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Why 37 chimps “retired” by NIH in 2013 are still not in sanctuaries

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Humane Society of the U.S. sues National Institutes of Health over outcome of “CHIMP Act” claimed as HSUS “victory”          ALAMOGORDO,  New Mexico;  SHREVEPORT,  Louisiana;  BLUE RIDGE, Georgia––“Nestled in the pines near Keithville,”  17 miles south of Shreveport,  Louisiana,  the 200-acre Chimp Haven sanctuary “even has 11 new residents as part of a $20 million […]

Murder along the equator: seven die defending parrots & gorillas

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Colombian and Congolese wildlife guardians were ambushed RONCESVALLES,  Colombia;  VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK,  Democratic Republic of Congo––Simultaneous sad reminders of the human cost of wildlife conservation came on January 10,  2021 from the Reserva Loros Andinos in southwestern Colombia and Virunga National Park in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The Reserva Loros Andinos and Virunga […]

Dog attacks: COVID-19 made 2020 the strangest year yet

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Forty percent of pit bull attack disfigurements not reported? Dog attack fatalities were up in 2020,  but disfiguring dog attacks were down? Pit bull attack fatalities rose to the second highest total in a year on record,  yet disfiguring pit bull attacks dropped by 62%? How could this be,  in view that fatalities are a […]

Rabbit sperm donors may be retired from service, but not rats, mice, & birds

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And not most rabbits in laboratory use, either             WASHINGTON D.C.––Former Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler,  in one of his last actions before leaving office with the Donald Trump presidential administration,  “issued a January 20,  2021 directive instructing the agency to plan for the retirement of the last remaining rabbits in the EPA’s taxpayer-funded […]

Has the world-wide vegan revolution started — in Israel?

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The Vegan Revolution. Saving Our World, Revitalizing Judaism by Richard Schwartz Lantern Publishing & Media, 2020. Reviewed by Keith Akers Any other book titled The Vegan Revolution,  if one didn’t look at the subtitle,  would not necessarily seem to have anything to do especially with Judaism or Israel.  But from page 1 forward,  Richard Schwartz […]

Animal Agriculture is Immoral: vegan activists respond to COVID-19

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Anthology edited by Sailesh Rao, Ph.D. 156 pages,  paperback.  $9.99 from Amazon.com. Reviewed by Richard Schwartz             Animal Agriculture Is Immoral is an anthology of scholarly,  insightful, thought-provoking essays from environmental, social, religious, and spiritual perspectives by leading vegan activists,  assembled in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic,  about the very negative effects of animal-based […]

Trump appointee cut deal with NRA to boost hunting on the way out the door

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But National Rifle Association declared bankruptcy two days later             WASHINGTON D.C.––U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service director Aurelia Skipwith on January 13,  2021,  a week from the end of the Donald Trump presidential administration and probably not much longer from her own replacement,  signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Rifle Association “to assist […]

A black-and-white issue that the humane community has yet to face

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Editorial by Merritt & Beth Clifton Two nights ago,  in advance of Martin Luther King Day, ANIMALS 24-7 posted as our lead feature Black humane history found in great-grandpa’s attic near a town called Ark, profiling the lives and work of John W. Lemon and Seymour Carroll. This article followed up on,  and expanded,  Four black […]

What animal advocates owe to the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

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Leading influence on rise of animal rights movement Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 1929-1968, in whose honor we celebrate Martin Luther King Day, never had any visible direct involvement with animals or animal issues––but he is justly remembered among the greatest influences on the animal rights movement of our time, and the many […]