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Bush vet Eric Jayne, 61, who survived wilds of Alaska, killed by truck

July 4, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Jayne spent career providing vet care to remote & indigenous communities             GRAND FORKS, North Dakota–– “Eric Jayne,  DVM,  lost his life this morning in a multi-vehicle accident near Grand Forks,  North Dakota,”  Humane Society of the U.S. senior state director Lisa Kauffman informed friends and colleagues at mid-day on July 2,  2021. “The North […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Dog racing, Dog sledding, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Population control, Population control, Spay/neuter, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Craig Medred, Dave Pauli, Eric Davis, Freddy Jordan, Julie Clements, Kathleen WoodenKnife, Lisa Kauffman, Lori Gossard, Merritt Clifton, Ruth Steinberger, Sally Cooper Smith

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

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

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

San Diego showdown: trap-neuter-return advocates sue vs. return-to-field

May 25, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Court case hinges on the difference between a truly feral cat and a tame, friendly cat found at large SAN DIEGO, California—A lawsuit brought against the San Diego Humane Society & SPCA by the Southern California animal rescue charities Pet Assistance Foundation and Paw Protectors seeks to establish,  for the first time,  a clear legal […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal control, Animal organizations, Birds, Cats, Cruelty & neglect, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Laws & politics, Population control, Shelters, Spay/neuter, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Betsy Denhart, Claire Tregesser, Gary Weitzman, Merritt Clifton, Pet Assistance Foundation, Pet Protectors, San Diego Humane Society & SPCA, Sharon Logan

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

Cat killer “Doctor Quack” paid well by East Bay Regional Park District

April 21, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Shotgun-wielding biologist took home $182,951,  left dead cats in dumpsters             OAKLAND, California––East Bay Regional Park District biologist David “Doctor Quack” Riensche may have been paid more per feral cat he allegedly killed than the $3,000 that “Joe Exotic” paid to Frank Allen Glover in his foiled plot to murder Big Cat Rescue founder Carole […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Birds, Cats, Conservation, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Habitat, Population control, Shelters, Spay/neuter, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Cecilia Theis, David “Doctor Quack” Riensche, Edward Howe Forbush, Joe Exotic, Laura Anthony, LittleBuddytheCat, Merritt Clifton, Nico Dauphine Arcilla

Will Australia learn that “When the cat is away, the mice will play?”

April 10, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

“Be careful what you wish for” also pertains to mouse plague,  floods,  & infestations of snakes & spiders MELBOURNE,  SYDNEY––What stops a mouse plague? Driving 40,000 Australians from their homes in Victoria and New South Wales states,  while filling many of those homes with spiders and snakes seeking high ground,  the worst flooding in decades […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Agriculture, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Cats, Conservation, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Feral cats, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Invertebrates, Population control, Wildlife, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Leonie Thorne, Lucy Thackray, Matilda Boseley, Merritt Clifton, Sophie Riley, Steve Henry

Los Angeles Animal Services chief Brenda Barnette to retire in May 2021

April 2, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Took L.A. to “no kill” at cost of soaring pit bull attacks             LOS ANGELES, California––Brenda Barnette,  the third-longest-serving general manager of Los Angeles Animal Services since World War II,  has announced her retirement,  effective in mid-May 2021. The City of Los Angeles has officially not yet begun what is expected to become a nationwide […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Humane history, Laws & politics, Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Spay/neuter, USA, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Brenda Barnette, Ed Boks, Julie Castle, Merritt Clifton, Phyllis Daugherty, Richard Bonner

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