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Dianne Feinstein, 90, represented animals in the U.S. Senate for 30 years

October 2, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal racing, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Entertainment, Feature Home Top, Global, Hooved stock, Horse racing, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Hunting & trapping, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Science, Slaughter, USA, Wild horses, Wildlife Tagged With: AETA, Brad Miller, Jared Huffman, Marty Irby, Merritt Clifton, Mike Markarian, Richard Blum, Sara Amundson, Steve Hindi, Wayne Pacelle

Why the “green” prescriptions of 1970 have expired today

September 29, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 6 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Book & film reviews, Cattle & dairy, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Top, Food, Food & agriculture, Food security, Global, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Meat issues, Religion & philosophy, World Tagged With: Anne Ehrlich, E.F. Schmacher, E.O. Wilson, Karl Marx, Keith Akers, Mao Zedong, Merritt Clifton, Paul Ehrlich, Stewart Brand

After the earthquake: donkeys & a lucky puppy rescued in Morocco

September 20, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 3 Comments

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 […]

Filed Under: Africa, Animal organizations, Cats, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Donkeys, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Morocco, USA Tagged With: Ahmed Khairoun, American Fondouk, Comme Chien et Chats Morocco, Jarjeek Mule & Donkey Trust, Linda Edwards, Merritt Clifton, Morocco Animal Aid, SPANA

All we know about animals after Morocco earthquake & Libya floods

September 15, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Africa, Animal organizations, Disasters, Donkeys, Egypt, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Libya, Morocco, North Africa, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Alexander Sliwa, American Fondouk, Debbie Hirst, Derna, Linda Edwards, Louise Holton, Merritt Clifton, Raffaella Torchia, SPANA, Telsha Arora

Charreada steer-tailing loses first court test in Will County, Illinois

September 12, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Cattle & dairy, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Mexico, Rodeo, Spectacles, The Americas, USA Tagged With: James W. Glasgow, La Herradura De Joliet, Merritt Clifton, Steve Hindi, Tom M. Renken

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

Lahaina rescuers win access but find few animals; pigs not to blame for fire

August 29, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Cats, Chickens, Deer & other horned species, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunted species, Pigs, Poultry, Spay/neuter, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Adam Karp, Bryan Kortis, Jilian Vickers, Kitty Charm Farm, Maui Humane Society, Merritt Clifton, Neighborhood Cats, Sarah Haynes

HFA & SHARK lawsuit hits Boone County, Illinois, for permitting steer-tailing

August 26, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cattle & dairy, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horse & livestock shows, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Mexico, Religion & philosophy, Rodeo, Spectacles, The Americas, USA, Welfare Tagged With: Hub Conley Wouters, Humane Farming Association, Jessica Blome, Lily Rivo, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, Steve Hindi

Drone wars over Joliet: charreada rodeo bad actors identified

August 17, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Cattle & dairy, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Rodeo, Spectacles, USA, Welfare Tagged With: Angel Ramirez, Beth Clifton, Cris Dorado Aguirre, La Herradura De Joliet, Merritt Clifton, Steve Hindi

First firestorm, then frustration: rescuers wait to aid Lahaina animals

August 14, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

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. […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Cats, Cattle & dairy, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Police & military, Sanctuaries, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Dawn Pfendler, Haleakala Ranch, Jenny Li Hellsen, Merritt Clifton, Rumi Rom, Sarah Haynes

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