Death toll comparable to hurricanes by Merritt Clifton The two death reports came in almost simultaneously on approximately the 35th anniversary of the day in September 1982 when I began logging fatal and disfiguring dog attacks in the U.S. and Canada. A third report from the same day arrived 24 hours later. At first I […]
Hunting, controlled burns & brain rot
Prescribed cure may accelerate the spread of a deadly disease If a contagious and deadly brain rot spread by deer and elk threatens people who eat venison, can controlled burns that boost deer, elk and moose populations slow the spread of the illness? The controlled burn prescription, advanced by Colorado State University immunologist Mark […]
How the Americans with Disabilities Act has become the “Pit Bull Pushers Act”
“Service dog” attack aboard airliner spotlights crisis ATLANTA––A June 4, 2017 attack by a purported “chocolate lab/pointer mix” who appears to have actually been a pit bull or pit mix has renewed attention to widespread abuse of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and Air Carrier Access Act to force dogs, especially pit bulls, into […]
How phantoms spooked agribusiness into failed Krajnc case against watering pigs
Slaughter industry remains haunted by ghosts of vegan campaigns past BURLINGTON, Ontario––Winning the May 4, 2017 acquittal of Toronto Pig Save cofounder Anita Krajnc on charges of criminal mischief originating from giving bottled water to pigs through the slats on a livestock truck, defense attorney Gary Grill likened her actions and prosecution to those of […]
Quebec introduces toughest dangerous dog law in North America
Quebec Bill 128 follows Montreal pit bull ban QUEBEC, Quebec––Dog Bite Prevention Week 2017 and National Animal Care & Control Appreciation Week ended in Quebec much as the overlapping weeks began, with two dogs including a pit bull mauling a hapless victim. In between, Quebec minister of public security Martin Coiteux on April 13, […]
The Wolf in Dog’s Clothing
by Margaret A. Cleek, Ph.D In the early 1990s the Alaskan Malamute Club of America was petrified that Malamutes would be included in bans of the then very popular wolf hybrid. To protect our breed, I developed an educational brochure for the Alaskan Malamute Club of America, which with only minor updates seems applicable as an addendum and commentary […]
Seal hunting in Atlantic Canada nears a bitter, bloody end
Betting sealing will recover is like saving Confederate dollars in hopes the South will rise again (Donald Trump not withstanding) ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland––CBC Morning listeners, recipients of fundraising “alerts” from the Humane Society of the United States, and readers of The Dodo awakened on March 28, 2017 to reports, devoid of context, that the 2017 […]
Fatal cheetah attack spotlights big cat breeding industry
Lions & tigers bred for heads & bones PHILIPPOLIS, Karoo, South Africa––A captive cheetah on March 18, 2017 fatally mauled the three-year-old son of Jacob Pieterse, an employee at tiger breeder and filmmaker John Varty’s Tiger Canyon wildlife farm and tourist attraction. Police spokesperson Motantsi Makhele told media that the victim died while being […]
Sharkwater maker Rob Stewart, 37, saved five million sharks’ lives
Died after videotaping sharks around wreck of former Canadian flagship KEY WEST, Florida––Sharkwater documentary series filmmaker Rob Stewart, 37, died on January 31, 2017 after his third deep dive of the day to the wreck of the Queen of Nassau, near Alligator Reef off Islamorada, Florida. “Stewart and a small group of divers were […]
Quebec Court of Appeals allows Montreal pit bull ban to take effect
Appellate judges overturn lower court stay on enforcement MONTREAL, Quebec––A three-judge panel from the Quebec Court of Appeals on December 1, 2016 allowed most parts of the Montreal pit bull ban adopted on September 27, 2016 to take immediate effect, overturning an October 5, 2016 stay on enforcement of the ban issued by Superior […]
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