Long before Martin Luther King Jr. had his enduring influence, more people recognized William Key, John W. Lemon, Richard Carroll, & F. Rivers Barnwell in their own time than would have recognized ASPCA founder Henry Bergh INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana––“I am the only colored speaker on the program, and in fact I have not seen a […]
Why Paddy the horse probably wishes he didn’t go to work today
Timing is everything, especially in New York City traffic NEW YORK, N.Y.––The timing of an as yet un-apprehended and unidentified driver of an allegedly speeding SUV was clearly off at almost 10 a.m. on the morning of November 18, 2022 when he tried to pass a horse-drawn carriage at 58th Street near 9th Avenue. The […]
Boone County “Mexican rodeo” bucks Mexican rodeo rules
If Boone County mayhem is “Mexican culture,” why doesn’t it follow the Mexican rulebook? BELVIDERE, Illinois––Two months of pretense by public officials in Boone County, Illinois, that violent abuse of steers and horses at local charreada or Mexican-style participant rodeos can be defended as part of Mexican-American culture appeared to disintegrate on November 3, 2022 […]
Horses die by the hundreds on pilgrimage to honor the Hindu “God of all animals”
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 […]
Vultures: canaries in the pharmaceutical waste coal mine?
Diclofenac-related vulture death in Spain may point toward a much bigger problem Should the end times be near, whether through global warming, loss of fish from the oceans, nuclear war, or any of myriad other calamities, vanishing vultures might be among the early harbingers of the apocalypse. Vultures might be expected to descend on the […]
Solvang animal advocate “Hurricane” Hazel Mortensen dies at 85
Mortensen was still on the job of helping animals in every way that she could SOLVANG, California––“Hurricane” Hazel Mortensen, 85, remembered for nearly 50 years of dynamic animal advocacy and her hearty laugh, died at her home on September 26, 2020 from complications of heart disease. “Born on April 26, 1935 in England, Hazel […]
Indiana ruling may help L.A. woman now in critical from adopted pit bull
Indiana Court of Appeals reinforces shelter duty to inform adopters of dogs’ past attacks LOS ANGELES, INDIANAPOLIS––Reports from Los Angeles indicate that a recent Indiana appellate decision could have a multi-million dollar impact on a yet-to-be filed case in which a 70-year-old woman is reportedly in critical condition from an attack by a pit […]
A Traitor To His Species: Henry Bergh & The Birth Of The Animal Rights Movement
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 […]
Homeless man led through Galveston by mounted cops sues for $1 million
Videotaped incident shocked the world, including former mounted police officer Beth Clifton of ANIMALS 24-7 GALVESTON, Texas––Donald Neely, 43, a homeless black man with acknowledged mental health issues, who was on August 3, 2019 handcuffed by two mounted police officers, clipped to a rope with a noose at the other end, and led eight blocks […]
“Animals & thugs”: horses, dogs, police & the George Floyd protests
Horses & dogs used and misused by both cops & demonstrators NEW YORK, N.Y.–– “Stop treating us like animals and thugs, and start treating us with some respect!” fumed New York Police Benevolent Association president Mike O’Meara to a June 9, 2020 media conference. That was all O’Meara had to say about animals. The passing mention, however, raised […]
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