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We cannot adopt, warehouse or rescue our way out of dog & cat overpopulation!

July 24, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

by Jeff Young,  DVM          My name is Jeff Young.  I have been a veterinarian for more than 25 years.          I have been on numerous humane society boards,  was an animal control officer before I became a veterinarian,  and I speak and consult on companion animal overpopulation issues all over […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Cats, Dog health, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Population control, Population control, Sanctuaries, Shelters, Street dogs, USA Tagged With: Esther Mechler, Jeff Young, Planned Pethood Plus, Spay/USA

Pit bulls, “outliers” & Humane Society of the U.S. prez Wayne Pacelle

July 23, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Pits kill four people in five years within 15 minutes of Pacelle’s family home,  but he calls us insanely aggressive A 10-year-old girl in Bridgeport,  Connecticut will require multiple surgeries over the next several years to repair damage inflicted on July 18,  2017 by a family member’s pit bull.  The pit bull first attacked a […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Breeding, Cats, China, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feature Home Top, Feral animals, Feral cats, Food & agriculture, Humane history, India, Indian subcontinent, Population control, Population control, Rabies, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Urban wildlife, USA, Uses of dogs, Wildlife Tagged With: Andrew Rowan, Ann Landers, Becky Robinson, Brody Mullins, David Wills, Henry Bergh, Jocelyn Winfrey, Louise Holton, Marritt Clifton, Mary Lou Sappone, Rebecca Carey, Wayne Pacelle

Feral cats: the true tale behind the tails

July 14, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

A “victory” and “rescue” story making a difference for millions This is about our feral cats Alley,  Oops,  and Red Schoendienst. It is quite a bit different from the hard news and serious analysis of animal issues that you usually see from us. Alley,  right now,  is asleep on our bed.  Oops may be stalking […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Behavior & health, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dogs & Cats, Editorials, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Humane history, Opinions & Letters, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Becky Robinson, Beth Clifton, Franklin Loew, Louise Holton, Merritt Clifton, Red Schoendienst

TNR achieves 72% drop in kitten birth rate, finds Alley Cat Rescue

July 13, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

25 years of neuter/return has effect comparable to reducing average litter size from four kittens to one          MOUNT RANIER,  Maryland––The largest return of data yet from a national survey of cat rescue and sterilization programs shows a cumulative reduction of 72% in kitten births at monitored colonies since the introduction of neuter/return feral cat […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Behavior & health, Cats, Cruelty & neglect, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Population control, Shelters, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife

“Rabies roulette” in Tampa: the odds favor TNR

June 16, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

You are 32,250 times more likely to hit double zero than to meet a rabid cat in Hillsborough County          TAMPA,  Florida––With the 2016 final numbers yet to be reported by Centers for Disease Control & Prevention,  the lowest annual total of rabid cats ever found in the U.S. came in 2015,  the second lowest […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal control, Animal organizations, Behavior & health, Cats, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Laws & politics, Population control, Shelters, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Christy Layton, Don Thompson, Ellen Alence, Gary Richter, Katie Thompson, Merritt Clifton, Peter Wolf, Sherry Silk, Steve Andrews

Alex Pacheco of “600 Million” says he was gunner on a boat with no guns

June 4, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Produces no substance for claim to be developing “spay/neuter cookies”          POMPANO BEACH,  Florida––Alex Pacheco and his organization “600 Million Stray Dogs Need You” are apparently feeling the heat from recent exposés of aggressive fundraising tactics on purported behalf of research to develop a “spay/neuter cookie” which has no verifiable substance. Pacheco on April 26,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Cats, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Population control, Population control, Science, USA Tagged With: Alex Pacheco, Jeff Young, Merritt Clifton, Paul Watson, SenesTech, Steve Hindi, Stu Chaifetz

SHARK circles Alex Pacheco & “600 Million Stray Dogs Need You”

April 25, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

“600 Million Stray Dogs Need You” exposed on YouTube          POMPANO BEACH,  Florida––Most folks in Florida know enough not to attract a SHARK’s notice.  Alex Pacheco,  founder of 600 Million Stray Dogs Need You,  apparently is not one of them. Indeed,  a person claiming to be “extremely close to Mr. Pacheco”  went out of her […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Cats, China, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Dogs & cats, Eating dogs, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Street dogs, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Alex Pacheco, Linda Ducato, Merritt Clifton, Steve Hindi, Stu Chaifetz, Will Potter

Talking about cats in Holy Week

April 13, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

ANIMALS 24-7 visits with Stacy LeBaron of Community Cats podcast Yes,  it is Dog Bite Prevention Week,  according to the U.S. Postal Service,  and Easter week according to the world’s 2.2 billion Christians,  and Friday is Passover,  celebrated by about 17.4 million Jewish people. But somewhere in the vicinity of 400 million people worldwide worship […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Behavior & health, Birds, Book & film reviews, Cats, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dogs & Cats, Feral animals, Other cat topics, Population control, Shelters, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Merritt Clifton, Stacy LeBaron

“Rescue hoarding” cases horrify Iowa

March 7, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Iowa cases exemplify national trend          DES MOINES,  Iowa––Arrested on February 13,  2017,  Bully Breed Miracle Networking & Rescue founder Lindsey Morrow,  41,  is awaiting trial in Warren County,  Iowa,  on five counts of animal torture,  five counts of animal neglect,  second-degree theft,  second-degree fraudulent practice and ongoing criminal conduct. Alerted to conditions of severe […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Breeding, Cats, Cruelty & neglect, Cruelty & neglect, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Laws & politics, Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Sanctuaries, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Kim Norvell, Lindsey Morrow, Merritt Clifton, Natalie Finn, Nathan Winograd, Nicole Marie Finn, Richard Avanzino, Sarah Mervosh, Whitney Smither

Soi Dog Foundation & Indian Ocean tsunami heroine Gill Dalley, 58

February 28, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Lost legs rescuing a dog in 2004          PHUKET,  Thailand––“It is with profound regret and unfathomable sadness that we announce the passing of Gill Dalley,”  the Soi Dog Foundation announced on February 13,  2017. “The inaugural winner of the Canine Hero of the Year award at the 2011 Animals for Asia conference in Chengdu, China, […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Buddhism, Cambodia, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eating dogs, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Laos, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Southeast Asia, Street dogs, Thailand, Uses of dogs, Vietnam Tagged With: Gill Dalley, John Dalley, Leone Cosens, Margot Homburg Park, Merritt Clifton, Tim Cosens

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