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World Federation for Animals seeks “One ring to bind them all”

February 13, 2021 By Merritt Clifton 2 Comments

But progress for animals is not achieved with “rings of power”             BOSTON, Massachusetts––Any resemblance between mild-mannered World Federation for Animals founder Wim DeKok,  a longtime exemplar of peaceful cooperation,  and Sauron,  the vengeful Satanic wizard of the Lord of the Rings trilogy authored by J.R.R. Tolkien,  would be difficult to discover. Yet there is […]

Filed Under: Activism, Africa, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Beliefs, Culture & Animals, Editorials, Europe, European Union, Feature Home Bottom, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Opinions & Letters, Religion & philosophy, Science, The Americas, Uncategorized, USA, World Tagged With: Britta Riis, Henry Salt, Jean-Claude Nouett, Merritt Clifton, Peter Davies, Reineke Hameleers, Sauron, Stephen Coleridge, William J. Piggott, Wim DeKok

2020 Animals 24-7 Form 990

February 3, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

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2019 Animals 24-7 Form 990

February 4, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

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Pit bulls: new gene study shows it is NOT “all in how you raise them”

October 14, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Aggression starts from inherited traits             SEATTLE, Washington––The dogma that dog aggression,  especially pit bull aggression,  is “all in how you raise them” is again refuted by science,  but the average reader will have a hard time deciphering the message from the highly technical report “Highly heritable and functionally relevant breed differences in dog behavior,”  […]

Filed Under: Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Uncategorized, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Bob Yirka, Elizabeth Pennisi, Evan L. MacLean, James A. Serpell, Merritt Clifton, Noah Snyder-Mackler Bridgett M. vonHoldt

Black history & animals

September 16, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

(Please scroll down to find links on topics including Leadership,  Institutional racism,  Ku Klux Klan,  Pit bulls & the black community,  Slavery & resistance,  Environmental justice,  African animal advocates,  Africa Network for Animal Welfare,  and Integration era.) Leadership • What animal advocates owe to the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. • A black-and-white issue […]

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Recurring nightmare: my escape from a serial no-killer, by Beth Clifton

May 16, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Six years later it seems to be happening again             PORT RICHEY,  Florida––Pasco County Animal Services and Suncoast Animal League personnel on May 3,  2019 removed thirty-two dogs,  four cats  and a gerbil from the rented premises of the Humane Society of West Florida,  a dilapidated former self-storage building in […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Cruelty & neglect, Dog health, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Shelters, Uncategorized, USA Tagged With: Annette Dettloff, Beth Clifton, Greg Williams, Isabel Rosales, Jeff McReynolds, Rick Chaboudy, Robert Napper, Sharon McReynolds

Animals 24-7 IRS Form 990 for 2018

January 10, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

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Our fourth IRS Form 990 (FY 2017)

February 11, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

 

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Beth Clifton on pit bulls & Rottweilers

June 23, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Beth Clifton on pit bulls & Rottweilers Recurring nightmare: my escape from a serial no-killer, by Beth Clifton • Pushing bully behavior: the ASPCA, Best Friends, & HSUS in Springfield • Are pit bulls monsters or are they just dogs? • The Rottweilers in my life • Bulldogs, bullying & bravado: the heart of pit […]

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Myth: that the gorilla Harambe “protected” fallen four-year-old

June 2, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Infanticide is among leading causes of gorilla deaths in the wild Part II of a four-part series.  See also:   The myth & mystery of Harambe the Cincinnati Zoo gorilla;  Conclusion: what the life & death of Harambe the gorilla means;   And the lesson from Harambe’s death is?   Well, it’s not to blame mom. Much of the […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Uncategorized, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Amanda O'Donoughue, Binti Jua, Cincinnati Zoo, Damien Aspinall, Durrell Wildlife Park, Harambe, Jack Hanna, Jambo, John Aspinall, Levan Merritt, Merritt Clifton, Tansy Aspinall

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