Jimmy Buffett fans calling themselves “Parrotheads” reinforced the dolphin & manatee causes SAG HARBOR, New York––James William Buffett, 76, born on Christmas Day 1946, known to the world as entertainer and entrepreneur Jimmy Buffett, died on September 1, 2023, at his home in Sag Harbor, New York, from complications of Merkel-cell carcinoma, a rare and aggressive skin […]
Should ex-New Mexico governor Bill Richardson go to heaven or hell?
“Heaven!” says Wayne Pacelle. “Hell!” says Steve Hindi. CHATHAM, Massachusetts––Bill Richardson, 75, New Mexico governor from 2003 to 2011, involved in politics and international diplomacy from his 1971 graduation from Tufts University until shortly before his death, died on September 1, 2023 at his summer home on Cape Cod. Animal Wellness Action president Wayne Pacelle […]
Bob Barker, the voice of spay/neuter, began as voice of Rin Tin Tin
Animal advocacy philanthropist died at 99 HOLLYWOOD HILLS, California––Animal advocacy philanthropist and retired radio and television game show host Bob Barker might be said to have begun his rise to stardom, and his work on behalf of animals, as the barking voice of canine hero Rin Tin Tin, 1950-1955, during the last five of […]
Lolita was not just a money-making spectacle! by Beth Clifton
Arguably, it is because of Lolita that we no longer refer to the orcas as “killer whales.” Amid the sea of crocodile tears shed by those who in a variety of ways have exploited the life and death of Lolita the orca, and continue to exploit her memory, I feel strongly that I have something […]
RSPCA trumps Dogs Trust & Kennel Club in political hypocrisy contest
Dogs Trust & Kennel Club quietly omit “bully breeds” from politicians’ “Dog of the Year” vote. Royal SPCA rehomes bully breeds but does not insure them. LONDON, United Kingdom––Amid ongoing heated national debate over proposed amendments to the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, either to expand the list of prohibited dogs to include the pit bull […]
The orca whale Lolita, 57, spent 53 years in prison without killing anyone
Jailed at four years old, Lolita spent 45 years at the Miami Seaquarium in solitary confinement MIAMI, Florida––The orca whale known to the world for most of her life as Lolita, 57, died on August 18, 2023 at the Miami Seaquarium, 53 years after her capture at Penn Cove, Washington. Initially dubbed Tokitae upon capture, […]
Whale biologist Roger Payne, 88; Oklahoma activist Linda Adkins, 74
Paul Watson more gracious in remembering Payne than Payne was to him in last public act Roger Payne, 88, died on June 10, 2023 at his home in Woodstock, Vermont. Payne was memorialized “with great sadness” a day later by Paul Watson from the bridge of the Paul Watson Foundation ship John Paul DeJoria, en […]
Memorial Day remembrances of five recently fallen animal advocates
Betty Butler, William Linington better known as Randal Oulton, Ashley Morrison, Tom Reese, and Anil Sakhararam Khaire had little but nonstop work for animals in common Betty Butler stood up for mute swans & resident Canada geese Betty Butler, 83, died on April 29, 2023 in Fair Haven, New Jersey. Recalled the Asbury Park […]
“Greatest anti-soring advocate of all time” Clant Seay dies at 76
Walking horse defender BillyGoboy never slowed down in fight against the “Big Lickers” OXFORD, Mississippi––Citizens Committee Against Big Lick Animal Cruelty founder Clant Seay, 76, remembered by fellow campaigner Marty Irby as “quite a character and in my opinion the greatest anti-soring advocate of all time,” died on March 6, 2023 in Oxford, Mississippi. […]
Why no buzz about Charles Henry Turner, even in Black History Month?
Turner had no laboratory & no lab animals for most of his career, but proved Charles Darwin was right about animal sentience CINCINNATI, Ohio––Why is there still no buzz about pioneering animal intelligence researcher Charles Henry Turner’s discoveries, even in Black History Month? 100 years after Turner died, on Valentine’s Day 1923, at only 56 […]