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Pit bull victim Elisa Pilarski’s boyfriend Christophe Ellul indicted for manslaughter

March 6, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Indictment follows 16-month investigation of attack that has been the talk of France             SOISSONS,  France––Christophe Ellul, 46,  boyfriend of November 16,  2019 pit bull attack fatality Elisa Pilarski,  29,  was on March 4,  2021 indicted for manslaughter by Soissons prosecutor Julien Morino-Ros. Pilarski was six months pregnant.  Ellul,  the father of their unborn son […]

Filed Under: Breeding, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, France, Mediterranean, Training Tagged With: Benoit Blanc, Beth Clifton, Eric Boussuge, Julien Morino-Ros, Le Rallye de la Passion, Merritt Clifton, Nathalie Pilarski, Poitevin hound, Sharon DeWit, Xavier Terquem Adoue

Pit bulls again inflicted 90% of fatal dog-on-dog attacks in 2020

February 1, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Recurring pattern continues to elude the animal care-and-control community,  much of law enforcement,  mass media,  and the public             NEW YORK CITY,  N.Y.––Social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic kept people and dogs home in 2020,  cutting reported dog attacks on other animals by more than half in 2020 from the annual average since ANIMALS […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Breeding, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, USA Tagged With: Gregory Castle, Liz Marsden, Merritt Clifton, Michael Vick, Susanne Craig, William Shakespeare

Will Rogers never met the pit bulls & “dog men” now terrorizing Oklahoma

November 28, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Three-year-old suffered 15 skull fractures & broken nose and jaw in Rogers’ tiny home town OOLOGAH, Oklahoma––“No man can be condemned for owning a dog,”  alleged humorist Will Rogers,  who also famously professed to have never met a man he didn’t like. “As long as he has a dog, he has a friend,”  Rogers claimed,  “and […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Breeding, Cockfighting, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Training, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Benjamin Ryan Spence, Curtis C.J. Wickham, Danny DeWayne Burton, Don Mayfield, Earl Tudor, Randy Fox, Shannon White, Sivya Cook-White, Will Rogers

DNA & vets agree: pit bull Curtis, not hunting hounds, killed Elisa Pilarski

November 3, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Findings could lead to prosecution of fiancé of pregnant victim, who found her body, has denied both that Curtis did it and that he is a pit bull             PARIS, France––DNA test results released on November 3,  2020 by Eric Boussuge,  prosecutor for the district of Amiens,  support the finding of two court-appointed veterinarians that […]

Filed Under: Breeding, Deer & other horned species, Dog attacks, Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, France, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Mediterranean, Wildlife Tagged With: Alexandre Novion, Caty Richard, Christian Diaz, Christophe Ellul, Elisa Pilarski, Guillaume Demarcq, Merritt Clifton, Soumya Berkane

NYC pet store fined $3.9 million; probe finds “rescues” are the new “puppy millers”

October 19, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Breeding, Cruelty & neglect, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Carl Eskridge, Carol Wheeler, Jonathan Jiminez, Julia Hudson, Kandice Bremer, Kitty Block, Merritt Clifton, Rick Herchenbach, Yardena Derraugh

Kamala Harris: long record on animal issues, including pit bull attacks

October 7, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Breeding, Chickens, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eggs, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Population control, Poultry, USA Tagged With: Aiden Cook, Diane Whipple, Kenneth Phillips, Kitty Block, Marjorie Knoller, Merritt Clifton, Nicholas Faibish, Robert Noel, Sara Amundson, Wayne Hsiung, Wayne Pacelle

“End human breeding of animals,” says Ed Duvin; ANIMALS 24-7 responds

August 6, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Home-grown speciesism by Ed Duvin I have not written for publication on animal rights and animal sheltering since 1993, as I had largely achieved what I set out to accomplish and it was time for new voices to be heard. Having joined the animal rights movement in 1979, after working in the civil rights and […]

Filed Under: Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Breeding, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Religion & philosophy Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Cleveland Amory, Elijah Cummings, John Lewis, Kathleen Marquardt, Merritt Clifton, Susan K. Houser, Wayne Pacelle

Why “Human races are not like dog breeds: Refuting a Racist Analogy”

July 27, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Pit bull killing of Rhode Island child punctuates point made by local prof & colleagues one year earlier KINGSTON, Rhode Island––Fifteen-month-old Scarlett Pereira,  of East Providence,  Rhode Island,  killed by her grandparents’ pit bull as the family enjoyed an outdoor lunch,  on July 16,  2020 became the 29th U.S. dog attack fatality of the year. […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Breeding, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Science, USA Tagged With: Abigail W. Bigham, Ellen E. Quillen, Heather L. Norton, Holly Dunsworth, Laurel N. Pearson, Merritt Clifton, Scarlett Pereira, Tony Laroche

COVID-19 boosts Labs, goldens, & small dogs; pit bull breeders crash

July 9, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

“Stay home” orders bring sharp turn toward safe dogs Eighteen of the 28 Americans killed by dogs by the Fourth of July,  2020,  including 15 pit bull victims,  two killed by mastiffs,  and one killed by a Malinois,  were killed by their own family dogs in their own homes––a record pace of mayhem in every […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Breeding, Dog attacks, Dog racing, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats lab animals, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, France, Greyhounds, Lab animals, Mediterranean, Science, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Chihuahua, Lowchen, Malinois, Staffordshire

Wrestler Megan Milner is first Canadian pit bull fatality of 2020

June 14, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Milner is fifth of six dog attack deaths in two weeks, four by pit bulls             HALIFAX, Nova Scotia––Wrestler,  martial arts expert,  and experienced pit bull owner Megan Milner,  38,  of Middle Musquodoboit,  Nova Scotia,  on the morning of June 9,  2020 became the twentieth known pit bull fatality of the year in the U.S. […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Breeding, Canada, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Shelters, The Americas, USA Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Brittany Duncan, Joan Sinden, Megan Milner, Meghan MacAdams, Merritt Clifton, Paul Hollingsworth

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