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Robert Dole: why did Pacelle, Amundson, & Bershadker inflate his record?

December 9, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Robert Dole,  at best,  had a good record on animal issues for a Trumpist––but he was no Hubert Humphrey,  nor even a Richard Nixon Robert Joseph Dole,  98,  the 1996 Republican presidential nominee,  U.S. Senator from Kansas 1969-1996,  and a Kansas member of the U.S. House of Representatives 1960-1968,  died on December 5,  2021. Lauded […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cattle & dairy, Chimps & other primates, Culture & Animals, Dogs & cats lab animals, Feature Home Bottom, Global, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Mice & rats, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Pigs, Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Science, Slaughter, Slaughter, USA, Welfare Tagged With: Elizabeth Dole, Hubert Humphrey, Jesse Helms, Lyndon Johnson, Matt Bershadker, Merritt Clifton, Richard Nixon, Sara Amundson, Wayne Pacelle

Bernard Rollin, 78, addressed the big issues but often fumbled the facts

November 21, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Author of Animal Rights & Human Morality and The Unheeded Cry FORT COLLINS,  Colorado––Bernard Elliot Rollin,  Ph.D.,  78,  better known as just Bernie Rollin,  died on November 19,  2021. Remembered and appreciated as an entertaining,  provocative,  and often persuasive bridge among the animal rights,  animal welfare,  academic,  veterinary,  and legal communities during his 51 years […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Animal sentience & intelligence, Beliefs, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Hooved stock, Horse & livestock shows, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Lab animals, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Population control, Population control, Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Science, Spay/neuter, USA, Welfare Tagged With: David DeGrazia, Fred Allison, Henry Spira, Jeff Dodge, Linda Rollin, Merritt Clifton, Rene Descartes, Richard Avanzino, Richard Bonner

Irish farmers have a beef––and that’s our problem, too

November 8, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Pastoral nations object to cattle cutbacks recommended for greenhouse gas emissions based on factory farm data GLASGOW, Scotland––“Cutting methane,”  specifically methane emitted by cattle,  “is the biggest opportunity to slow [global] warming between now and 2040,”  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change lead reviewer Durwood Zaelke suggested in August 2021,  during the run-up to the 2021 […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Cattle & dairy, China, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Ethiopia, Europe, European Union, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food & agriculture, Food & agriculture, Food security, Global, Hinduism, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Ireland, Isles, Kenya, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Pollution, Religion & philosophy, Scotland Tagged With: Amanda Little, Christine Chemnitz, Durwood Zaelke, Frank O'Mara, Ian Scoones, John Carmody, Lester Brown, Lisa O'Carroll, Merritt Clifton, Morwenna Coniam, Peter Flanagan

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

Miyoko court win: the world doesn’t owe Big Dairy a living

August 25, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Dairy industry can kiss Miyoko’s vegan butter,  says judge SAN FRANCISCO, California––Jiminy Cricket!  The world doesn’t owe the dairy industry a living,  and Miyoko’s Creamery,  of Petaluma,  California,  does not need to change its advertising and product labeling just because the dairy industry would rather play the bull fiddle in court and before legislatures than […]

Filed Under: Cattle & dairy, Culture & Animals, Europe, European Union, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Global, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & standards, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Amanda Zaluckyj, Chinny Krishna, LaVone Dyer, Merritt Clifton, Miyoko Schinner, Richard Seeborg

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

August 10, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Uncovering the nasty origins of an ugly event             OMAK, Washington––The 87th edition of the bizarre and often deadly “World Famous Suicide Race” held annually in Omak,  Washington,  is to be held nightly,  August 12-15,  2021,  after a year’s hiatus due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements. Bizarre as the race itself is,  even more bizarre––and […]

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

Behind the veil: live animal shipping & the Islamic New Year

August 10, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Why what goes on quietly matters more than public slaughter after Ramadan JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia;  GRAHAMSTOWN, South Africa––Tonight,  August 9,  2021,  nearly two billion Muslims worldwide will quietly celebrate Hijri 1443,  the Islamic New Year,  marking 1,443 years since Muhammed led his disciples from Mecca to Medina in 622 Anno Domini on the Christian calendar. […]

Filed Under: Africa, Cattle & dairy, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Islam, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Religion & philosophy, Sheep & goats, Slaughter, South Africa, Welfare Tagged With: Al Mawashi, Marcelle Meredith, National SPCA of South Africa, Zeinab Mohammed Salih

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

Credibility,  GAP?  Global Animal Partnership 10 years later

July 18, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Farm Forward,  a former booster,  finds GAP approach bassackward––& is scarcely alone AUSTIN,  Texas––What a difference ten years of Global Animal Partnership have not made for factory-farmed animals! Indeed,  the biggest visible change associated with Global Animal Partnership [GAP] may be that Farm Forward has split with it. A faith-linked farmed animal advocacy organization,  Farm […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Chickens, Culture & Animals, Eggs, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Poultry, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans, Welfare Tagged With: Adele Douglass, Andrew deCoriolis, John Mackey, Kitty Block, Merritt Clifton, Wayne Pacelle

Cockfighting in Kentucky: SHARK promises Fourth of July fireworks

July 1, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Projected busiest traffic weekend ever gives Kentucky State Police an excuse––but what explains 16 years since last state cockfighting prosecution?             LEXINGTON, Kentucky––Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK] and the Kentucky State Police appear to be rocketing toward a head-on collision over the 2021 Fourth of July weekend,  with the Fourth itself predicted to be […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Chickens, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Gail Eisnitz, Greg Stumbo, John Goodwin, Kentucky State Police, Matt Bevin, Matthew Weisberg, Merritt Clifton, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, Steve Hindi, Wayne Pacelle

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