Uncovering the nasty origins of an ugly event OMAK, Washington––The 86th annual edition of the bizarre and often deadly “World Famous Suicide Race” held annually in Omak, Washington, is to be held nightly, August 8-11, 2019. Bizarre as the race itself is, even more bizarre––and perplexing––is that the 12 Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation […]
Three more chuckwagon horses killed as Calgary Stampede 2019 ends
Six horses killed in 10 days; most since 1986 CALGARY, Alberta––The 2019 Calgary Stampede ended on the night of July 14, 2019 with reportedly the second-highest attendance in the history of the event, and three more horses killed in the climactic last heat of the Rangeland Derby, the chuckwagon races that for almost a […]
300 cats found in apartment near the scene of multiple murders
Neighbors reportedly complained of corpse-like odor for seven years NORTH YORK, Ontario––Even before nearly 300 cats were found on May 3, 2019, huddled in Apartment 1811 at 30 Falstaff Avenue, North York, Ontario, the suburban Toronto building was well-known to police. Built in 1970, Falstaff Towers, a cluster of buildings including three 19-story public […]
Panda people put in a word for cheetah people facing death in Iran
World Wildlife Fund “stands in solidarity” with researchers charged with alleged espionage GLAND, Switzerland––The World Wildlife Fund “stands in solidarity with eight Iranian men and women on trial in Tehran this month on charges linked to their conservation work,” WWF announced from headquarters in Gland, Switzerland on February 22, 2019. The World Wildlife Fund declaration comes four […]
Canada reviews “humaneness” of strychnine, sodium cyanide, & Compound 1080
Health Canada consultation to include public comments OTTAWA, Canada––Health Canada has extended until April 18, 2019 the public consultation period on a review of the “humaneness,” when used to kill wolves, coyotes, and bears, of the poisons strychnine, sodium cyanide, and sodium fluoroacetate, better known as Compound 1080. The Canadian consultation on what it […]
Why killing predators won’t bring back the salmon
Gulls join sea lions, seals, & cormorants in the crosshairs VICTORIA, British Columbia; PORTLAND, Oregon––Blaming seals and sea lions for declining salmon stocks, Pacific Balance Pinniped Society founder Thomas Sewid is frustrated these days because, Sewid posted to Facebook on January 23, 2019, “My firearm possession and acquisition license is expired. I cannot hunt […]
Trial of Iranian cheetah defenders facing death penalty begins
“Evidence” is reportedly “confession” extracted from female defendant under torture––who then retracted it TEHRAN, Iran––The closed-door trial of eight Iranian cheetah researchers and conservationists for alleged “corruption on earth,” espionage, and “conspiracy against national security” is to resume on Saturday, February 2, 2019, and is expected to continue on Sunday, February 3, 2019. All […]
U.S. & Canadian courts favor farmed animals five times in a week
Jurisdictional issues guided four of the five decisions WASHINGTON D.C., DES MOINES, Iowa, TORONTO, Ontario––A January 2019 blizzard of court decisions, rendered in both the U.S. and Canada, appear to have come down heavily in favor of improved animal welfare law enforcement on behalf of farmed animals. The effect of the U.S. decisions will […]
Dog attack deaths & maimings, U.S. & Canada, 1982-2018 log
43 Americans & Canadians killed by dogs in 2018, 34 by pit bulls
Fatal & disfiguring attacks declined, but pit bulls––just 5.6% of the U.S. dog population––inflicted upward of 75% Far fewer dogs killed and disfigured people in the U.S. and Canada in 2018 than in 2016 and 2017, which saw new records set in almost every dog attack category that ANIMALS 24-7 tracks from media reports––but pit […]
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