by Bob Christiansen, co-founder, The Boca Fund (See also How to heal pets, heal the humane community, & heal the veterinary profession and Is the Veterinary Profession Serving All Companion Animal Medical Needs in America Today?, subtitled “A Case for Full-Service, Low-Cost, Non-Profit Community Veterinary Care Centers,” by Bob Christiansen.) For anyone involved in animal […]
Rich Avanzino, 84, one of the suspected “fathers” of bastardized no-kill
Avanzino in 23 years at the San Francisco SPCA helped to create the “no kill movement,” but in 17 years as founding president of Maddie’s Fund tended to discredit the concept PLEASANTON, California––Maddie’s Fund on September 29, 2026––nine days after Richard Avanzino’s actual death, announced that “Rich Avanzino, affectionately and widely known as the father […]
Rescuer busted after 2nd Hong Kong fatal dog attack in three weeks
Kent Luk Ka-chit has tried to help, but licensing dogs for others has landed him in deep do-do HONG KONG––A second dog attack fatality within three weeks, after none in ten years, has Hong Kong asking whether the dog rescue efforts of Kent Luk Ka-chit and Paws Guardian Rescue are the cause of “dog menace,” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Is your allegiance to movement leadership or those you serve? by Ed Duvin
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 […]