Leading influence on rise of animal rights movement Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 1929-1968, in whose honor we celebrate Martin Luther King Day, never had any visible direct involvement with animals or animal issues––but he is justly remembered among the greatest influences on the animal rights movement of our time, and the many […]
Why did the ASPCA pres get $852,231, while we got $9.70 an hour?
An $8.00-a-month donor prompted us to ask the question This is an exposé (and appeal) that Beth & I really did not want to have to write, but one of our faithful & reliable donors of $8.00 per month persuaded us that we had to –– because donors like her, for the most part, are […]
Time for a national conversation about pit bulls
by guest columnist Ed Boks Is it time for national animal welfare organizations to rethink their positions on pit bulls? This is the recommendation of ANIMALS 24-7, voiced several times in so many words by social media editor and photographer Beth Clifton, who is a former Miami Beach police officer, animal control officer, elementary school teacher, veterinary […]
Ontario allows hunters to kill 50 cormorants a day
“The worst wild game management decision in Canadian history” by Barry Kent MacKay Artist & naturalist: www.barrykentmackay.ca Director of Canadian & Special ProgramsBorn Free Doug Ford, the recently elected prime minister of Ontario, who at one time claimed to be an ethical vegetarian, has just proposed what I believe is the single worst wild […]
The view from Phuket, Thailand: Jeff Young, DVM is right!
by John Dalley, co-founder, The Soi Dog Foundation Unfortunately, owing to health issues, I was unable to attend the International Companion Animal Welfare conference last year to hear Jeff Young, DVM speak, so have never met him. But Young’s ANIMALS 24-7 guest column We cannot adopt, warehouse or rescue our way out of dog & […]
How long would you freeze to get a good raccoon photo?
Dear friends of ANIMALS 24-7: Beth just spent the past hour freezing on our back porch in her nightgown, photographing a raccoon who came looking for cat food. I thought Beth was taking clothing out of the dryer. When I realized where Beth was, about half an hour after she vanished, I took her a […]
The Thanksgiving Turkey as Ritual Scapegoat
in the Carnivalesque Tradition by Karen Davis, PhD, President of United Poultry Concerns Human radical abuse of “food” animals cannot be explained by economic efficiency alone. It is also an outgrowth of attitudes humans have had toward nonhuman animals through the ages, rooted in our resentment at being animals, which we project onto them. In his […]
“What would you say your legacy has been?”
Dear ANIMALS 24-7 readers: Beth and I, through the generosity of a donor who funded us specifically to attend, are just back from the 2018 Africa Animal Welfare Conference, held at the United Nations complex in Nairobi, Kenya. Though our daily online readership has never been greater, we have worked for half pay or less […]
Exploiting starving orcas to push a boondoggle
Habitat “restoration” scheme likely to hurt more than help Small fish were jumping by the dozens in the shallows tonight at Hidden Beach, near Greenbank, Washington. Speakers from Northwest Straits and the Island County Marine Resources Committee with alphabet soup behind their names had just alleged only minutes before, to about 50 attendees at an […]
ANIMALS 24-7: a date with the judge
A testimonial from Beth Today is our fourth wedding anniversary. Four years ago today, Merritt and I stood before a judge for all the right reasons, and were united as husband-and-wife. We are thankful for each day we have together, and thankful to be able to bring you the ANIMALS 24-7 news coverage. It is a labor of […]
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