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Monkey-laundering? Busts of lab suppliers follow 15 years of warnings

November 28, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Wild-caught macaques may have flooded into U.S. labs for more than 15 years before the feds moved to stop the traffic HONG KONG–Did a small amount of monkey-eating in southern China cover for the development of large amount of monkey trafficking from the wild to U.S. labs? ANIMALS 24-7 and the International Primate Protection League […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Cambodia, Chimps & other primates, China, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Food & agriculture, Hunting & trapping, Lab animals, Laws, Laws & politics, Legislation, Malaysia, Morocco, North Africa, Poaching & trafficking, Science, Science, Southeast Asia, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: International Primate Protection League, Masphal Kry, Merritt Clifton, Shirley McGreal, Stephen Chen, Vanny

Lab animal supplier Inotiv allegedly sold smuggled monkeys

November 28, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Company hits trifecta:  alleged monkey-trafficking,  mass neglect of beagles,  & accused of stock fraud MIAMI,  Florida––It isn’t easy to get caught in the middle of the biggest monkey-smuggling case associated with biomedical research,  the biggest beagle neglect case in the history of vivisection,  and the alleged biggest pump-and-dump stock-selling scandal to hit biomedical research investors,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Breeding, Cambodia, Chimps & other primates, China, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats lab animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Poaching & trafficking, Regulation, Science, Science, Southeast Asia, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: David Grimm, Envigo, Masphal Kry, Merritt Clifton, Omaliss Keo, Shirley McGreal, Steve Hindi

Beagle breeder Envigo shortchanged shareholders too, lawsuit alleges

July 27, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Wolf of law firm files class action against alleged “pump-&-dump” scheme CUMBERLAND, Virginia––Even as animal advocates celebrate the ongoing rescue of beagles from the soon-to-be-closed Envigo breeding kennels in Cumberland, Virginia,  and the decision of Air France to get out of the monkey transport business,  the most influential blow to animal use in biomedical research […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Breeding, Chimps & other primates, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats lab animals, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, France, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Mediterranean, Regulation, Science, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Air France, Covance, Huntington, Inotiv, Kitty Block, Merritt Clifton, Steve Hindi, Wolf Haldenstein

USDA-APHIS wants your 2¢ on animal-related federal law enforcement––NOW!!!

June 17, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

“Come on,  animal advocates,  let’s move fast!  Your big chance has come at last!  Want a chance to have your say?  Tell it to the USDA!”             WASHINGTON D.C.––The USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service [APHIS] is,  until the end of July 2022,  offering the public a unique chance to kibbitz on an “APHIS […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Chimps & other primates, Culture & Animals, Disease, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats lab animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Food, Global, Hooved stock, Horse & livestock shows, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunting & trapping, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Live transport, Marine mammals, Meat issues, Mice & rats, Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Research & testing, Science, Show, Slaughter, Spectacles, Urban wildlife, USA, Welfare, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Animal Welfare Act, Beth Clifton, BillyGoBoy, Clant Seay, Horse Protection Act, Merritt Clifton

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

Hearts out of place: transplants, pigs, chickens, “victories” & McDonald’s

March 10, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

If “victories” for farmed animals meant beans,  that would be a substantial improvement BALTIMORE,  Maryland;  WASHINGTON D.C.––David Bennett,  57,  who on January 7,  2022 became the first human to receive a heart transplanted from a genetically-modified pig,  died on March 8,  2022 at the University of Maryland School of Medicine hospital. “The biggest barrier to […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Chickens, Chimps & other primates, Cloning & xenografts, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Global, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Lab animals, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Pigs, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, Research & testing, Science, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans, Welfare Tagged With: CIWF, David Bennett, Henry Spira, HSUS, Humane Farming Association, Kitty Block, Merritt Clifton, Mickey Dee, Ronald McDonald, Wayne Pacelle

Drug money crushes Swiss proposed ban on animal use in laboratories

February 16, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Pharmaceutical industry tries to drive stake through the heart of the ghost of Hans Ruesch             ZURICH,  Switzerland––Voters in Switzerland on February 13,  2022 crushed a proposed national ban on biomedical research using either animal or human subjects by a margin of 21% for,  79% against. Switzerland has some of the strongest animal protection laws […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Central Europe, Chimps & other primates, Culture & Animals, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, France, Humane history, Lab animals, Mediterranean, Mice & rats, Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Science, Switzerland Tagged With: Abbott, Bayer, Hans Ruesch, Hoffmann-La Roche, Lonza Group, Merritt Clifton, Novartis, Renato Werndli

HSUS to spend up to $20 million on Project Chimps & then kick it loose

January 19, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Seeks “peace with honor” & withdrawal after whistleblower campaign BLUE RIDGE, Georgia––The Humane Society of the United States on January 10,  2022 committed $20 million––at least in a media release––to making material improvements at the HSUS-funded Project Chimps sanctuary in Blue Ridge,  Georgia. The HSUS pledge,  observed Their Turn founder Donny Moss of New York […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Chimps & other primates, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Lab animals, Liberia, Religion & philosophy, Sanctuaries, Science, Sub-Saharan, USA Tagged With: Bruce Wagman, Crystal Alba, Donny Moss, HSUS, Lindsay Vanderhoogt, Merritt Clifton, PETA, Project Chimps

Robert Dole: why did Pacelle, Amundson, & Bershadker inflate his record?

December 9, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Robert Dole,  at best,  had a good record on animal issues for a Trumpist––but he was no Hubert Humphrey,  nor even a Richard Nixon Robert Joseph Dole,  98,  the 1996 Republican presidential nominee,  U.S. Senator from Kansas 1969-1996,  and a Kansas member of the U.S. House of Representatives 1960-1968,  died on December 5,  2021. Lauded […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cattle & dairy, Chimps & other primates, Culture & Animals, Dogs & cats lab animals, Feature Home Bottom, Global, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Mice & rats, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Pigs, Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Science, Slaughter, Slaughter, USA, Welfare Tagged With: Elizabeth Dole, Hubert Humphrey, Jesse Helms, Lyndon Johnson, Matt Bershadker, Merritt Clifton, Richard Nixon, Sara Amundson, Wayne Pacelle

International Primate Protection League founder Shirley McGreal, 87

November 23, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Animal advocate,  teacher, conservationist,  investigative journalist,  and beloved friend to primates,  both human and nonhuman              SUMMERVILLE,  South Carolina––“With heavy hearts,  we are informing Shirley’s many friends that she died Saturday morning,”   the International Primate Protection League posted to founder Shirley McGreal’s Facebook page on November 21,  2021. McGreal,  87,  “had been in declining health […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Chimps & other primates, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Europe, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, India, Indian subcontinent, Isles, Lab animals, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Poaching & trafficking, Religion & philosophy, Sanctuaries, Science, Southeast Asia, Thailand, U.S., United Kingdom, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Ann Koros, Ardith Eudey, Beth Clifton, Colin Groves, Cyril Rosen, Diane Taylor-Snow, Geza Telecki, James Mahoney, Jean Martin, Leonie Vejjajiva, Lynette Shanley, Matthew Block, Merritt Clifton, Milka Knezevic-Ivaskovic

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