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Is wind power blowing away whales along the Atlantic coast?

February 25, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Hot air from renewable energy foes is not supported by science             POINT PLEASANT,  New Jersey––There were no offshore wind turbines operating off the Atlantic coast of the United States in 2016,  just a lot of routine commercial shipping,  fishing,  and recreational boating. Hardly anyone seemed to care when the National Oceanic Administration [NOAA] Office […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Isles, Laws & politics, Marine life, Netherlands, United Kingdom, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Craig Pittman, Greenpeace, humpback, Jason Endfield, Merritt Clifton, right whales

If pit bulls are not “devil dogs,” why not speak their names?

February 5, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Ignoring pit bull mayhem does not make it go away What happens when ANIMALS 24-7 goes ten days without publishing a new dog attack death or maiming account? Unfortunately,  the multinational failures of the so-called humane community to recognize and effectively address dog attack mayhem do not stop. The body count rises,  even if temporarily […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Isles, Shelters, South Africa, United Kingdom, USA Tagged With: Alice Stones, Merritt Clifton, mixed breed, Natasha Johnson, Ronel Lewis, St. Francis terrier, Stanley Hartt

For auld lang syne: last ANIMALS 24-7 obituaries of 2022

January 1, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

John Neville Hare,  Mark Stanley-Price,  Faith Maloney, & Vivienne Westwood The camel man John Neville Hare,  88,   died on January 28,  2022,  but ANIMALS 24-7 did not learn of his death until almost a year later. Born in Bexhill, Kent,  Hare became acquainted with working camels as a British army officer assigned to the Royal […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Central Asia, China, Conservation, Endangered species, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Isles, Nigeria, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Sub-Saharan, United Kingdom, Wildlife, Wildlife, World Tagged With: & Vivienne Westwood, Faith Maloney, John Neville Hare, Mark Stanley-Price, Merritt Clifton, Paul Watson

International animal advocacy influencer Brian Davies dies at 87

December 30, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Founded IFAW to fight the Atlantic Canada seal hunt             CAPE COD,  Massachusetts––Brian Davies,  87,  founder of the International Fund for Animal Welfare,  Network for Animals,  the Political Animal Lobby,  and Animal Survival International,  died after a prolonged illness on December 27,  2022. Born on February 4,  1935 in Tonyrefail,  Wales,  an impoverished mining village,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Canada, Cats, China, Culture & Animals, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eating cats, Eating dogs, Entertainment, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Hunting & trapping, Isles, Marine life, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Organizations, Pacific rim, Philippines, Religion & philosophy, Seals, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Street dogs, The Americas, United Kingdom, USA, Vietnam, Wildlife Tagged With: Anne Doncaster, Anne Streeter, Brigitte Bardot, Gloria Davies, Harry Rowsell, IFAW, International Wildlife Coaliton, Jill Robinson, Merritt Clifton, Paul Seigel, Stephen Best, Tom Hughes

More dog attack deaths fuel alarm in South Africa, Australia, Ireland

December 5, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Why is death-by-dog accepted as punishment for even innocent & accidental trespass? MOGWASE,  South Africa;  GREENBANK, Australia;  DUBLIN,  Ireland––Two December 3,  2022 dog attack fatalities resulting from use of high-risk dogs as alleged crime deterrents,  and a new investigative report about pit bull breeding in Ireland,  have further fueled rising demands for stricter dog laws […]

Filed Under: Africa, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Breeding, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Ireland, Isles, South Africa, Sub-Saharan Tagged With: Brayden O'Hanlon, Floyd Metsileng, Jyedon Pollard, Kane Minion, Merritt Clifton, Takisha Pollard

Disfiguring pit bull attack on child spurs calls for stronger Irish dog law

December 4, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Pit bull owner allegedly threatened to kill attack witnesses DUBLIN, Ireland––The total population of the Republic of Ireland,  a little more than five million people,  is fewer than that of the tenth largest U.S. metropolitan area,  distributed across an area roughly equal to that of the state of Indiana. That tends to make whatever happens […]

Filed Under: Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Ireland, Isles Tagged With: Alejandro Miszan, Glen Murphy, Merritt Clifton, Mia O’Connell, Micheál Martin, Niall Byrne, Raul Miszan, Taoiseach, Teresa McDonagh

Pit bull “nanny dogs” kill three children, two adults, in nine days

October 7, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Tennessee attack killed two children and left mother in critical condition              MEMPHIS,  LUBBOCK, LIVERPOOL, GQERBERHA––Five fatal pit bull attacks in nine days and three nations––the U.S.,  the United Kingdom,  and South Africa––ended September and opened October 2022. Three victims were children.  All but one of the victims were members of the households of experienced […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Animal control, Animal organizations, Breeding, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Isles, Laws & politics, South Africa, United Kingdom, USA Tagged With: Ann Dunn, Colby Bennard, Hollace Bennard, Jack Looney, Kirstie Jane Bennard, Lilly Jane Bennard, Marlo Matthews, Merritt Clifton, Storm Nuku

Bill Jordan, 97, wildlife vet, author, & founder of animal aid charities

October 6, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Jordan had a key role in forming at least nine organizations in 48 years,  most of which still exist William Johnston Jordan,  97,  known to the world as Bill Jordan,  wildlife veterinarian,  author,  and founder or cofounder of a constellation of wildlife care projects spanning the globe,  died on July 5,  2022,  at the SSM Health/St. […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African wildlife, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Book & film reviews, Canada, Circuses, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Ireland, Isles, Kenya, Latin America, Marine life, Marine mammals, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Poaching & trafficking, Religion & philosophy, Research & testing, Science, South Africa, Spectacles, The Americas, United Kingdom, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife, Zimbabwe, Zoos Tagged With: Brenda Jordan, Care for the Wild, Daphne Sheldrick, Merritt Clifton, Stefan Ormrod, vicuna, Zoo Check

“Bloody hell!” Elizabeth II set poor example on hunting, but loved her dogs

September 10, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Corgis were almost certainly first to mourn LONDON,  U.K.–– Queen Elizabeth II,  96,  who ceremonially ruled the United Kingdom for 70 years and 214 days,  died on September 8, 2022 at Balmoral Castle,  Aberdeenshire,  Scotland,  one of the three royal hunting estates. The others are the 20,000-acre Sandringham estate,  in Norfolk,  England,   and Dalnadamph,  a 6,700-acre […]

Filed Under: African species, Bears, Breeding, Captive animals, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Fur trapping, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Isles, Killing contests, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Scotland, United Kingdom, Wildlife Tagged With: Merritt Clifton, Prince Harry, Prince Philip, Prince William, Princess Anne, Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II, Sandringham

Pit bull kills trainer as U.K. groups seek repeal of Dangerous Dogs Act 1991

August 20, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Second of three fatal or disfiguring U.K. dog attacks in a week FAREHAM, Hampshire,  U.K.––Dog walker and trainer Ian “Wiggy” Symes,  34,  by both family and police accounts a canine handling expert,  was on the morning of August 10,  2022 killed in a facial attack by an out-of-control “American Bully XL” pit bull belonging to […]

Filed Under: Breeding, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Isles, United Kingdom Tagged With: Alan Billings, Dog Control Coalition, Ian “Wiggy” Symes, John Tulloch, Merritt Clifton, Nathan Hyde, Steve Deeks

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