• News home
  • About us
  • Our bios
  • Contact us
  • Cats
  • Disasters
  • Pit bull data
  • How to help us
  • Get alerts!

Animals 24-7

News on dogs, cats, horses, wildlife, zoonoses, & nature

nonprofit, direct mail systems, make the world a better place for animals
nonprofit, direct mail systems, make the world a better place for animals
nonprofit, direct mail systems, make the world a better place for animals
nonprofit, direct mail systems, make the world a better place for animals
  • USA
  • Asia/Pacific
  • Africa
  • The Americas
  • Europe
  • Obituaries
  • Please donate!
  • Coming Events

Kathi Travers, 69, vehemently non-“animal rights” animal advocate

April 20, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Legendary for deeds with ASPCA & WSPA,  but worked nearly twice as long for the British Columbia SPCA in St. George             PRINCE GEORGE,  British Columbia,  Canada––If Kathi Travers,  69,  could still shout aloud,  she might be shouting yet,  more than six months later,  about the first sentence of her Prince George Citizen obituary. Belatedly […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Caribbean, Culture & Animals, Disasters, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Religion & philosophy, Sanctuaries, The Americas, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Andrew Dickson, Gene Reitnauer, George Travers, Jo Graber, Kathleen Waldrop, Mary Tyler Moore, Merritt Clifton, Roger Caras, Sarah Schweitzer

Concern for rare birds of the Bahamas rises after Hurricane Dorian

September 6, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Little chance yet to assess the losses––but the Abaco parrot almost certainly survived              CAPE FEAR, North Carolina––Hurricane Dorian,  downgraded to Category 2,  with peak gust speed dropping by half to a still dangerous 110 miles per hour,  killed five people as it pushed north past the Carolinas,  but as of midnight on September 5,  […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Birds, Caribbean, Conservation, Disasters, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Sanctuaries, The Americas, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Merritt Clifton, Shirley McGreal, Stephen Pruett-Jones

Hurricane Dorian helps to solve the mystery of the extinct Abaco wild horses

September 5, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

But Dorian destroys remnants of a 50-year effort to save the herd             TREASURE CAY, Little Abaco,  Bahamas––“This is like listening to a cosmic version of Ravel’s Bolero.  Feeling nervous about when the brass kicks in,”  wrote would-be wild horse savior and local dog rescuer Milanne “Mimi” Rehor,  in her last posting to Facebook before […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Caribbean, Disasters, Feature Home Bottom, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, The Americas, USA, Wild horses, Working horses Tagged With: Edison Key, Merritt Clifton, Milanne "Mimi" Rehor, Robert Smalls, Sharon Cregier, Stacey McKenna

Finches found in hair curlers: trafficked to sing, or to fight?

June 29, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Singing said to be behind smuggling busts,  but the money may be in fights among caged finches NEW YORK, N.Y.––Circumstantial evidence hints that some or perhaps all of a parade of men caught in the act of allegedly bootlegging Guyanese seed finches into the U.S.,  purportedly to sell for use in high-stakes singing contests,  might […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Birds, Birds, Caribbean, Central Asia, China, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Indonesia, Other animal fighting, South America, Southeast Asia, The Americas, Wildlife Tagged With: Francis Gurahoo, Gabriel Harper, Jurames Goulart, Merritt Clifton, Natalie Musumeci, Nonato Raimundo, Sebastian Andrade

Cockfighters “win” from delay of hurricane aid to Puerto Rico

May 26, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Frustration at lack of help fuels defense of cockfighting against U.S. federal “meddling”              SAN JUAN,  Puerto Rico––Puerto Rican cockfighters and politicians who boast of standing beside them may have been the only winners when U.S. Representative Chip Roy on May 24,  2019 blocked more than $900 million in disaster relief funding for victims of […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Caribbean, Chickens, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Disasters, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Poultry, Sports, The Americas, USA Tagged With: Chip Roy, Donald Trump, Jenniffer González-Colón, Merritt Clifton, Ricardo Llerandi, Ricardo Rosselló, Robert Hayes Gore, Roberto Clemente

Florida: Bashing the brains out of iguanas as alleged illegal aliens

March 14, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Iguanas were in Florida first––by 16 million years             FORT LAUDERDALE,  Florida––Bashing or shooting the brains out of iguanas essentially for the hell of it would be illegal almost anywhere if done to pets. Braining iguanas in the name of research,  however,  brought University of Florida wildlife biologist and research coordinator Jenny Ketterlin and 14 […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Caribbean, Central America, Conservation, Crocodilians, Dog use, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Land turtles, Marine life, Mexico, other, Other species, Reptile farming, Reptiles, The Americas, Turtles, Urban wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: A. Deans Peggs, Archie Carr, Craig Pittman, Esteban Payan, Jenny Ketterlin, Lewis Reynolds, Merritt Clifton, Susannah Bryan, Thomas Gennarelli, Walter Ralston, William T. Hornaday

Death of Florida 6-year-old reminds that bat rabies can strike anywhere

January 21, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Humans & bats evolved to live in frequent proximity, yet rarely meet. That keeps us both safe.             ORLANDO,  Florida––The January 14,  2018 death of Ryker Roque,  6,  at the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando,  just 20 minutes from Disney World and half an hour from Walt Disney’s Wild Animal Kingdom,  came as […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal control, Bats, Caribbean, Central America, Dogs, Feature Home Bottom, Mexico, Rabies, South America, The Americas, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Henry Roque, Jeanna Giese, Martin Hugh-Jones, Merritt Clifton, Michelle Roque, Pablo Beldomenico, Rodney Willoughby, Ryker Roque

Leptospirosis: when a rescue goes to rat piss

November 24, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Five of 10 puppies transported from Puerto Rico to Vermont fell ill             NORWICH,  Vermont––Posted Surfin’ Sato founder Aimee Porcaro Goodwin to Facebook two days before Thanksgiving 2017,   “We just got the lepto PCR test results for Ollie.  NEGATIVE!!!  I’m so thankful!!” The “all clear” for Ollie,  a puppy from Puerto Rico whom Surfin’ Sato […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Caribbean, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Shelters, Street dogs, The Americas, USA Tagged With: Aimee Porcaro Goodwin, Matthew Levison, Merritt Clifton

Flood & fire: global warming hits animal shelters from Puerto Rico to California

October 17, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Disaster follows disaster GUAYNABO,  Puerto Rico;  SANTA ROSA,  California––An October 16,  2017 flash flood forcing the Humane Society of Puerto Rico to evacuate all animals and personnel at a moment’s notice had much in common with wildfires impelling the evacuation of northern California animal shelters and sanctuaries a few days earlier. Despite the conflicting characteristics […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Caribbean, Cats, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Sanctuaries, Shelters, The Americas, USA Tagged With: Animal Place, Humane Society of Puerto Rico, Marin County Humane Society, Sonoma County Humane Society, St. Croix Animal Welfare Center, Villa Michelle Albergue Animales

What did we do during hurricanes Harvey,  Irma,  & Maria?

October 5, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

We were on the job! We knew longtime dolphin rescuer and advocate Rick Trout,  of Tavernier in the Florida Keys,  would be among our most valuable sources as Hurricane Irma roared in after devastating the Caribbean.  Living in a house built as a storm shelter after the Category 5 hurricane of 1935,  Trout sheltered neighbors […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal control, Animal organizations, Caribbean, Cats, Disasters, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Editorials, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Opinions & Letters, Sanctuaries, Shelters, The Americas, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Merritt Clifton, Rick Trout

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • Next Page »

Quick links to coverage of dangerous dogs

CATS

Compassionate conservation

FREE SUBSCRIPTION!!!

The Americas

  • Canada
  • Caribbean
  • Central America
  • Mexico
  • South America
  • Email alert list – Sign up today!
  • Our biographies
  • Memorials
  • Pit bull data
  • Black history & animals

©

Copyright 2014-2020

Animals 24-7 · All Rights Reserved · Admin