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From pit bulls to street dogs, irresponsible advocacy inflames “dog menace”

November 25, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Dismissing dangerous dog behavior––or blaming the victims––disregards public trust             SPRINGFIELD,  Missouri;  PHUKET,  Thailand––Superficially,  the dog-versus-human conflicts raging in Springfield,  Missouri,  where breed-specific legislation is at issue,  and in Phuket,  Thailand,  where few dogs have any evident breed-specific traits,  could scarcely look more different. Pit bull attacks are the problem in Springfield:  38 in three […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Cruelty & neglect, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, India, Indian subcontinent, Laws & politics, Organizations, Shelters, Southeast Asia, Street dogs, Thailand, Training, USA Tagged With: Anjali Sharma, Anna Cotter, Daxton Borchardt, Ian Dunbar, John Dalley, Ken McClure, Kristi Fulnecky, Ledy Van Kavage, Mark Kelley, Merritt Clifton

Leptospirosis: when a rescue goes to rat piss

November 24, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Five of 10 puppies transported from Puerto Rico to Vermont fell ill             NORWICH,  Vermont––Posted Surfin’ Sato founder Aimee Porcaro Goodwin to Facebook two days before Thanksgiving 2017,   “We just got the lepto PCR test results for Ollie.  NEGATIVE!!!  I’m so thankful!!” The “all clear” for Ollie,  a puppy from Puerto Rico whom Surfin’ Sato […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Caribbean, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Shelters, Street dogs, The Americas, USA Tagged With: Aimee Porcaro Goodwin, Matthew Levison, Merritt Clifton

No karmic justice for activist who did most to end Gadhi Mai sacrifices

November 4, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Felled by internal bleeding, suffered since childhood             KATHMANDU,  Nepal––If karmic justice occurred in one lifetime,  Nepal Animal Welfare & Research Center founder Gita Prasad “Uttam” Dahal would walk onstage at the Asia for Animals conference,  to be held in Kathmandu,  Nepal on December 3-5,  2017 to receive a standing ovation. Dahal would be recognized […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Buddhism, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Indian subcontinent, Population control, Rabies, Religion & philosophy, Street dogs, USA Tagged With: Merritt Clifton, Uttam Dahal

Hurricane Maria: St. Croix Animal Welfare Center welds the door shut

October 1, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Whatever didn’t blow away was stolen ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands––“It is with a very heavy heart that we were forced to weld the door to our clinic closed today,”  the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center posted to Facebook on September 28,  2017. Even before Hurricane Maria crushed the U.S.,  Dutch,  and British Virgin Islands, […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal control, Animal organizations, Caribbean, Cats, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Donkeys, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Hooved stock, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Pigs, Sanctuaries, Sheep & goats, Shelters, Street dogs, The Americas, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Aleida Tolentino, Dave Pauli, Jenny Teed, Karen Corbin, Katie Block, Merritt Clifton, Ryan Moore, Sali Gear, Wayne Pacelle, Zifforah Tyrell

Hawaiian Humane Society CEO Pamela Burns dies after colorful 27-year tenure

September 26, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Burns remained on the job to her final days HONOLULU,  Hawaii––Pamela Burns,  65,  Hawaiian Humane Society chief executive since 1990,  on September 18,  2017 “died peacefully at her home after taking a leave of absence approximately a week ago for health reasons,”  the humane society announced. Burns,  who was among the longest tenured humane society […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cats, Cockfighting, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eating cats, Eating dogs, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Humane history, Laws & politics, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Street dogs, Urban wildlife, USA, Uses of dogs, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Ann Walker Burns, Bonnie Pang, Carroll Cox, Chang Apana, Helen Wilder, Merritt Clifton, Norman Pang, Pamela Burns, Rebecca Rhoads

Hurricane Irma: first reports on animals in the Caribbean islands

September 10, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Isolated facilities without electricity struggle to get information out          ANTIGUA & BARBUDA,  ST. CROIX,  VIEQUES,  SAN JUAN,  CIENFUEGOS––The first animal care facilities and storm shelters housing animals to post updates in the wake of Hurricane Irma reported that they had come through with few casualties and relatively minor damage. But those suffering the most […]

Filed Under: Caribbean, Cats, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Street dogs, The Americas Tagged With: Ann Cottrell Free, Karen Corbin, Kenny Chesney, Merritt Clifton

We cannot adopt, warehouse or rescue our way out of dog & cat overpopulation!

July 24, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

by Jeff Young,  DVM          My name is Jeff Young.  I have been a veterinarian for more than 25 years.          I have been on numerous humane society boards,  was an animal control officer before I became a veterinarian,  and I speak and consult on companion animal overpopulation issues all over […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Cats, Dog health, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Population control, Population control, Sanctuaries, Shelters, Street dogs, USA Tagged With: Esther Mechler, Jeff Young, Planned Pethood Plus, Spay/USA

Rabies plummets in India while “experts” ignore the data

June 18, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Global Alliance for Rabies Control still says there are at least 120 times more rabies deaths than found by 14 years of annual body counts          NEW DELHI––New national rabies survey data from the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence,  the Indian equivalent of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, shows for the 15th […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Breeding, Dog attacks, Dog health, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, India, Indian subcontinent, Organizations, Politics, Population control, Rabies, Science, Street dogs Tagged With: Arnon Shimshony, David Semple, Eskild Petersen, M.K. Sudarshan, Merritt Clifton, ProMED, William Harvey

SHARK circles Alex Pacheco & “600 Million Stray Dogs Need You”

April 25, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

“600 Million Stray Dogs Need You” exposed on YouTube          POMPANO BEACH,  Florida––Most folks in Florida know enough not to attract a SHARK’s notice.  Alex Pacheco,  founder of 600 Million Stray Dogs Need You,  apparently is not one of them. Indeed,  a person claiming to be “extremely close to Mr. Pacheco”  went out of her […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Cats, China, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Dogs & cats, Eating dogs, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Street dogs, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Alex Pacheco, Linda Ducato, Merritt Clifton, Steve Hindi, Stu Chaifetz, Will Potter

Philippine mad dogs claim deadly revenge for being eaten

April 2, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Eradicating rabies requires ending dog-eating too          CAUAYAN,  Philippines––For the second time in three years a rabies outbreak linked to eating dogs has hit the western Philippines,  underscoring the importance of ending dog meat consumption if canine rabies is to be eradicated. The rabies outbreak was declared by the Negros Occidental provincial department of health […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Cambodia, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eating dogs, Food, India, Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Meat issues, Myanmar, Pacific rim, Philippines, Rabies, Southeast Asia, Street dogs, Thailand, Uses of dogs, Vietnam Tagged With: Arnon Shimshony, Basilio Ponce, Merritt Clifton, Ponciano Deogoro, Ressia Mae Edoria, Rolando Carmelita Jr., Tin Tin Myaing

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