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Lumpy skin disease––what’s that?––hits cattle from Africa to Nepal

September 11, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Lumpy skin disease––yes,  it’s ugly––also set Australia & Indonesia at odds for months. KATHMANDU,  Nepal––Best known as the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama,  the Buddha,  circa 564 B.C.,  and as the land of Mount Everest,  the world’s tallest mountain,  Nepal during the summer of 2023 gained a more sinister distinction as ground zero for arguably the […]

Filed Under: Africa, Agriculture, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Australia & New Zealand, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Buddhism, Cattle & dairy, Culture & Animals, Disease, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food & agriculture, Global, Hinduism, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Indonesia, Islam, Israel, Live transport, Meat issues, Mediterranean, Religion & philosophy, Southeast Asia Tagged With: Arjun Poudel, Beduram Bhusal, Gadhi Mai, Jarod Hanson, Merritt Clifton, ProMED, Rastriya Samachar Samiti, Sneha Shrestha

Animal agribusiness on defense worldwide as U.S. Farm Bill battle looms

August 9, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Agribusiness stakes hopes on getting EATS Act into the Farm Bill WASHINGTON D.C.––From Capitol Hill corridors in Washington D.C. to the East London docks in South Africa and the fur farms of Finland,  animal agribusiness is on the defensive lately as never before,  and not just because the National Geographic web site on August 7,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Animal organizations, Cattle & dairy, Chickens, Culture & Animals, Disease, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Finland, Food, Global, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Isles, Live transport, Meat issues, Pigs, Poultry, Scandinavia, Sheep & goats, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, United Kingdom, USA Tagged With: AgriPulse, Al Mawashi, Brian May, Don Pinnock, Merritt Clifton, Nazareth Appalsamy, Sarah Gold, Wayne Hsiung, Wayne Pacelle

Birds killing cats? Avian flu hits cats in Poland, FIP hits cats in Cyprus

July 17, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

FIP rages.  Avian flu outbreaks among cats are few,  but hint at increasing vulnerability of mammals to bird diseases NICOSIA, Cyprus;  WARSAW,  Poland;  HELSINKI Finland––Potentially catastrophic disease outbreaks hitting cats in Cyprus and Poland,  and farmed foxes in Finland,  have epidemiologists worried about emerging mutant strains of feline infectious peritonitis,  a coronavirus best known as […]

Filed Under: Behavior & health, Birds, Cats, Chickens, Disease, Dogs & Cats, Ducks & geese, Eastern Europe, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Food, Global, Meat issues, Mediterranean, Poland, Poultry, Wildlife Tagged With: Danièlle Gunn-Moore, Dinos Ayiomamitis, HPAI H5N1, Merritt Clifton, Pablo Beldomenico, ProMED, Sarah Newey

Who to blame for animal diseases killing humans? Report says it’s U.S.

July 8, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Harvard Law School and NYU Center for Environmental & Animal Protection deliver a shocker for most Americans (but not for you!) “For many Americans,  concepts such as ‘bushmeat’ or ‘wildlife farming’ seem foreign,”  opens Animal Markets & Zoonotic Disease in the United States,  “but they refer to practices that are common within the United States […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Animal fighting, Asia/Pacific, Bats, Captive animals, Chickens, Chimps & other primates, China, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Deer & other horned species, Disease, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food & agriculture, Global, Horse & livestock shows, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Judaism, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, Reptiles, Science, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Animal Markets & Zoonotic Disease in the United States, Chronic Wasting Disease, COVID-19, Ebola, Harvard Law School, Merritt Clifton, New York University, ProMED

Cockfighters + chickenshit spreads H5N1 avian flu, killing 58.6 million birds

April 17, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Ignoring cockfights,  sheriffs & state troopers put whole communities at risk TUPELO,  Mississippi––One of these days Lee County,  Mississippi sheriff Jim Johnson may be forcefully reminded by agents of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that allowing cockfights to go on practically under his nose is not just a matter of ignoring state and federal law. […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Chickens, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Disease, Eggs, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Mexico, Poultry, The Americas, USA Tagged With: Buddy Baughman, H5N1, Merritt Clifton, Sheriff Jim Johnson, Steve Hindi

Hurricane Ian & Pakistan “super flood” compete for aid & sympathy

October 4, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Culture & Animals, Disasters, Disease, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food security, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Indian subcontinent, Meat issues, Pakistan Tagged With: Abid Hussain, Antonio Guterres, Farah Naureen, Julien Harneis, Merritt Clifton, Shehbaz Sharif, Thomas Frank

Sodium nitrite, used to cure bacon, is introduced to kill feral pigs

July 15, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Panicked Australian & American pig producers push for the perfect poison to protect their investments Yellow phosphorus,  cyanide gas,  & Compound 1080 already flunked BRISBANE,  Queensland,  Australia––Japanese encephalitis,  a potentially deadly disease spread by mosquitoes who lay their eggs in pig effluent,  with onset symptoms resembling rabies in severe cases, “has been found for the […]

Filed Under: Agriculture, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Culture & Animals, Disease, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Food, Global, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunting & trapping, Meat issues, Pigs, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: African swine fever, Hoggone, Japanese encephalitis, Merritt Clifton, Queensland, Richard Gair, sodium nitrite

Giving you one more chance: USDA-APHIS says speak now or hold the pieces

June 30, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Feds want your input on Animal Welfare Act enforcement & much,  much more;  comment period extended another 30 days WASHINGTON D.C.––”In response to requests, stakeholders will have an additional 30 days to share their thoughts on the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) strategic plan to guide the […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Disease, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feral animals, Food security, Global, Hooved stock, Horse & livestock shows, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Live markets, Live transport, Poultry, Slaughter, Slaughter, Urban wildlife, USA, Welfare, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Welfare Act, Horse Protection Act, Merritt Clifton, Sharla M. Jennings, Wildlife Services

USDA-APHIS wants your 2¢ on animal-related federal law enforcement––NOW!!!

June 17, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

“Come on,  animal advocates,  let’s move fast!  Your big chance has come at last!  Want a chance to have your say?  Tell it to the USDA!”             WASHINGTON D.C.––The USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service [APHIS] is,  until the end of July 2022,  offering the public a unique chance to kibbitz on an “APHIS […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Chimps & other primates, Culture & Animals, Disease, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats lab animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Food, Global, Hooved stock, Horse & livestock shows, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunting & trapping, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Live transport, Marine mammals, Meat issues, Mice & rats, Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Research & testing, Science, Show, Slaughter, Spectacles, Urban wildlife, USA, Welfare, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Animal Welfare Act, Beth Clifton, BillyGoBoy, Clant Seay, Horse Protection Act, Merritt Clifton

Hoofed animals worldwide put at risk by foot-&-mouth outbreak in Indonesia

June 14, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Fatwa allowing Eid-al-Adha slaughter of “mildly ill” animals spares some from slaughter,  but may expose thousands more  JAKARTA, Indonesia––Simultaneous foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks among cattle in Aceh and Java provinces,  1,650 miles apart,  have just about everyone in the cattle,  sheep,  goat,  and pig industries worried that a global foot-and-mouth disease pandemic may be just ahead. […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Cattle & dairy, Culture & Animals, Disease, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Global, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Indonesia, Islam, Live transport, Meat issues, Pacific rim, Pigs, Religion & philosophy, Sheep & goats, Slaughter, South Korea, Southeast Asia Tagged With: Arnon Shimshony, Eid al Adha, Indonesian Ulema Council, Merritt Clifton, ProMED

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