppling dominoes FORTUNA, JULIAN, & ELK CREEK, California––Amid the early 2026 meltdowns of five of the biggest and most publicized California animal sanctuaries, one of the oldest, biggest, least publicized and quietly stable California animal sanctuaries, the […]
Naked Ape author Desmond Morris, 98, helped to shape AR movement
Desmond Morris’ ideas helped to form “animal rights” arguments, but Morris stood apart from the cause LONDON, U.K.––Naked Ape author Desmond Morris, 98, an influence upon and fellow traveler with the animal rights movement for much of his life, but at odds with vegans and vegetarians, died on April 19, 2026, in Naas, County Kildare, […]
What if your cat could kill 10 billion insects?
Allegation that cats are an existential threat to bugs is multi-magnitudes even more exaggerated than allegations of cats’ threat to birds SÅO PAULO, Brazil––Somehow a Brazilian undergraduate paper purportedly portraying domestic cats as an existential threat to insect life managed to buzz around the world and the web for six months before coming to […]
Warren Cox: Dean of U.S. humane work
“Everything” about Warren Cox A few weeks ago Warren Cox called, while my wife Beth and I were putting up cat climbing ramps and resting boards in our new back porch “catio,” and asked if we could put together “everything” we had written about him into a little booklet, so that he could show his […]
War is hell for cats in Lebanon, but brings reprieve for cattle & sheep at Eid
Threat of rockets deters livestock shippers but not Beirut cat rescuers STRAIT OF HORMUZ, BEIRUT––Crisis situations involving animals and war were just behind the headlines in New York City’s two most prestigious newspapers on the morning of Friday the 13th of March 2026, without animals ever being mentioned. Bombing in Lebanon brought disaster to both […]
Leo Grillo, 43 years at DELTA Rescue, faces 20 years for alleged kidnap plot
Feds, mass media, & Grillo himself via blogger all have versions of how Southern California no-kill pioneer landed in hot water LOS ANGELES, California–– Leo Grillo, 77, founder of the DELTA Rescue no-kill shelter in Acton, California, “has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with the attempted kidnapping of a former employee […]
Reports from Iran: perhaps world’s most officially animal-unfriendly nation
The Iranian people have never been hostile toward animals, but the Islamist government & the Revolutionary Guard are another matter TEHRAN, Iran; JERUSALEM, Israel––Animal advocates and rescuers on opposite sides of shooting between Iran and Israel report similar responses among the dogs and cats in their care since U.S. and Israeli forces jointly bombed targets […]
B.C. wildlife policy aligns more closely with pervs than with public opinion
Tumbler Ridge school massacre & deeds leading to Winnipeg “crush video” convictions bear uncomfortable resemblance to British Columbia wolf & fur-bearer wildlife management VANCOUVER, British Columbia; WINNIPEG, Manitoba––Three individuals who might most politely be described as sexual deviants known for preying upon animals on February 11, 2026 upstaged opinion polls from Research Co., the pre-eminent […]
Hoarding: how animal shelters create the crisis they claim to solve, by Ed Boks
Why managed intake without prevention breeds rescue hoarding, warehousing, and predictable animal suffering. This ANIMALS 24-7 guest column originally appeared as the January 26, 2026 installment of author Ed Boks’ own blog, Animal Politics with Ed Boks. Boks may be reached at animalpolitics8@gmail.com. Ed Boks’ resumé in animal welfare includes having headed the animal control […]
“No kill”: Still stumbling in the dark after all these years, by Ed Duvin
Metrics of misery: a flawed live release rate Editor’s note: ANIMALS 24-7 guest columnist Ed Duvin, often called “The Father of the No-Kill Movement” for his widely distributed 1989 essay In the Name of Mercy, wrote in that essay, “If our movement spent as much time soberly evaluating our policies and programs as we do […]