Choose wisely, as homeless animals have no choice. Editor’s note: ANIMALS 24-7 guest columnist Ed Duvin began his long career in social justice movements in civil rights and anti-poverty work during the Lyndon Johnson presidential administration. He later advised animal advocacy organizations including the Humane Society of the U.S., the No-Kill Conference, and In […]
Four more fatalities, at least 3 by pit bull, raise 2026 dog attack toll to 50
“Pittie Moms” member Kathleen Noll, 79, was #50. Rescuer Amanda Nobiss, 37, was #48. PENN HILLS, Pennsylvania; HENNING, Tennessee; SANDY BAY FIRST NATION, Manitoba; SODDY DAISY, Tennessee––The 2026 U.S. and Canadian dog attack fatality count on July 21, 2026 reached 50 for the sixth year in a row, eight days earlier in the year […]
2026 dog census: more Labs than pits, but 3 times more pits in shelters
Labs & pits are together more than 40% of the dogs offered for sale or adoption The data from the 2026 edition of the most comprehensive annual survey of the U.S. dog population done anywhere by anyone is in––and what it shows is not good news for the shelter and rescue community. Once again the […]
Martha Lillard, 73 years in an iron lung, warned against vaccine resistance
Martha Lillard worked on behalf of beagle rescue, & to encourage vaccination of both dogs and humans SHAWNEE, Oklahoma––Martha Lillard, 78, a longtime Pottawatomie County Humane Society online volunteer, a strong advocate for vaccination of both people and dogs, and the last known U.S. polio victim to spend most of her life in an iron […]
Pit bulls kill more children; dogfighting busts; & shelters rehome pits for free
Evidence from breeders busted in dogfighting cases illustrates why pit bulls are inherently high risk LADSON, South Carolina; BAKERSFIELD, California; CHARLOTTE, North Carolina; BESSEMER, Alabama; CINCINNATI, Ohio; TACOMA, Washington––If one happened to follow the news from the Carolinas, Alabama, central California, Ohio, and the Puget Sound region of Washington, one might have seen coverage encapsulating […]
How did Miranda’s Rescue manage to disappear so many dogs for so long?
Jailhouse media conference offers no answers, & announces no charges about what was allegedly a money-making family business FORTUNA, California––A media conference held June 29, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. in the Humboldt County, California jail briefing room, in Eureka, California, open only to credentialed reporters, was broadcast live via Facebook, with the camera turned sideways. […]
Miranda’s Rescue: groundbreaking to build case digs up the dirt
At least 731 dogs disappeared in a year’s time. How many over 31 years? FORTUNA, California––Groundbreaking began on June 23, 2026 to build a criminal case against Miranda’s Rescue founder Shannon Miranda, 55, under suspicion since May 1, 2026, of having accepted at least $510,000 in 2025 alone to rehome dogs, mostly pit bulls, most […]
Screwworms: can Best Friends Animal Society “save them all”?
Screwworm quarantines threaten adoption transport approach to achieving Best Friends’ “90% live release rate” threshold for “no kill” status AUSTIN, Texas––From agribusiness pundits to zoonotic disease researchers, online commentators were mystified on June 18, 2026 to see Best Friends Animal Society senior director of national programs Brent Toellner lined up to testify to the Texas […]
Unmasking Miranda’s Rescue: what happened that we know about
Humboldt Spay/Neuter Clinic & Humboldt Critters Without Litters founder Jennifer Raymond dug up the evidence ANIMALS 24-7 on May 22, 2026 mentioned that, “The Humboldt Lost & Found Pets page on Facebook, serving Humboldt County,” in northern California, “has been flooded for days with desperate messages from individuals, rescues, and even established animal shelters, hoping […]
Moms killed by dogs remembered in memoriam on Mother’s Day 2026
Daughter of mother-&-daughter volunteer team receives $450,000 settlement for disfiguring dog attack at Orange County Animal Care WOLVERHAMPTON, U.K.; LANGLEY, Kentucky; NEW YORK, N.Y.; ORANGE COUNTY, California; TACOMA, Washington; ENGLEWOOD, Florida––On Mother’s Day, May 10, 2026, two mothers recently killed by dogs were remembered and mourned by their adult children, one mother proudly posted photos […]