Feinstein discovered animal issues after move from San Francisco politics to Washington D.C. WASHINGTON D.C., SAN FRANCISCO, California––U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, 90, who died on September 29, 2023 in Washington D.C., might have been more involved with animal issues than any other member of Congress, from her election to the Senate in 1992 until her […]
Why the “green” prescriptions of 1970 have expired today
Embracing Limits: A Radical and Necessary Approach to the Environmental Crisis 384 pages; $8.99 Kindle; $23.50 paperback. Earth Animal Trust P.O. Box 11240 Englewood, CO 80151 Denver vegan advocate Keith Akers, 74, “has been researching environmental issues ever since 1970, when he attended a rally on the first Earth Day,” an online biographical page mentions. Earning […]
After the earthquake: donkeys & a lucky puppy rescued in Morocco
The London-based Society for Protecting Animals Abroad and the Massachusetts SPCA subsidiary American Fondouk are still the only major outside animal charities with boots on the ground in Morocco. MARRAKECH, Morocco––Most outside relief organizations, including animal charities, continue to be excluded from Morocco following the September 8, 2023 earthquake that flattened whole villages in the […]
All we know about animals after Morocco earthquake & Libya floods
Uncertain status of the Sahara sand cat is emblematic of the many unknowns following double disasters TOUBKAL NATIONAL PARK, Morocco; EL KOUF NATIONAL PARK, Libya––Little as yet can be reported about the plight of animals in either Morocco or Libya after the catastrophic earthquake that hit central Morocco on September 9, 2023 and the flooding […]
Charreada steer-tailing loses first court test in Will County, Illinois
Showing Animals Respect & Kindness drone video persuades Illinois state’s attorneys & county court judge JOLIET, Illinois––A terse handwritten note from Will County, Illinois county court judge John Anderson on September 8, 2023 handed Showing Animals Respect & Kindness a first big win––at least on paper––in a year-long campaign against charreada cruelty in the […]
Lumpy skin disease––what’s that?––hits cattle from Africa to Nepal
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 […]
Lahaina rescuers win access but find few animals; pigs not to blame for fire
Threat of lawsuit appears to concern officials more than the plight of animals marooned by the firestorm, hundreds already rescued LAHAINA, Maui, Hawaii––Eighteen days of animal rescuers battling bureaucracy to retrieve surviving animals from inside the Lahaina burn zone, leveled by wildfire on August 8, 2023, ended abruptly when Maui County announced that, “As […]
HFA & SHARK lawsuit hits Boone County, Illinois, for permitting steer-tailing
Case has potential to stop charreada throughout Illinois BELVIDERE, Illinois––Charreada promoters suddenly have something more to worry about during the second half of the Illinois charreada season than just Showing Animals Respect & Kindness drones monitoring steer-tailing, electroshocking, horse-flogging, and horse-tripping. An August 24, 2023 lawsuit brought against Boone County, Illinois, by the Humane […]
Drone wars over Joliet: charreada rodeo bad actors identified
Meet Cris Dorado Aguirre, “El Lodo,” and Angel Ramirez, “El Barro.” (Both nicknames translate to “mud.”) JOLIET, Illinois––Who was the more brazen at recent charreada “Mexican style” rodeos held in Will County, Illinois: • Horse-beater Cris Dorado Aguirre, caught repeatedly in the act on video by Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK] drones on July […]
First firestorm, then frustration: rescuers wait to aid Lahaina animals
Priority goes to finding human dead rather than to rescuing live animals KAHULUI, Maui, Hawaii––Five days into the aftermath of the firestorm that razed Lahaina, shock, sorrow, and anxiety over the fate of nearly 1,000 missing persons from the town that had a human population of just over 13,000 remain the dominant emotions among survivors. […]