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“America’s rifle,” “America’s dog,” & some of America’s other most enduring fictions

August 17, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Promotions & defenses of the AR-15 and pit bulls are among “America’s big lies”             WASHINGTON D.C.;  KANAB, Utah––An AR-15,  as the world knows now,  dubbed  “America’s rifle,”  was on May 24,  2022 used yet again to massacre Americans,  this time 19 fourth graders and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde,  Texas. (See […]

Filed Under: Canada, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Hunting & trapping, Laws & politics, The Americas, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: America's cup, AR-15, Best Friends Animal Society, Mary Pickford, Merritt Clifton, Newtown, pit bull, Uvalde

Did the Omak Suicide Race start with a horse massacre & the KKK?

August 13, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Uncovering the nasty origins of an ugly event             OMAK, Washington––The 88th edition of the bizarre and often deadly “World Famous Suicide Race” held annually in Omak,  Washington,  is to conclude on August 14,  2022,  as the final event of the annual Omak Stampede Rodeo. Bizarre as is the race itself,  down an extremely steep […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal racing, Canada, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Horse & livestock shows, Horse racing, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Native American beliefs, Racing, Rodeo, Spectacles, Sports, The Americas, USA, Welfare, Wild horses Tagged With: Alex Dick, Allison Williams, Claire Pentz, Karen West, Larry Lansburgh, Lillian A. Ackerman, Merritt Clifton, Nick Timiraos, Roger Harnack, Warren Cox, Will Anderson

Big Cat Public Safety Act clears House again, heads toward passage

July 31, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Odds for Senate approval look good this time WASHINGTON D.C.––Clearing the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 278-138,  the Big Cat Public Safety Act pushed since 2007 by Carole and Howard Baskin of Big Cat Rescue appears likely to win U.S. Senate approval as well,  and be signed into law by President Joe […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Captive animals, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting practices, India, Laws, Laws & politics, Mexico, Poaching & trafficking, Predators, Sanctuaries, The Americas, Tigers, U.S., USA, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Brian Fitzpatrick, Carole Baskin, Eduardo Serio, Ernesto Zazueta, Howard Baskin, Kevin Antle, Lacey Act, Merritt Clifton, Mike Quigley

Activists who exposed pig farm abuse to be sentenced on August 26

July 26, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Two of the “Excelsior Four” face up to 10 years in prison ABBOTSFORD,  British Columbia,  Canada––Convicted by jury on July 12,  2022 on charges of breaking and entering and mischief for their part in exposing alleged animal abuse at the Excelsior Hog Farm in Abbotsford,  British Columbia in April 2019,  vegan activists Nick Schafer and […]

Filed Under: Activism, Ag-gag laws, Animal rights & welfare, Canada, Cattle & dairy, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Global, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Other, Religion & philosophy, The Americas, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans, Welfare Tagged With: Amy Sorrano, Cesar Alonzo, Excelsior Hog Farm, Geoff Regier, Merritt Clifton, Nick Schafer, Roy Sasano

Owner charged in Calgary pit bull death case was known to police

July 22, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Civic fines could total $120,000;  criminal charges may be pending             CALGARY, Alberta, Canada––On July 20,  2022,  the first day in ten that no one was reported dead from a new pit bull attack,  Calgary residents Denis Ivan Bagarić,  33,  and Talyn Lexie Calkins,  of similar but unclear age,  were jointly charged with 12 offenses […]

Filed Under: Canada, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, The Americas Tagged With: Amber Miller, Betty Ann "Rusty" Williams, Bill Bruce, Charles Owensby, Denis Ivan Bagarić, Merritt Clifton, Talyn Lexie Calkins, Tony Ahrens

Pit bull fatality streak reaches seven in eight days

July 19, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Includes new U.K. record for dog attack deaths in a year             NOELVILLE,  Ontario;  WEST MELTON, South Yorkshire––Chuck Evans,  83,  and Joanne Robinson,  43,  on July 14 and July 15,  2022 respectively became the sixth and seventh known pit bull attack fatalities in eight days,  worldwide. (See Five pit bull attack deaths in five days: […]

Filed Under: Canada, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Isles, Rabies, The Americas, United Kingdom Tagged With: American Bully XL, Chuck Evans, Darren MacDonald, Dotty Robinson, Doug Ford, Joanne Robinson, Merritt Clifton, Staffordshire

Calgary asks why 86-year-old pit bull victim waited 30 minutes for ambulance

June 8, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

City should also ask why Calgary Animal Services continues history of promoting pit bull proliferation             CALGARY, Alberta, Canada––Scrambling for answers under intense media scrutiny,  Alberta Health Services and Calgary Police Services on June 7,  2022 released preliminary findings from an investigation as to why Betty Ann “Rusty” Williams,  86,  fatally injured by a neighbor’s […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Canada, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, The Americas, USA Tagged With: Betty Ann "Rusty" Williams, Bill Bruce, Candy Speck, Jerry Aschenbrenner, Merritt Clifton

Yes, the Colombian Supreme Court banned sport fishing. What does that mean?

May 20, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

The verdict may be more symbolic than substantial BOGOTA,  Columbia––Did the Colombian Supreme Court really ban sport fishing on May 2,  2022,  or is that just the biggest fish story coming out of Colombia this fishing season? Word of the Colombian Supreme Court ruling percolated north three days later with the headline “Colombia bans sports […]

Filed Under: Caribbean, Central America, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Marine life, South America, The Americas Tagged With: Antonio José Lizarazo Ocampo, Camilo Prieto Valderrama, Cristina Pardo Schlesinger, Diana Fajardo Rivera, Gabriel Andrés Suárez Gómez, José Fernando Reyes, Merritt Clifton, Taylor Lennox

Reptiles invade Canada––but not by their own choice

May 16, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Inhospitable habitat,  even if herps are kept indoors              EDMONTON, Alberta,  Canada––Reptile breeder John Makaryshyn,  31,  was on May 10,  2022 hit with 37 charges under Canadian federal law and 89 counts of allegedly violating the Animal Protection Act of Alberta in connection with the deaths of 674 reptiles and amphibians whose remains were discovered […]

Filed Under: Canada, Constrictors, Crocodilians, Feature Home Bottom, Reptile farming, Reptiles, Snakes, The Americas, Turtles, Venomous, Wildlife Tagged With: Connor Barthe, Drumheller, Jean Claude-Savoie, John Makaryshyn, Merritt Clifton, Noah Barthe, Poikilo Exotics, Riverfront Aquariums, Royal Tyrell

“Trapping defender” Proulx explains why all fur trapping is cruel

May 11, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Mammal Trapping,  Wildlife Management,  Animal Welfare & International Standards Edited by Gilbert Proulx Alpha Wildlife Research & Management Ltd. 287 pages.  Free download from: https://cwbm.ca/product/mammal-trapping-e-book/ Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Wildlife biologist Gilbert Proulx,  68,  of Sherwood Park,  Alberta,  may know more about the technology of trapping animals than anyone else who ever lived. Having spent […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Canada, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Fur trapping, Humane history, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Predators, Religion & philosophy, The Americas, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Charles D. Niven, Clara Van Steenwyk, Frank Conibear, George Clements, Gilbert Proux, Merritt Clifton

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