Why is the Humane Society of the U.S. helping horse racing to expand into new territory? ATLANTA, Georgia––Again the perennial horse racing industry attempt to legalize pari-mutuel betting and introduce thoroughbred racing to Georgia failed during the 2020 state legislative session, closed on July 3. Opposition to legalizing pari-mutuel betting came chiefly from religious groups […]
Scotland to stop shooting seals to save salmon farm profits––but not until 2021
50-year effort by Scottish seal defenders––but Humane Society of the U.S. blasts out media releases claiming credit DUMBARTON, Scotland––Culminating a half century of effort by the Save Our Seals Fund, and Animal Concern Scotland, led for decades by John Robins of both organizations, the Scottish Parliament on June 17, 2020 ratified a new Animals & Wildlife […]
Why has Project Chimps gone ape$#!T over ex-staff complaints?
Humane Society of the U.S. affiliate moves to enforce “ag-gag” against whistleblowers BLUE RIDGE, Georgia––Former Project Chimps staff members Crystal Alba and Lindsay Vanderhoogt, as well as their criticisms of the north Georgia sanctuary for chimpanzees formerly used in laboratories, might still be almost unknown to the world, except that Project Chimps recently sued […]
“Whoa!” shouts Chicago to horse-drawn carriages
Last ten horse-drawn carriage licenses will not be renewed CHICAGO––150 years of horse-drawn carriages plying downtown Chicago––interrupted by a 17-year suspension, 1962-1979––are to end by January 1, 2021, the Chicago City Council resolved on April 24, 2020. The 46-4 vote ratified a March 2020 decision by the Chicago Committee on License & Consumer Protection […]
COVID-19: far more U.S. meat workers hit than Wuhan “wet market” staff
Infectious as “wet markets” are, U.S. slaughterhouse conditions appear to be much worse WATERLOO & SIOUX CITY, Iowa; SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota––COVID-19 has infected hundreds of U.S. slaughterhouse workers, who may have spread the pandemic disease to whole cities, USA Today reported late on April 22, 2020. The Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, […]
Ancestors of the Tiger King: Peter Batten & Living Trophies
Living Trophies: A Shocking Look at the Conditions in America’s Zoos by Peter Batten Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., 1976. 246 pages, hardcover. Available from major online booksellers at prices ranging from $7.50 to $25.00. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton First aired on March 20, 2020, the six-part Netflix documentary series Tiger King, produced by Eric […]
Jill Biden upstages vegans’ attempt to upstage husband Joe
Kept “Let Dairy Die!” signs from grabbing more than a split second of TV time LOS ANGELES––Michael Bloomberg and spokespersons for Direct Action Everywhere sounded much like each other on March 4, 2020, congratulating themselves for fiascos that respectively knocked Bloomberg out of the U.S. presidential race and made a national heroine of Jill Biden, […]
Miyoko’s taking the case for vegan cheese to the people as well as the court
Will grill vegan cheese sandwiches as well as California Department of Food & Agriculture officials PETALUMA, California––Taking the case for plant-based cheese products straight to the people, as well as to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Miyoko’s Creamery on March 4, 2020 intends to begin distributing 15,000 free vegan cheddar and pepperjack […]
Heart failure fells Vier Pfoten (Four Paws) founder Helmut Dungler, 56
Dungler died at the Lionsrock sanctuary he founded BETHLEHEM, South Africa––Helmut Dungler, 56, founder of the international animal charity Vier Pfoten (Four Paws), died on January 5, 2020 from a sudden massive heart attack suffered on one of his frequent visits to the Lionsrock sanctuary, among the biggest and most ambitious of the many […]
HSUS, Donald Trump, & the PACT Act: The Art of the Deal
Good publicity for Trump, fundraising photo-op for HSUS & friends, but not much in it for animals WASHINGTON D.C.––One could almost suspect a quid-pro-quo deal––Latin for “I’ll scratch your back if you scratch mine”––among U.S. President Donald Trump and major U.S. animal charities, especially the Humane Society of the United States, in arranging the heavily […]
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