British bully breed advocates urge U.K. to adopt approach failing in Kansas City KANSAS CITY, Missouri; LONDON, U.K.––Members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom currently reviewing possible amendments to the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, many of them inclined to pay excessive deference to dog advocacy organizations instead of the public, might look […]
U.K. & South Africa let the meter run on pit bull attacks while doing nothing
Parliaments of both U.K. & South Africa allow pit bull advocates to filibuster while the bodies pile up LONDON, England; CAPE TOWN, South Africa––If the pit bull body count was a taxi meter, the Parliaments of the United Kingdom and South Africa might be worried about letting it run while deliberating over whether even to […]
United Kingdom dog attack fatalities, 1991-present
U.K. human victims of fatal dog attacks occurring since the introduction of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (56 total, 71 dogs involved, 59 of them [83%] pit bull-type dogs [shown in red], 20 of the nominally prohibited pit bulls exempted as “Staffordshires.” See “English bulldog”: two dog breeds, one name, & a rising body count.) […]
Louis Wain: the “psychedelic” Victorian artist who “invented cats.”
Are cats who do not look and live like Louis Wain cats ashamed of themselves, as H.G. Wells alleged? Did the 2021 film The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, based on a biography and script by Simon Stephenson, tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about the artist widely credited with […]
U.K. House of Commons votes to ban imports of hunting trophies
Ban still must clear the House of Lords and gain Royal Assent, but these formalities are more likely to delay than prevent enforcement LONDON, U.K.––The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill cleared the House of Commons on March 17, 2023 by unanimous voice vote. The silence of pro-trophy hunting opponents, however, scarcely means that the bill […]
Is wind power blowing away whales along the Atlantic coast?
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, […]
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 […]