• News home
  • About us
  • Our bios
  • Contact us
  • Cats
  • Disasters
  • Pit bull data
  • How to help us
  • Get alerts!

Animals 24-7

News on dogs, cats, horses, wildlife, zoonoses, & nature

  • USA
  • Asia/Pacific
  • Africa
  • The Americas
  • Europe
  • Obituaries
  • Please donate!
  • Coming Events

Why the USDA cannot effectively enforce the Animal Welfare Act

May 31, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

The USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service was designed to fail             WASHINGTON D.C.–– Responsible for federal Animal Welfare Act enforcement,  such as it is,  the Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture [USDA-APHIS] on May 20,  2022 got a public butt-kicking from National Geographic writer Rachel Fobar. The […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Chimps & other primates, Culture & Animals, Dogs & cats lab animals, Educational use, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Food, Horse & livestock shows, Humane history, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Meat issues, Mice & rats, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Other animals & science topics, Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Science, Uncategorized, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Earl Butz, Envigo, James R. Ebbitt, Joan Arnoldi, Kevin Shea, Merritt Clifton, Rachel Fobar, Tim McVeigh

Buffalo attack death mystery recalls injuries & deaths of other animal advocates

May 29, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Shando Mathebula,  Steve Ross,  Jerry W. Brown,  & Angela Glover JOHANNESBURG––The South African National Park Service [SANParks] and South African Police Service [SAPS] are reportedly investigating the May 4,  2022 death of Kruger National Park field ranger and dog handler Shando Mathebula,  36. Mathebula,  while on patrol in the park,  was either fatally gored by […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Pacific islands & other, Sanctuaries, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, Tanzania, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Andrew Oberle, Angela Glover, Frodo, Jane Goodall, Jerry W. Brown, Merritt Clifton, Shando Mathebula, Steve Ross

Erika Brunson, 86, animal advocate, actress, interior decorator, & furniture maker

May 29, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Rose from rough start in life to philanthropic success Animal advocacy and spay/neuter philanthropist Erika Devore Brunson,  86,  died in Los Angeles,  California on May 17, 2022. Maria Erika Knab,  her original given name,  was born on September 4, 1935,  “in the small fishing town of Konigsberg in East Prussia,”  according to an October 16,  2013 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Germany, Humane history, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Russia, USA Tagged With: Erika Devore, Erika Knab, Erika Peters, Jack Webb, Jolene Blalock, Merritt Clifton, Sy Devore

Tony Fitzjohn, renowned for wildlife conservation work in Kenya & Tanzania, dies at 76

May 28, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Began as a Boy Scout,  became a hippie,  hitchhiked to Africa,  & made himself useful Tony Fitzjohn,  76,  died on May 23,  2022,  “following a prolonged fight against a malignant cancer,”  the Tony Fitzjohn-WildlifeNow George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust announced. Fitzjohn recounted most of his long career working on behalf of African wildlife in his […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Conservation, Endangered species, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Humane history, Isles, Kenya, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, Sub-Saharan, Tanzania, United Kingdom, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: George Adamson, Joy Adamson, Kora, Merritt Clifton, Mkomazi Game Reserve

Malcolm X on pit bulls, other dangerous dogs, & betrayal

May 25, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Malcolm X said little about dogs,  yet his whole message was directly relevant             NEW YORK,  N.Y.–– February 21,  2022 will mark the 57th anniversary of the assassination of Afro-American leader Malcolm X at the former Audubon Ballroom in New York City,  now preserved as the Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial & Educational Center. […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Islam, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Police & military, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Audubon, Betty Shabazz, Fred Shuttleworth, Malikah Shabazz, Martin Luther King Jr., Merritt Clifton, U-Haul

Alisa Marie Mullins: longtime behind-the-scenes voice of PETA

March 28, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

PETA obituary understated Mullins’ role as author,  ghostwriter,  & spokesperson Alisa Marie Mullins,  59,  a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals researcher and writer for 30 years,  died on March 22, 2022 “after a 2-year battle with brain cancer,”  PETA announced. The PETA obituary announcement understated Mullins’ longtime role as author and/or ghost writer […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Cats, Cultural, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Humane history, India, Indian subcontinent, Islam, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Barack Obama, KKK, McDonald's, Merritt Clifton, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Peter Wolf, Steve Hindi, Vox Felina

Charles Henry Turner proved Darwin was right about animal sentience

January 31, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Turner had no laboratory & no lab animals for most of his career,  but keenly watched bugs CINCINNATI,  Ohio––Science,  law,  and animal advocacy have at last begun paying serious attention to what Charles Henry Turner discovered and wrote about animal intelligence and sentience. In the United Kingdom,  for instance,  a pending amendment to the Animal […]

Filed Under: Animal rights & welfare, Animal sentience & intelligence, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Insects, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, Science, Wildlife Tagged With: Charles Darwin, Darwin T. Turner, E.O. Wilson, Galpayage Dona, Hiruni Samadi, Lars Chittka, Thomas Lovejoy

Wildlife Waystation founder Martine Colette, 79, goes to “walk with tigers”

January 25, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Rescued,  sheltered,  & rehabilitated wildlife for 43 years LAKE HAVASU,  Arizona––Wildlife Waystation founder Martine Colette,  79,  died on January 23,  2022. Reported CBS-Los Angeles,  “Colette, who had been suffering from lung cancer,  died at her Lake Havasu home, according to her publicist.” Wrote Mike Barnes for Hollywood Reporter,  “She died surrounded by friends,  and one […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Disasters, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Kenya, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Sanctuaries, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Bob Lorsch, Daphne Sheldrick, Gini Barrett, James Mahoney, Merritt Clifton, Robert Wenners

Cats, mice, & even octopi sacrificed to false gods of conservation

January 13, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

E.O. Wilson sidekick Thomas Lovejoy contributed to rationales for massacring some animals to save others              Thomas Eugene Lovejoy III,  80,  on December 25, 2021 quietly died from pancreatic cancer in McLean,  Virginia,  just 24 hours before the death of E.O. Wilson,  92,  in Burlington,  Massachusetts. (See E.O. Wilson, counter-evolutionary “evolutionary biologist,” dies at 92.) […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal rights & welfare, Animal sentience & intelligence, Birds, Cephalopods, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Food, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Insects, Marine life, Meat issues, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, Science, Wildlife Tagged With: Charles Darwin, E.O. Wilson, Farallon Islands, Kangaroo Island, Merritt Clifton, Thomas Lovejoy

Richard Leakey, 77, saved elephants & found missing links to veg past

January 5, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Richard Leakey both extended human history backward & helped Kenyan wildlife survive into the future NAIROBI, Kenya––Richard Erskine Frere Leakey,  77,  known to the world as simply Richard Leakey,  died on January 2,  2022,  in Nairobi,  the Kenyan capital city and his home for most of his life. Born in Nairobi on December 19,  1944,  […]

Filed Under: Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Asia/Pacific, China, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feature Home Top, Hunted species, Kenya, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Poaching & trafficking, Sub-Saharan, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Emmanuel de Merode, Louis Leakey, Louise Leakey, Mary Leakey, Meave Epps, Merritt Clifton, Nehemiah Rotich, Paula Kahumbu, WildlifeDirect

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • …
  • 21
  • Next Page »

Quick links to coverage of dangerous dogs

FREE SUBSCRIPTION!!!

Obits & Memorials

  • Memorials
  • Obituaries (animals)
  • Obituaries (human)
  • Email alert list – Sign up today!
  • Our biographies
  • Memorials
  • Pit bull data
  • Black history & animals

©

Copyright 2014-2022

Animals 24-7 · All Rights Reserved · Admin

 

Loading Comments...