Schofield Barracks attack comes as Congress considers ending breed-specific base housing policies HONOLULU, Hawaii––Strapped into her car seat, and too young to try to escape or fight back, a four-month-old baby girl died from canine head bites at her home on Hall Street, Schofield Barracks, at about five p.m. on October 14, 2020. Though the […]
Queen Elizabeth II honors Thai street dog rescuer John Dalley
Global recognition for Soi Dog Foundation PHUKET, Thailand––John Dalley, co-founder and president of Soi Dog Foundation International, was on October 10, 2020, the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II of Britain, made a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for service to animal welfare in Southeast Asia. The term “Soi […]
NYC pet store fined $3.9 million; probe finds “rescues” are the new “puppy millers”
Nebraska deputy ombudsman reports extensive non-enforcement of anti-“puppy mill” law NEW YORK, N.Y.; LINCOLN, Nebraska––A $3.9 million fine levied against the owners of the long closed Chelsea Kennel Club pet store in New York City grabbed the headlines on October 16, 2020, but a more meaningful action against abusive dog suppliers came quietly on […]
Self-defined pit bull rescuer killed by pit bull in Moses Lake, Washington
Moses Lake rescinded restrictions on possession of pit bulls under advocacy pressure in 2011 MOSES LAKE, Washington–– Zachary S. Willis, 27, a self-proclaimed pit bull rescuer with little verifiable record of actual involvement with pit bulls, was on October 9, 2020 identified to media by Grant County Sheriff’s Office public information officer Kyle Foreman […]
Kamala Harris: long record on animal issues, including pit bull attacks
Prosecuted two dog attack fatalities, enforced pit bull sterilization ordinance, but favors adoptions of fighting dogs SAN FRANCISCO––U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, named vice presidential running mate to Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden on August 11, 2020, brings to the election campaign both a strong record on animal protection and a mixed record in […]
Black man killed by police dog; white man threatened by cop caught at cockfight
Public records requests reveal how cops killed Joseph Lee Pettaway; threatened Steve Hindi MANCHESTER, Kentucky; MONTGOMERY, Alabama––“White privilege,” in parts of the rural South, could be defined as being able to find out through public records requests that corrupt and sadistic cops might want to kill you before they actually do it. This, anyhow, appears […]
Jan Salter, 82, mastered the arts of animal & human aid in Kathmandu
Founded leading Nepal humane organization past age when most people retire KATHMANDU, Nepal––Jan Salter, 82, artist, humanitarian, and founder of the Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre in Nepal in 2004, died in Lyme Regis, United Kingdom, on April 29, 2018. Word of her death did not reach ANIMALS 24-7 until nearly 90 days later. Born Janette […]
Pit bull advocate involved in breeding killed in South Carolina
“All In The Family”: more victims than ever killed by dogs they know well GRAY COURT, South Carolina––Laurens County, South Carolina sheriff’s deputies on October 2, 2020 arrested Jeffrey Kenneth Sullivan, 35, for involuntary manslaughter and three counts of possession of a dangerous animal in connection with the September 28, 2020 pit bull mauling […]
Dog over cliff: Buster’s big scare
Springer spaniel never learned to “Look before you leap” GREENBANK, Washington––Seven Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue and South Whidbey Fire/Emergency Medical Services vehicles converging on a house about a mile south of ANIMALS 24-7 at around 3:30 p.m. on September 30, 2020 created an irresistible distraction from completing and posting a news article––especially […]
Pit bull fatality leads to judge ouster in Oklahoma
Black-and-white issues in shades of grey OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma––Antwon Demetris Burks, 32, of Oklahoma City, has yet to be either convicted or acquitted on long-pending second degree manslaughter charges resulting from the April 6, 2017 pit bull mauling death of Cecille Short, 82. The case nonetheless had an outcome of far-reaching implications on September 18, 2020, […]
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