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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

Fauci vs. the White Coat Waste Project: did Hans Ruesch sire the conflict?

December 2, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

And who was auto racer, author, & anti-vivisectionist Hans Ruesch,  anyhow? The conservative-leaning anti-vivisection organization White Coat Waste Project has since August 11,  2021 issued frequent flamboyant appeals and media releases associating 37-year National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases chief Anthony Fauci,  80,  with a variety of cruel and gruesome experiments on beagles and […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Animal sentience & intelligence, Beliefs, Book & film reviews, Central Europe, Culture & Animals, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Germany, Isles, Lab animals, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, Science, Sports, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA Tagged With: Anthony Bellotti, Anthony Fauci, Dick Seaman, Hans Ruesch, Merritt Clifton

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

Bernard Rollin, 78, addressed the big issues but often fumbled the facts

November 21, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Author of Animal Rights & Human Morality and The Unheeded Cry FORT COLLINS,  Colorado––Bernard Elliot Rollin,  Ph.D.,  78,  better known as just Bernie Rollin,  died on November 19,  2021. Remembered and appreciated as an entertaining,  provocative,  and often persuasive bridge among the animal rights,  animal welfare,  academic,  veterinary,  and legal communities during his 51 years […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Animal sentience & intelligence, Beliefs, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Hooved stock, Horse & livestock shows, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Lab animals, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Population control, Population control, Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Science, Spay/neuter, USA, Welfare Tagged With: David DeGrazia, Fred Allison, Henry Spira, Jeff Dodge, Linda Rollin, Merritt Clifton, Rene Descartes, Richard Avanzino, Richard Bonner

Moral injury in animal advocates and nonhuman animals

October 26, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

and the commonality of being reduced to “lesser beings” by Karen Davis, PhD,  president, United Poultry Concerns “Some people seemed unfazed when witnessing cruelty, but I could feel the pain of every living organism through my bones, as if it were my own.” ––Elin Gundersen, “Understanding the Power of Compassion,”.  VEGAN VOICES: Essays by Inspiring […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal sentience & intelligence, Chickens, Ducks & geese, Eggs, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Live transport, Meat issues, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Poultry, Science, Slaughter, Turkeys, USA Tagged With: Anthony Feinstein, Clementien Koenegras, Janine di Giovanni

Chinchilla breeder fined $18,000 & loses USDA license to supply laboratories

October 14, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

A small animal used in labs,  but a huge step for Animal Welfare Act enforcement WASHINGTON D.C.;  ROCHESTER, Minnesota––Chinchillas are very small and soft,  so small that you could hold one in the palm of your hand,  so soft that they have been exploited for their fur for centuries,  even though from 100 to 200 […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Feature Home Bottom, Fur & leather, Horses & Farmed Animals, Lab animals, Other species, Regulation, Science, USA

Soon-to-retire NIH chief Francis Collins went both ways on lab animals

October 7, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

“We are not rats and we are not even other primates,”  Collins said,  but NIH is now using more of both WASHINGTON D.C.–– Francis S. Collins,  who both de-emphasized animal research and presided over expanded animal research during his 12 years as director of the National Institutes of Health [NIH],  on October 5,  2021 disclosed […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Chimps & other primates, Dogs & cats lab animals, Feature Home Bottom, Lab animals, Mice & rats, Science, USA Tagged With: Alka Chandna, Elias Zerhouni, Francis S. Collins, Justin Goodman, Katherine Roe, Larry Carbone, Merritt Clifton, National Institutes of Heath

Project Chimps paints walls in lieu of giving chimps daily outdoor time

July 20, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Paint job was not “whitewashing” because Project Chimps used bright colors BLUE RIDGE, Georgia–– Humane Society of the U.S. representatives once upon a time derisively denounced as eyewash meant to impress human visitors,  not the imprisoned animals, the common zoo practice of painting scenic backdrops on bare concrete walls. Staff and volunteers at the Project […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Chimps & other primates, Feature Home Bottom, Lab animals, Sanctuaries, Science, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Crystal Alba, Donny Moss, HSUS, Kitty Block, Lindsay Vanderhooght, Merritt Clifton, Project Chimps

New approach to cat/dog contraception explained in simple terms

June 27, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Gene transfer may confer lifelong sterility in one shot (but it can’t be done with a cookie) PORTLAND, Oregon––Could mice produce a miracle drug capable of preventing cat reproduction? If mice could do it unassisted,  through normal evolution,  you can bet your catnip they would have,  long since. But mice assisted by a battalion of […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Behavior & health, Cats, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats lab animals, Feature Home Bottom, Lab animals, Population control, Population control, Science, Spay/neuter, USA

The Body Shop to go “100% vegan” by 2023––but wasn’t it already?

June 10, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Expanding the gulf between image and reality is what the cosmetics industry is all about             LONDON, U.K.––Cosmetics and personal care industry media are abuzz with the June 1,  2021 announcement by The Body Shop that every product it offers will be 100% vegan by the end of 2023. Many consumers,  on the other hand,  […]

Filed Under: Alternatives, Animal rights & welfare, Central Europe, Culture & Animals, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Germany, Isles, Lab animals, Mice & rats, Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Research & testing, Science, United Kingdom, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Anita Roddick, Anna Starostinetskaya, Body Shop, Greenpeace, Jon Entine, LiveKindly, Merritt Clifton, Vegan Society, VegNews

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