Choose wisely, as homeless animals have no choice. Editor’s note: ANIMALS 24-7 guest columnist Ed Duvin began his long career in social justice movements in civil rights and anti-poverty work during the Lyndon Johnson presidential administration. He later advised animal advocacy organizations including the Humane Society of the U.S., the No-Kill Conference, and In […]
Miranda’s Rescue: groundbreaking to build case digs up the dirt
At least 731 dogs disappeared in a year’s time. How many over 31 years? FORTUNA, California––Groundbreaking began on June 23, 2026 to build a criminal case against Miranda’s Rescue founder Shannon Miranda, 55, under suspicion since May 1, 2026, of having accepted at least $510,000 in 2025 alone to rehome dogs, mostly pit bulls, most […]
Unmasking Miranda’s Rescue: what happened that we know about
Humboldt Spay/Neuter Clinic & Humboldt Critters Without Litters founder Jennifer Raymond dug up the evidence ANIMALS 24-7 on May 22, 2026 mentioned that, “The Humboldt Lost & Found Pets page on Facebook, serving Humboldt County,” in northern California, “has been flooded for days with desperate messages from individuals, rescues, and even established animal shelters, hoping […]
How “rescue” replicates the alleged sins of dog pounds, only worse
Near-fatal attack at Kentucky boarding kennel & alleged mass hoarding case in California spotlight how “rescue” hobby has evolved into big business LOUISVILLE, Kentucky––The two biggest dog stories of the third week in March 2026 riveted attention on a March 21 horrific attack by two XL Bully pit bull variants at Shamrock Acres County […]
Warren Cox: Dean of U.S. humane work
“Everything” about Warren Cox A few weeks ago Warren Cox called, while my wife Beth and I were putting up cat climbing ramps and resting boards in our new back porch “catio,” and asked if we could put together “everything” we had written about him into a little booklet, so that he could show his […]
Reports from Iran: perhaps world’s most officially animal-unfriendly nation
The Iranian people have never been hostile toward animals, but the Islamist government & the Revolutionary Guard are another matter TEHRAN, Iran; JERUSALEM, Israel––Animal advocates and rescuers on opposite sides of shooting between Iran and Israel report similar responses among the dogs and cats in their care since U.S. and Israeli forces jointly bombed targets […]
Hoarding: how animal shelters create the crisis they claim to solve, by Ed Boks
Why managed intake without prevention breeds rescue hoarding, warehousing, and predictable animal suffering. This ANIMALS 24-7 guest column originally appeared as the January 26, 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 […]
How pit bulls became the currency of a hijacked no-kill agenda, by Ed Boks
Pawns of a broken system: how national animal welfare groups undermined prevention, distorted data, & turned no-kill into a permanent crisis How pit bulls became the currency of a hijacked no-kill agenda follows up on When Dog Attack Data Are Ignored: Understanding Severe Injuries and Institutional Failures, posted by ANIMALS 24-7 on January 15, 2026. […]
When dog attack data are ignored, by Ed Boks
Understanding severe dog attack injuries and institutional failures 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, Arizona, plus the Spokane Humane Society. When Dog Attack Data Are Ignored: Understanding Severe Injuries and Institutional Failures originally appeared as an […]
“No kill”: Still stumbling in the dark after all these years, by Ed Duvin
Metrics of misery: a flawed live release rate Editor’s note: ANIMALS 24-7 guest columnist Ed Duvin, often called “The Father of the No-Kill Movement” for his widely distributed 1989 essay In the Name of Mercy, wrote in that essay, “If our movement spent as much time soberly evaluating our policies and programs as we do […]