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Did the Omak Suicide Race start with a horse massacre & the KKK?

August 13, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Uncovering the nasty origins of an ugly event             OMAK, Washington––The 88th edition of the bizarre and often deadly “World Famous Suicide Race” held annually in Omak,  Washington,  is to conclude on August 14,  2022,  as the final event of the annual Omak Stampede Rodeo. Bizarre as is the race itself,  down an extremely steep […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal racing, Canada, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Horse & livestock shows, Horse racing, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Native American beliefs, Racing, Rodeo, Spectacles, Sports, The Americas, USA, Welfare, Wild horses Tagged With: Alex Dick, Allison Williams, Claire Pentz, Karen West, Larry Lansburgh, Lillian A. Ackerman, Merritt Clifton, Nick Timiraos, Roger Harnack, Warren Cox, Will Anderson

Horses die by the hundreds on pilgrimage to honor the Hindu “God of all animals”

June 12, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

What if 600 horses died climbing Pikes Peak? DEHRADUN,  Uttarakhand,  India––One might imagine that the annual pilgrimage to Kedarnath,  a temple in the Himalayas built in honor of Lord Pashupatinath,  the Hindu god of all animals,  might be undertaken with particular attention to animal welfare. But then,  one might also expect all four legs of […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Cruelty & neglect, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Hinduism, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Religion & philosophy, Working animals, Working horses Tagged With: Char Dham Yatra, Gauri Maulekhi, Kedarnath, Pashupatinath, Pike's Peak, Uttarakhand

Rooster’s Rescue: paint-ball profits (if any) did not sustain sanctuary

June 2, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Guns,  drugs,  & 71 neglected animals FLEMINGTON,  New Jersey––Among all the two-dozen odd busts of allegedly negligent animal rescues going down during the first six months of 2022,  the May 26,  2022 impoundment of 71 animals from Rooster’s Rescue Foundation Inc. in Flemington,  New Jersey,  might have stood out even if the property owner had […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Cattle & dairy, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Hooved stock, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Meat issues, Pigs, Sanctuaries, Sheep & goats, USA Tagged With: Cherry Grove Farm, Frank Celi, Leonard Santos, Merritt Clifton, Michael Featherston, Richard Cottone, Rooster Featherston

Walking Horse National Celebration: don’t bet on the numbers

September 14, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

“Banned for life” trainer passed out a trophy             SHELBYVILLE,  Tennessee––Just what was celebrated at the 2021 Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration? It wasn’t certainly wasn’t either ethics or economic success. Attendance,  participation,  and prize money claims included in Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration publicity appear to distort reality at least as much as the […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Behavior, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Horse & livestock shows, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & standards, USA, Welfare Tagged With: Bill Callaway, Clant Seay, Jackie McConnell, Merritt Clifton, Mike Inman, Warren Wells

Pit bull & animal neglect defense lawyer pleads in murder-for-hire plot

July 19, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Seven felonies & four misdemeanors could bring life sentence             EVERGREEN,  Colorado––Animal Law Center founder Jennifer Reba Edwards Emmi,  43,  previously best known for defending alleged dangerous dogs and accused animal hoarders,  is due to be sentenced on August 16,  2021 after pleading guilty to seven felonies and four misdemeanors. Edwards on June 28,  2021 pleaded […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Cruelty & neglect, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Service dogs, USA, Uses of dogs, Welfare Tagged With: Donald Emmi, Jennifer Edwards, Jennifer Emmi, Jennifer Reba Edwards Emmi, Merritt Clifton, Vern Wagner

Colorado pit bull defense lawyer charged in alleged murder-for-hire plot

February 10, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Animal Law Center founder Jennifer Edwards now has more in common with “Joe Exotic” than just initials and notoriety  [UPDATE:  Jen gets 10: Colorado pit bull defense lawyer sentenced for hit plot.]             EVERGREEN, Colorado––Animal Law Center founder Jennifer Reba Edwards,  43,  central to efforts to overturn and weaken Colorado dangerous dog laws,  now has […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Cattle & dairy, Cruelty & neglect, Cruelty & neglect, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Spay/neuter, USA, Welfare Tagged With: Anthony Ortolani, Carole Baskin, Jennifer Emmi, Jennifer Thomadis, Joe Exotic, Kevin O'Connell, Marlene Puzak, Michelle Tippets, Vern Wagner

Will anti-show horse soring bill pull up lame through last-hurdle compromise?

December 8, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

What would Marty Irby,  Wayne Pacelle & Lamar Alexander think if weighted shoes were on their feet? UPDATE received on December 18,  2020,  from Bernard Unti,  senior policy advisor,  Humane Society of the U.S.:   “I’m pleased to share the news that the reckless attempt by an embittered faction within animal protection to swap in a […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Behavior, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Horse & livestock shows, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Show, USA, Welfare Tagged With: Billy Goboy, Clant Seay, Joseph Tydings, Keith Dane, Lamar Alexander, Marty Irby, Merritt Clifton, Roy Exum, Wayne Pacelle

A Traitor To His Species:  Henry Bergh & The Birth Of The Animal Rights Movement

November 16, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

by Ernest Freeberg 322 pages,  hardcover.  $30.00. Basic Books Hachette Book Group 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104 www.basicbooks.com Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Perhaps the first question to ask about a new biography of Henry Bergh,  of whom more than 50 have reputedly been written already,  with at least four close to […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Book & film reviews, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Disease, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Global, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Population control, Religion & philosophy, USA, Working horses, Zoos Tagged With: Carolyn Earle White, Diana Belais, Ernest Freeberg, George Angell, Henry Spira, Kit Burns, Merritt Clifton, P.T. Barnum, Thomas Edison

Race track deaths upstage notice of horses “retired” due to injury

December 19, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

45 horses dead on three Southern California tracks during 2019 seasons––and 39 at Belmont alone LOS ALAMITOS,  California––Two horse deaths in the first race of the next-to-last-day of the Los Alamitos Race Course on December 14,  2019 renewed attention to high injury toll in horse racing,  but upstaged the disintegration of the California Equine Retirement […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Animal racing, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horse racing, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Racing, Sanctuaries, Slaughter, Sports, USA

California Equine Retirement Foundation runs into deep muck

December 17, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Current leadership allegedly squandered assets & 27-year positive track record under ousted founder SAN JACINTO,  California––Among the 80-odd animal shelters,  sanctuaries,  and nonprofit rescue organizations foundering in 2019,  the California Equine Retirement Foundation (CERF) has probably run through the most money over the past five years. Along the way,  CERF blew the the best reputation […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Animal racing, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Donkeys, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horse racing, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Racing, Sanctuaries, Sports, USA Tagged With: Carrie L. Ard, Grace Belcoure, Helen Meredith, Josephine Italiano, Margaret Ransom, Merritt Clifton, Paul Young

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