Diet for A New America author John Robbins dies at 77 from legacy of polio, ANIMALS 24-7 headlined on June 24, 2025, above an extensive obituary covering the facts of Robbins’ life and briefly reviewing his teachings. Robbins’ longtime friend Vasu Murti here offers his further and more personal perspective. The number of animals killed […]
Managing wolf hatred, by Robert Schmidt
“Care for your neighbors. Let natural processes go to work. Have patience. That’s my 100-year plan.” Robert Schmidt is Emeritus Faculty of the College of Natural Resources, Environment and Society Department, at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. He now lives in Colorado. Standing underneath the red fir, about 50 feet off the trail, the […]
“We do not ‘kill,’ but we do humanely euthanize” by Debra Boswell
Why does quality of life receive no consideration? We are located in Jackson, Mississippi. Our agency, the Mississippi Animal Rescue League will celebrate 55 years of operation in October. I have was the Mississippi Animal Rescue League director from 1978 to 2021, and remain communications coordinator. The Mississippi Animal Rescue League has been widely recognized […]
What happened when I tried to ban rodeo in New York? by Irene Muschel
More cosponsors signed on to the rodeo ban bill than big groups helped to try to pass it (Irene Muschel, a longtime New York City animal advocate, school teacher, and social worker, lives about a mile from the American SPCA head offices as the crow flies, but a world away as ethics evolve. See Why […]
It is time to make rodeo illegal, by Peggy W. Larson, DVM, MS-Path., JD.
“In my youth, I rode bareback broncs in the rodeo.” I am a both an attorney and a veterinarian, who has treated both ranch and rodeo animals. (See Who will fix Vermont cats with Peggy Larson retired?) In my youth, I rode bareback broncs in the rodeo. After law school, I worked as a state […]
The “Thanksgiving” turkey: object of sentimentality, sarcasm, & sacrifice
Each year a litany of sarcasm accompanies the sentimentality of Thanksgiving by Karen Davis, Ph.D., president, United Poultry Concerns (See also Karen Davis, Ph.D., United Poultry Concerns founder, dead at 79.) “Nothing so unites us as gathering with one mind to murder someone we hate, unless it is coming together to share in a meal.” […]
Maui Humane Society CEO’s 4-week review of Lahaina rescue work
350 animals found alive after National Guard adjutant general Kenneth Hara said there were none, details Lisa Labrecque, DVM. Editors’ note: Though dated September 5, 2023, the statement below from Maui Humane Society chief executive Lisa Labrecque, DVM, just reached ANIMALS 24-7 as a media release today, September 11, 2023, and is posted for the […]
Two perspectives from animal advocates on the ground in Lahaina
Dave Pauli: “There are always lessons to be learned from these horrific events, but human decision makers need to apply those lessons.” [Dave Pauli, a member of the Greater Good Charities rescue team, debuted in animal rescue after major disasters following Hurricane Andrew in Florida in 1992, was incident commander at the Lamar-Dixon animal rescue […]
Veterinarian testifies from her time spent at Ground Zero in Lahaina
by Maria Jose, DVM I am a Big Island veterinarian who took part in the Maui animal rescue. Although I was not there on a daily basis, I feel that I witnessed enough to make a viable assessment of the situation there. As a part of the rescue effort, I had the opportunity to perform […]
“Pit bull Meat Grinder Case” shows need for “Truth in Pet Adoption Law.”
by Kenneth M. Phillips [Kenneth M. Phillips, an attorney since 1976, is the senior specialist in dog bite cases in the U.S. and very likely the world.] ANIMALS 24-7 readers will be interested to know that a major development recently occurred in the Argelia Alvarado pit bull attack case, now widely known as the “Pit […]