Prosecuted two dog attack fatalities, enforced pit bull sterilization ordinance, but favors adoptions of fighting dogs SAN FRANCISCO––U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, named vice presidential running mate to Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden on August 11, 2020, brings to the election campaign both a strong record on animal protection and a mixed record in […]
Shimon Shuchat, 22, & Dick Goddard, 89, had animal advocacy in common
New York City activist & Cleveland weather forecaster were each legends in their spheres NEW YORK CITY, CLEVELAND––One of the youngest prominent animal advocates in the Northeastern U.S., Shimon Shuchat, 22, and one of the oldest, Dick Goddard, 89, died a week apart, on July 28 and August 2, 2020, in New York City […]
Pit bull advocate Steffen Baldwin could get 81 years for killing dogs & fraud
Bond of $200,000 set for “The hot dog man,” allegedly caught hot dogging a few times too often MARYSVILLE, Ohio––Bond of $200,000 was set on August 5, 2020 for high-profile pit bull advocate Steffen Baldwin by Judge Mark O’Connor of the Common Pleas Court in Union County, Ohio. Arrested on July 23, 2020 in Acton, […]
Anna Briggs lived for animal rights & no-kill before the movements existed
Quiet personality long set an example, yet did not emerge as a leader of causes Anna Catherine Briggs, 101, died on February 15, 2011 in Berryville, Virginia, 21 years after publishing her autobiography, For the Love of Animals. For the Love of Animals, a 122-page paperback, was written essentially as a fundraising device, distributed chiefly to […]
Why “Human races are not like dog breeds: Refuting a Racist Analogy”
Pit bull killing of Rhode Island child punctuates point made by local prof & colleagues one year earlier KINGSTON, Rhode Island––Fifteen-month-old Scarlett Pereira, of East Providence, Rhode Island, killed by her grandparents’ pit bull as the family enjoyed an outdoor lunch, on July 16, 2020 became the 29th U.S. dog attack fatality of the year. […]
COVID-19: speedboat toll on manatees soars, but large land mammals get a break
Trump administration downlisted manatees to “threatened” status before body count doubled ST. PETERSBURG, Florida; DAVIS, California––More manatees, but fewer large land mammals, appear to have been hit by motor vehicles during the first five months of COVID-19 lockdowns, studies from four states show. The bad news for manatees, reported by the Florida Fish & Wildlife […]
Did Nagaland ban dog meat, or did a politician just repeat an empty promise?
Advocacy groups in 2020 again claim the same “victory” they claimed in 2016––which never happened KOHIMA, Nagaland, India––Two weeks after Nagaland chief secretary Temjen Toy on July 3, 2020 announced an impending ban on dog meat, in the last part of India where dogs had been legally eaten, how, when, and if the ban […]
Amazon et al may sell foie gras to Californians despite state ban, rules judge
2004 law prohibits sale but not purchase of product from tortured waterfowl LOS ANGELES, California––Foie gras, an oily spread made from the diseased livers of force-fed ducks and geese, may be legally purchased by Californians, but a 2004 state law prohibits selling it within California, Los Angeles U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson ruled on […]
Kentucky state cops let 33 cars leave alleged cockfight before investigating
Showing Animals Respect & Kindness caught the “great escape” on video PINE KNOT, Kentucky––Duane Pohlman, chief investigative reporter for the Cincinnati television station WKRC, aired quite a scoop about cockfighting continuing in Kentucky on Monday, July 6, 2020, using undercover video collected by Showing Animals Respect & Kindness (SHARK) with Humane Farming Association Funding. […]
Horse racing fails to win, place, or show in Georgia, despite HSUS support
Why is the Humane Society of the U.S. helping horse racing to expand into new territory? ATLANTA, Georgia––Again the perennial horse racing industry attempt to legalize pari-mutuel betting and introduce thoroughbred racing to Georgia failed during the 2020 state legislative session, closed on July 3. Opposition to legalizing pari-mutuel betting came chiefly from religious groups […]
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