Good news from the Department of Justice on both the cockfighting & dog fighting fronts––but what took so long? BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky; MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma––September 10, 2026 brought dramatic demonstrations both in the Appalachians and on the Great Plains of why Congress needs to pass––and enforce––the FIGHT Act to knock the money out of cockfighting and […]
Can 15-miles-a-day march on the Erie Canal save Marshall Farms beagles?
Whatever the 207-mile trek to Marshall Farms achieves, it is different ALBANY, New York––Animal advocacy marches have historically had a history of dismal failure, but “March to Abolish Animal Testing” co-leaders Gretchen Primack, 55, and Ella Magers, 46, are taking a distinctly different direction. The organizers of 1990 “March for the Animals” in Washington […]
Dogs in the road & pit bulls kill people in Bangkok, but not rabid street dogs
Spay/neuter & vaccination success reduce rabies to the vanishing point just a year after emergency quarantine BANGKOK, Thailand––Good news for both dogs and humans in Thailand, and for visitors to Thailand, came between the lines of bad news from the Bangkok-based “sustainability hub” Khaosod English on September 12, 2026. The bad news was that a […]
Remembering the animal & human heroes of 9/11 twenty-five years later
A quarter of a century later, recollections remain vivid & the aftershocks rumble on September 11, 2001, though it reshaped our world, is now as remote as Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941, was to Americans born in 1966, who have now reached or will soon be reaching 60 years of age. Yet the current […]
Ed Duvin: “I saw the best minds of animal advocacy destroyed by madness”
The no-kill movement is not yet old enough to be suffering from advanced dementia This will be a different essay than I normally write, not carefully constructed and edited, but a stream of thoughts shared with fellow activists. Why? Issues that should elicit a sense of urgency in the movement, from the rising bloodshed by […]
No jail time for convicted perp yet again after a Canadian dog attack fatality
Prosecutor asked for five years. Judge sentenced two years under house arrest. EDMONTON, Alberta––Playing an abusive upbringing and Métis and Mi’kmaq First Nations heritage as a “Get Out of Jail Free” card, defense lawyer Evan McIntyre on September 3, 2026 won former Cane Corso owner Crystal Jean MacDonald, 46, a two-year sentence under house arrest for […]
1st Hong Kong fatal pit bull attack in 10 years rouses public more than 41 in U.S.
“JoJo” was a “dog slave” who tried to save them all, but died as a pit bull’s dessert HONG KONG––Wong Cho-yee, 33, dog rescuer and trainer, “JoJo” to her friends, was not much different from thousands of young American women, and others around the world, who dream of earning their livings helping animals. Wong Cho-yee […]
Guest column by Ed Boks: Finish the job that no-kill started
This ANIMALS 24-7 guest column originally appeared as the September 1, 2026 installment of author Ed Boks’ own blog, Animal Politics with Ed Boks. Boks may be reached at animalpolitics8@gmail.com. Ed Boks’ resumé in animal welfare includes having headed the animal control departments in Maricopa County, Arizona; New York City; Los Angeles; and Yavapai County, […]
Pit bulls get their kicks near old Route 66, killing men in Illinois & New Mexico
Killer pit bulls in Illinois and New Mexico cases had priors WASHINGTON PARK, Illinois; SANTA ROSA, New Mexico––Historic Route 66 linked the pit bull attack deaths of James L. Gibson, 68, on August 27, 2026 in Washington Park, Illinois, and Randall “Randy” Wade, 73, the following day in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. So did the […]
Oklahoma cockfighters & dogfighters lose three in a row
Justin Humphrey & Anthony DeVore defeated in primaries; Julius Deane Griffin sent to prison. Streak in dogfighting lingo makes law & order a “Grand Champion.” ATOKA & TULSA, Oklahoma––If the Oklahoma Republican primaries had been a cockfighting derby, ten-year Oklahoma District 19 incumbent Justin Humphrey, a longtime proponent of re-legalizing cockfighting––and of selling licenses to […]