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When pit bull fanatics run animal control: U.K. could learn from K.C.

May 31, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Breeding, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Top, Isles, Laws & politics, Population control, Shelters, Spay/neuter, United Kingdom, USA Tagged With: American Bully XL, Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, Jonathan Hogg, KC Pet Project, Merritt Clifton, RSPCA, Sam Zeff, Tori Fugate

U.K. & South Africa let the meter run on pit bull attacks while doing nothing

April 30, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Africa, Breeding, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Isles, South Africa, United Kingdom Tagged With: Caerphilly, Gary Stevens, Jack Lis, Merritt Clifton, Sizwe Kupelo, Thoko Didiza, Wayne Stevens, Zibele Liyakhanya Mthi

United Kingdom dog attack fatalities, 1991-present

April 29, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

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.) […]

Filed Under: Breeding, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Isles, United Kingdom, Uses of dogs Tagged With: American Bully XL, Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, pit bull, Staffordshire, U.K.

Louis Wain: the “psychedelic” Victorian artist who “invented cats.”

April 10, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Book & film reviews, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Isles, United Kingdom, USA Tagged With: Dan Rider, Doane R. Hoag, Electric Life of Thomas Wain, Emma Richardson, Louis Wain, Merritt Clifton, Michael Fitzgerald, Rodney Dale

U.K. House of Commons votes to ban imports of hunting trophies

March 22, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Africa, African species, African wildlife, Asia/Pacific, Bears, Captive animals, Conservation, Endangered species, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Isles, Laws, United Kingdom, USA, Wildlife, World Tagged With: Charles III, Eduardo Goncalves, House of Commons, House of Lords, Merritt Clifton, trophy hunting

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

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

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