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Vegan author & historian Rynn Berry, 68

March 4, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

Suffered cardiac arrest while jogging         Rynn Berry,  68,  died on January 9,  2014 at New York Methodist Hospital in New York City.  An accomplished runner who completed the 1979 New York City Marathon and had competed in shorter events as far away as Brazil,  Berry had suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed […]

Filed Under: Culture & Animals, Food, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Merritt Clifton, Rynn Berry, vegan

Wildlife veterinarian Mel Richardson, 63

March 4, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

            Mel Richardson,  DVM,  63,  died on January 2,  2014,  “just a few weeks before his 64th birthday,”  wrote Animal Defenders International president Jan Creamer.  “He had been suffering from poor health and heart problems for the past year and was forced to drop out of the Lion Ark U.S. premiere […]

Filed Under: Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human) Tagged With: Mel Richardson, Merritt Clifton, Shubhobroto Ghosh

New Brunswick bird advocate Mary Majka, 90

March 4, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

            Mary Majka,  90,  died on February 12,  2014.  Her death was announced by the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Born in Poland,  Majka survived World War II in a forced labor camp.  Postwar,  Majka earned a medical degree at the University of Innsbruck,  Austria,  then emigrated to Canada in 1951 as […]

Filed Under: Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human) Tagged With: Mary Majka, Merritt Clifton, New Brunswick

Primatologist Geza Teleki, 77

March 4, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

Member of IPPL advisory board since 1978             Geza P. Teleki,  77,  died on January 6,  2014 at his home in Budapest,  Hungary,  “with his beloved wife Heather McGiffin and son Aidan with him,”  International Primate Protection League founder Shirley McGreal e-mailed to ANIMALS 24-7. “Geza was a member of the […]

Filed Under: Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human) Tagged With: Geza Teleki, IPPL, Merritt Clifton

Primatarium & IPPL/U.K. founder Cyril Rosen, 86

March 4, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

          Cyril Rosen,  86,  died on December 21,  2013 at his home in Castletown on the Isle of Mann.  Born in London,  a son of the founder of the Nesor dental supply company,  Rosen grew up with “a large collection of pets, including dogs,  cats,  ducks,  geese and chickens,”  recalled the Daily […]

Filed Under: Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human) Tagged With: Cyril Rosen, IPPL, Merritt Clifton

Forest watcher B. Suresh, 26, was among tiger victims

February 14, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

                  B. Suresh,  26,  a forest watcher at the Balle-Moorkal camp west of Nagarahole National Park,  India,  was on the morning of November 30,  2013 the third of five people killed by tigers in or near the intersection of Nagarahole and the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Suresh was killed […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, India, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Tigers, Wildlife Tagged With: Merritt Clifton, Suresh

Anti-sacrifice & cockfighting activist Sumitra Behera, 42

February 14, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

Sumitra Behera,  42,  of Sarsara Balanga village in Sundargarh district,  Odisha,  India,  was found dead with her skull crushed on January 3,  2014,  about 200 meters from her home. “My wife was an active campaigner against animal sacrifice and had always opposed cockfights.  She had earlier received threats from several people.  I suspect they might […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Cultural, India, Indian subcontinent, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human) Tagged With: India, Sumitra Behera

Sanctuary founder Alexandra Bastedo, 67

February 14, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

                  Alexandra Bastedo,  67,  died on January 12,  2014. A screen actress in both British and Spanish productions from 1963 to 2005,  Bastedo circa 1983 founded the Alexandra Bastedo Champions Animal Sanctuary near Chichester,  West Sussex,  U.K.  She relocated the sanctuary to more spacious premises at West Chiltington […]

Filed Under: Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human) Tagged With: Alexandra Bastedo

Pat Derby founded the Performing Animal Welfare Society & ARK 2000 sanctuary

May 18, 2013 By Merritt Clifton

Performer turned sanctuarian Pat Derby,  69,  founder of the Performing Animal Welfare Society,  died from throat cancer on February 15,  2013 at her home on the ARK 2000 sanctuary she built near San Andreas,  California.  “Ed Stewart,  her partner of 37 years,  was by her side,”  said the PAWS death announcement. Best seller Derby’s 1976 […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Book & film reviews, Circuses, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Food, Humane history, Marine mammals, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, Sanctuaries, Screen industry, Spectacles, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Zoos Tagged With: Bob Barker, Ed Stewart, Mary Shelley, Mercury cougar, Merritt Clifton, Pat Derby, Percy Shelley, Ric O'Barry, Ted Derby

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