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Pit bulls now in the “rez dog” gene pool

July 22, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Seeking a better solution for reservations than culling Part III of a three-part series. See also:  12-pit bull attack on toddler spotlights soaring risk on reservations and Pit bull proliferation hits “Indian country”:  fatal dog attacks triple “The solution,” to dog attacks on Native American reservations, “is to cull the dog population, and provide spay/neuter services […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Breeding, Canada, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dog health, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Population control, Rabies, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Street dogs, The Americas, USA Tagged With: Esther Mechler, Jeff Young, Josiah Teller, Judith Samson-French, Merritt Clifton, Ruth Steinberger, Sergeant Preston

Pit bull proliferation hits “Indian country”: fatal dog attacks triple

July 21, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Reservation attacks outside the Far North were formerly almost unheard of Part II of a three-part series. See also 12-pit bull attack on toddler spotlights soaring risk on reservations and Pit bulls now in the “rez dog” gene pool. From the first documentation of reservation dog attacks until 2006 most “Indian country” dog attack fatalities and disfigurements involved sled […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Breeding, Canada, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dog health, Dog racing, Dog sledding, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Population control, Religion & philosophy, The Americas, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Deanne Coando, Jayla Rodrieguez, Julia Charging Whirlwind, Karen Shultz, Membertou, Merritt Clifton

Can pit bull advocates be trusted to do rabies control?

July 8, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Fitchburg pit bull attacks raise the question          FITCHBURG,  Massachusetts––From Fitchburg to Leicester,  Massachusetts,  both outer suburbs of Boston,  is just 24 miles as a fox runs,  over hills and through fields,  woods,  and low-density residential neighborhoods. A rabid fox bit two Leicester residents in March 2016,  causing public health authorities to reissue periodic warnings […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Cruelty & neglect, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Rabies, Shelters, Training, USA Tagged With: Amy Egeland, Anna Burgess, David Boucher, Ernest Martineau, Merritt Clifton, Susan Kowaleski

Stepping in poop without a warrant: Oregon Supreme Court rules

June 21, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Case focused on blood sample          SALEM,  Oregon––If an allegedly abused and/or neglected dog poops in an accessible place,  does the dog’s legal owner have a proprietary claim to the pile sufficient to require that humane officers must obtain a warrant before scooping it up for veterinary examination? The Oregon Supreme Court sidestepped that steaming […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cruelty & neglect, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dog health, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Horses, Humane history, Laws & politics, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Amanda L. Newcomb, Arnold Nix, Linda Fessenden, Merritt Clifton, Teresa Dicke

The Search for Paradise: The Fictionalized Ordeal of Two Quite Real Dogs

June 5, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

by Pat Becker Illustrated by Sharon Brown-Judy Total Publishing And Media,  2015. 74 pages,  hardcover.  $24.95. Reviewed by Ruth Steinberger There are animal welfare advocates who believe that the quality of the adoption process dictates the welfare of homeless animals.  These advocates see a  bleak future for pets who are rehomed through open door policies, […]

Filed Under: Book & film reviews, Breeding, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats Tagged With: Pat Becker, Ruth Steinberger

Hot dogs, kids, & summer: a deadly triad

May 11, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Alleged hot car case perp,  facing charges, could be said to have gotten away with it because neither child nor dogs died          CHATTANOOGA,  Tennessee––Chattanooga State Community College student Shea Amber Anderson,  24,  on April 29,  2016 got away with three of the most egregious alleged crimes of neglect that a parent and petkeeper can […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Cats, Cruelty & neglect, Cruelty & neglect, Dog health, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Middle Right, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Ed Hickling, Gene Weingarten, Jan Null, Janette Fennell, John Van Zante, Krista Riddell, Merritt Clifton, Michael Hammond, Robin Starr, Shannon Dominguez, Shea Amber Anderson

“Animal control: what’s it all about?” asked Mike Burgwin

April 16, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Cofounded National Animal Control Association Mike Burgwin,  87,  founding president of the National Animal Control Association,  died on March 23,  2016 at his home in Hoodsport,  Washington,   “after complications from surgery several weeks earlier,”  former NACA president Eric Blow told ANIMALS 24-7. Elaborated Burgwin’s granddaughters Kahlen and Chelsea on a GoFundMe memorial page,  “On February […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cats, Cruelty & neglect, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Middle Left, Humane history, Laws & politics, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Dennis White, Doug Fakkema, Eric Blow, John Cuneo, Johnny Mays, Mary Strachan Scriver, Mike Burgwin, NACA, National Animal Control Association, Pat Derby, Phil Arkow, Warren Cox

Best Friends, the ASPCA, & HSUS: rethink pit bulls!

March 25, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

An open letter from Beth Clifton to: Gregory Castle,  president,  Best Friends Animal Society; Matthew Bershadker,  president,  American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Wayne Pacelle,  president,  Humane Society of the United States Dear Sirs: Thank you in advance for taking the time to read this letter.  My name is Beth Clifton.  I am the […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Breeding, Cruelty & neglect, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Editorials, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Feature Home Top, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Opinions & Letters, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Gregory Castle, Matthew Bershadker, Wayne Pacelle

Will trainer Cesar Millan be charged for “hog-dog rodeo”?

March 15, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Dog attack on pig is assigned to Major Case Unit Investigator          LOS ANGELES,  California––Will celebrity dog trainer Cesar Millan be prosecuted for allowing a French bulldog in his care to maul a pig while making the February 26,  2016 episode of National Geographic Wild’s Cesar 911 “reality” television show? “We have assigned it to […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Other animal fighting, Religion & philosophy, Screen industry, USA, Uses of dogs

What on earth was celebrity dog trainer Cesar Millan thinking?

March 10, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Simon says,  “Frankly,  my dear,  I don’t give a damn what Cesar says.” by Beth Clifton     As practically everyone who knows celebrity dog trainer Cesar Millan from a Caesar salad must know by now,  the February 26,  2016 episode of the National Geographic channel’s Cesar 911 reality TV series went from demonstrating a really bad […]

Filed Under: Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Other dog topics, Pigs, Religion & philosophy, Screen industry, Training Tagged With: Alison Bitney, Beth Clifton, Cesar Millan, Mark Derr, Tracy Campion, Victoria Stillwell

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