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 […]
If pit bulls are not “devil dogs,” why not speak their names?
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 […]
For auld lang syne: last ANIMALS 24-7 obituaries of 2022
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 […]
International animal advocacy influencer Brian Davies dies at 87
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, […]
More dog attack deaths fuel alarm in South Africa, Australia, Ireland
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 […]
Disfiguring pit bull attack on child spurs calls for stronger Irish dog law
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 […]
Pit bull “nanny dogs” kill three children, two adults, in nine days
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 […]
Bill Jordan, 97, wildlife vet, author, & founder of animal aid charities
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. […]
“Bloody hell!” Elizabeth II set poor example on hunting, but loved her dogs
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 […]
Pit bull kills trainer as U.K. groups seek repeal of Dangerous Dogs Act 1991
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 […]
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