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“Greatest anti-soring advocate of all time” Clant Seay dies at 76

March 14, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

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. […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Behavior, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Horse & livestock shows, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, Show, USA Tagged With: Gen's Ice Glimmer, James Meredith, Keith Dane, Marty Irby, Merritt Clifton, Ole Miss, Roy Exum, Tawny Preisner

Why no buzz about Charles Henry Turner, even in Black History Month?

February 15, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

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 […]

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

Roberta Kalechofsky, 90, interpreted Judaism in animal rights context

January 29, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Took up animal advocacy in mid-career as author & publisher Roberta Kalechofsky,  90,  author,  animal advocate,  educator,  historian,  and publisher,   died on April 5,  2022 in hospice care in Chelsea,  Massachusetts,  near her longtime home in Marblehead,  Massachusetts. ANIMALS 24-7,  unfortunately,  only learned of her death on January 26,  2023,  necessitating this late obituary. Valued […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Judaism, Lab animals, Meat issues, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Recipes, Religion & philosophy, USA, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Charles Patterson, Jews for Animal Rights, Merritt Clifton, Micah Press, Richard H. Schwartz, Robert Kalechofsky

Nellie Saiom Shriver, 80, introduced Alex Hershaft to vegan activism

January 22, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Eccentric midwife to the animal rights movement AKRON,  Ohio––Nellie Saiom Shriver,  among the most dynamic early orchestrators of the late 20th century animal rights movement,  died on January 12,  2023 at the Copley Nursing Health Care Center in Copley,  Ohio. “I don’t know how much time I have,”  Nellie Shriver,  Saiom to friends,  emailed to […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asian religions, Beliefs, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: David Sickles, Dudley Giehl, Freya Dinshah, Jay Dinshah, Lynn Manheim, Merritt Clifton, Sai Baba

Pit bull owner charged with culpable homicide in South Africa

January 3, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Rare criminal case filed after six fatal pit bull attacks in 45 days SENWABARWANA, South Africa––Walking to work at about 5:00 a.m.,  two days before Christmas,  Melitta Sekole,  43,  of Senwabarwana,  Limpopo state,  South Africa,  was on a heavily traveled footpath through Ga-Makgato village,  heading toward Vivo village,  ten miles away,  when two pit bulls […]

Filed Under: Africa, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), South Africa Tagged With: Keketso Innocent Saule, Lebohang Pali, Melitta Sekole, Merritt Clifton, Nchabeleng Charles Masebe, Sizwe Kupelo, Storm Nuku, Thoko Didiza

For auld lang syne: last ANIMALS 24-7 obituaries of 2022

January 1, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

John Neville Hare,  Mark Stanley-Price,  Faith Maloney, & Vivienne Westwood The camel man John Neville Hare,  88,   died on January 28,  2022,  but ANIMALS 24-7 did not learn of his death until almost a year later. Born in Bexhill, Kent,  Hare became acquainted with working camels as a British army officer assigned to the Royal […]

Filed Under: Africa, African wildlife, Central Asia, China, Conservation, Endangered species, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Isles, Nigeria, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Sub-Saharan, United Kingdom, Wildlife, Wildlife, World Tagged With: & Vivienne Westwood, Faith Maloney, John Neville Hare, Mark Stanley-Price, Merritt Clifton, Paul Watson

International animal advocacy influencer Brian Davies dies at 87

December 30, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Founded IFAW to fight the Atlantic Canada seal hunt             CAPE COD,  Massachusetts––Brian Davies,  87,  founder of the International Fund for Animal Welfare,  Network for Animals,  the Political Animal Lobby,  and Animal Survival International,  died after a prolonged illness on December 27,  2022. Born on February 4,  1935 in Tonyrefail,  Wales,  an impoverished mining village,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Canada, Cats, China, Culture & Animals, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eating cats, Eating dogs, Entertainment, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Hunting & trapping, Isles, Marine life, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Organizations, Pacific rim, Philippines, Religion & philosophy, Seals, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Street dogs, The Americas, United Kingdom, USA, Vietnam, Wildlife Tagged With: Anne Doncaster, Anne Streeter, Brigitte Bardot, Gloria Davies, Harry Rowsell, IFAW, International Wildlife Coaliton, Jill Robinson, Merritt Clifton, Paul Seigel, Stephen Best, Tom Hughes

Sam Lipman, 32, & Ken Balcomb, 82, devoted their lives to whales

December 18, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Balcomb spent more than 50 years in the cause,  Lipman just 15,  but both left a mark             FRIDAY HARBOR, Washington; CRAWLEY, West Sussex, U.K.––Self-described “orcaholics” Samantha “Sam” Lipman,  32,  and Ken Balcomb,  82,  half a world and 50 years apart,  died on November 29,  2022 and December 15,  2022,  […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Marine life, Marine mammals, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, USA, Whales & dolphins Tagged With: Free Morgan!, Free Willy!, Howard Garrett, Keiko, Loro Parque, Merritt Clifton, Miami Seaquarium, SeaWorld

Patty Bonney, 92, quietly did more for animals than most activists

October 25, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Behind-the-scenes person for ANIMALS 24-7,  & that was perhaps the least of all she did Patricia “Patty” Bonney,  92,  suffered terminal heart failure on October 22,  2022 at the converted stable in Beaverton,  Oregon,  that was her home since 1960. Never known or self-described as an activist,  Patty nonetheless contributed endless volunteer effort throughout her […]

Filed Under: Activism, Adaptive species, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Food, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Hunting & trapping, Laws & politics, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Recipes, Religion & philosophy, Urban wildlife, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans, Wild horses, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Alan Bonney, Beth Clifton, Bill Bonney, Carolyn Woodard, Chief Joseph, Francis Haines, Keith Woodard, Kenny Woodward, Merritt Clifton, Regina Bonney

Darlene Wohler Larson,  78,  mentored generation of animal care workers

October 21, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Best known for long tenures with the National Animal Control Association & ASPCA Darlene Wohler Larson,  78,  died on October 17,  2022. “She had entered hospice after extended hospital care following surgery,”  longtime friend Bob Marotto announced via Facebook. “Darlene was an extraordinary and beloved person of great professional accomplishment,”  Marotto said,  but “never forgot […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cats, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Laws & politics, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Bob Marotto, Dave Pauli, Merritt Clifton, Mike Burgwin, NACA, Phil Arkow, Warren Cox

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