Eccentric midwife to the animal rights movement AKRON, Ohio––Nellie Saiom Shriver, among the most dynamic early orchestrators of the late 20th century animal rights movement, died on January 12, 2023 at the Copley Nursing Health Care Center in Copley, Ohio. “I don’t know how much time I have,” Nellie Shriver, Saiom to friends, emailed to […]
Tyson executive bust upstages three dog attack fatalities in a week
Mauling death of child just a few miles away gets less coverage than John Tyson’s pants SPRINGDALE, Arkansas––The November 6, 2022 arrest of Tyson Foods chief financial officer John Tyson, 32, might be said to have upstaged the Tyson Foods slaughter of 155,000 cows, 461,000 pigs, and 45 million chickens during the next week, a […]
Patty Bonney, 92, quietly did more for animals than most activists
Behind-the-scenes person for ANIMALS 24-7, & that was perhaps the least of all she did Patricia “Patty” Bonney, 92, suffered terminal heart failure on October 22, 2022 at the converted stable in Beaverton, Oregon, that was her home since 1960. Never known or self-described as an activist, Patty nonetheless contributed endless volunteer effort throughout her […]
Hurricane Ian & Pakistan “super flood” compete for aid & sympathy
Animal agriculture made Pakistan crisis worse FORT MYERS, Florida; ISLAMABAD, Pakistan––With Hurricane Ian storm water still receding in Florida and South Carolina, the human body count rising over 100, and animal casualties only just beginning to be estimated, Julien Harneis, United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Pakistan, might be said to have picked an awkward time to appeal to the […]
Animal advocacy “Robin Hood” Gil Michaels dies at 80
Michaels put $40 million into animal causes, but was convicted of toner cartridge scam that netted more than $126 million, according to the federal Department of Justice. VAN NUYS, California––Gilbert N. Michaels, 80, founder of the Compassion for Animals Foundation and Animal Guardians, died on August 19, 2022, while on compassionate release from a four-year […]
Seven members of Alabama cockfighting family plead guilty to federal charges
Exported gamecocks around the world MONTGOMERY, Alabama––Cockfighters and gamefowl breeders Brent Easterling, William Easterling, and five other members of their family on August 11, 2022 pleaded guilty to federal and state of Alabama charges filed in 2021 as “conspiracy to violate federal anti-animal fighting laws, including operating fighting pits on their properties, possessing thousands of […]
Beyond Impossible? Forecasting the future of plant-based burgers
Beyond Meat share price instability does not necessarily mean beans for other companies & other products, or even for their own as the plant-based food market shifts from restaurants to homes EL SEGUNDO, California––Beneath the headline “Beyond Meat: Shares Plummet As Americans Don’t Swallow Plant-Based Burgers,” Harris Anwar of Investing.com on August 10, 2022 […]
Asha’s Farm Sanctuary founder charged with felony cattle theft
“Rustling is still a hanging offense.” ––Judge Adam Fenton, Hang ’em High! NEWFANE, New York––The New York State Bureau of Criminal Investigation on August 2, 2022 arrested Asha’s Farm Sanctuary founder Tracy A. Murphy, 59, for third degree felony grand larceny, specifically the alleged theft of two cattle, a cow and a steer, from the nearby […]
Activists who exposed pig farm abuse to be sentenced on August 26
Two of the “Excelsior Four” face up to 10 years in prison ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia, Canada––Convicted by jury on July 12, 2022 on charges of breaking and entering and mischief for their part in exposing alleged animal abuse at the Excelsior Hog Farm in Abbotsford, British Columbia in April 2019, vegan activists Nick Schafer and […]
Ram fighting charges out of history to butt civilization in the ass
Gambling pastime found in the Bible LAGOS, Nigeria; BANGALORE, India––“Ram fighting during, but not limited to, the Eid period, and involving not just Muslims, seems to have become a gold mine in Nigeria,” a Muslim reader informed ANIMALS 24-7 shortly after the Feast of Eid al Adha on July 9, 2022. A ram fight […]
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