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“Outlaw” horse racing: drugs, murder, mayhem, & not just to the horses

August 8, 2022 By Merritt Clifton 3 Comments

Horses shocked & likewise the public by exposés of “bush tracks”             MILNER, Georgia––Parallel investigations by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals [PETA] and the Washington Post on August 5,  2022 brought the existence of “bush track” quarter horse racing to public awareness,  but the often violent and only sometimes illegal industry has openly […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Top, Horse & livestock shows, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Racing, USA, Welfare Tagged With: American Quarter Horse Association, Angela Pelzel-McCluskey, Arthur "Brutz" English IV, Carril El Tarahumara, Gus Garcia-Roberts, Merritt Clifton, Rancho El Centenario, Renault Kay, Roman Chapa, Yesinia Garza

Asha’s Farm Sanctuary founder charged with felony cattle theft

August 3, 2022 By Merritt Clifton 9 Comments

“Rustling is still a hanging offense.”  ––Judge Adam Fenton,  Hang ’em High! NEWFANE, New York––The New York State Bureau of Criminal Investigation on August 2,  2022 arrested Asha’s Farm Sanctuary founder Tracy A. Murphy,  59,  for third degree felony grand larceny,  specifically the alleged theft of two cattle,  a cow and a steer,  from the nearby […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cattle & dairy, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Top, Food, Global, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Religion & philosophy, Sanctuaries, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Gene Baur, Lois Baum, Merritt Clifton, Patty Marks, Scott Gregson, Susan Costen, Tamara Ci Thayne, Tracy A. Murphy, Wayne Hsiung

Former Safari Club International president convicted of killing his wife

August 2, 2022 By Merritt Clifton 13 Comments

Larry Rudolph & mistress Lori Milliron are now trophies of federal justice DENVER, Colorado––Former Safari Club International president Larry Rudolph,  67,  and his longtime trophy-hunting girlfriend Lori Milliron,  64, were on August 1,  2022 convicted by jury in U.S. federal court of multiple charges associated with the October 11,  2016 murder of Rudolph’s wife,  Bianca […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Poaching & trafficking, Predators, Sub-Saharan, USA, Wildlife, Zambia Tagged With: Bianca Rudolph, Bryan Fields, Larry Rudolph, Lori Milliron, Matt Sullivan, Merritt Clifton, Safari Club

“Big Lick” horses win in court. Can they get a break from Congress?

August 1, 2022 By Merritt Clifton 2 Comments

Trump killed rule meant to stop soring WASHINGTON D.C.––Former U.S. President Donald Trump in January 2017 improperly blocked a new USDA Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service rule meant to protect show horses from taking effect,  ruled a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on July 22,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Behavior, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Horse & livestock shows, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Show, USA, Welfare Tagged With: Clant Seay, Lamar Alexander, Marty Irby, Merritt Clifton, PAST Act, Sara Amundson, soring, Wayne Pacelle

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

July 31, 2022 By Merritt Clifton 2 Comments

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

Beagle breeder Envigo shortchanged shareholders too, lawsuit alleges

July 27, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Wolf of law firm files class action against alleged “pump-&-dump” scheme CUMBERLAND, Virginia––Even as animal advocates celebrate the ongoing rescue of beagles from the soon-to-be-closed Envigo breeding kennels in Cumberland, Virginia,  and the decision of Air France to get out of the monkey transport business,  the most influential blow to animal use in biomedical research […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Breeding, Chimps & other primates, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats lab animals, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, France, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Mediterranean, Regulation, Science, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Air France, Covance, Huntington, Inotiv, Kitty Block, Merritt Clifton, Steve Hindi, Wolf Haldenstein

No-kill drive leaves TN county with no shelter & as many strays as ever

July 24, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Not a fraction enough s/n done to be no-kill,  deadly dogs running amok,  & humane society near broke NEWPORT,  Tennessee––Locally recognized as deficient for more than 50 years,  animal control services in Cocke County,  Tennessee are within a week of vanishing entirely. Effective on August 1,  2022,  the nonprofit organization founded in 1993 as Friends […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Cruelty & neglect, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Population control, Population control, Shelters, Spay/neuter, USA Tagged With: Alison Chiaradio, Amber Miller, Anne Fontaine, Carol Hood, Charles Owensby, Merritt Clifton, Smoky Mountain Humane Society, Tony Ahrens

Pit bull attack death streak reaches nine in nine days

July 21, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Each dog attack death on average represents 90 disfigurements,  900 other severe injuries,  & 100,000 bites FRESNO, Texas;  LUCKNOW,  Uttar Pradesh,  India––Just 24 hours after ANIMALS 24-7 headlined “Pit bull fatality streak reaches seven in eight days,”  the global streak reached nine in nine days with the pit bull mauling deaths of Freddy Garcia,  71,  […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, India, Indian subcontinent, USA Tagged With: Amit Tripathi, Freddy Garcia, Merritt Clifton, Nicolas Vasquez, Rebecca Hatcher, Sushila Tripathi

Who told the Atoka County cockfighters the cops were coming?

July 14, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

“From Atoka,  head to Redden & turn right” STRINGTOWN,  Oklahoma––Showing Animals Respect & Kindness founder Steve Hindi imagined on June 26,  2022 that Atoka County sheriff Tony Head took seriously his oath of office to enforce the laws of the State of Oklahoma,  including the state law making cockfighting a felony. Hindi had tipped Head’s […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Chickens, Christianity, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Justin Humphrey, Merritt Clifton, Montana Dodd, Rob Baughman, Steve Hindi, Tony Head

Five pit bull attack deaths in five days: these were the victims

July 14, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Pit bulls killed more Americans & Canadians in past six weeks than in any year before 2003 Trena Ranee Peed,  46,  of Greensboro,  North Carolina,  four-year-old Lea Freeman of Dallas,  Texas,  sixty-two-year-old Dennis Moore of St. Louis,  and one-year-old Apollo Duplantis,  of New Orleans had in common that all four were alive as recently as […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, USA Tagged With: Apollo DuPlantis, Brandy Dowdy, Charlotte Hollman, Dennis Moore, Jacqueline Summer Beard, Lea Freeman, Merritt Clifton, Michelle Sheeks, Trena Peed

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