Victim killed by her own dog while defending grandchild CALGARY, Alberta––Lisa Lloyd, 50, of Langdon, Alberta, killed by her own pit bull/boxer mix on September 16, 2018 while defending her two-and-a-half-year-old granddaughter from attack, lived about 21 miles, 28 minutes of travel time, from Calgary Animal Services. “The child was taken to hospital with serious but […]
Timothy J. Walker, 73, exposed slaughterhouse cruelty
by Gail Eisnitz, chief investigator, Humane Farming Association Timothy J. Walker, 73, died on September 10, 2018 in Naples, Florida, a little known hero for animals sent to slaughter. After graduating from St. Mary’s High School in St. Louis, Walker at age 17 joined his two first cousins in the U.S. Navy. Disaster relief Initially […]
“Joe Exotic” allegedly thought he could get away with murder
Accused of hiring hit man to bump off Big Cat Rescue founder Carole Baskin TAMPA, Florida––“Joe Exotic,” 55, allegedly thought he could get away with murder. Also known as Joseph Maldonado-Passage, Joseph Allen Maldonado, and Joseph Allen Schreibvogel, “Joe Exotic” was on September 7, 2018 indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts […]
Trophy hunting scheme & Chinese-built railway fire debate in Kenya
ANIMALS 24-7 reports from the scene NAIROBI, Kenya––Most of the delegates to the 2018 Africa Animal Welfare Conference, opening on September 3 at the United Nations Complex in Nairobi, will have already seen the second most controversial wildlife-related topic in Kenya, a four-mile Chinese-built railway overpass crossing Nairobi National Park, on their 20-mile ride […]
Exploiting starving orcas to push a boondoggle
Habitat “restoration” scheme likely to hurt more than help Small fish were jumping by the dozens in the shallows tonight at Hidden Beach, near Greenbank, Washington. Speakers from Northwest Straits and the Island County Marine Resources Committee with alphabet soup behind their names had just alleged only minutes before, to about 50 attendees at an […]
Live animal markets in New York City: a cut-throat business at best
Customs change with waves of immigration NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.––Escaping the Iranian Revolution with her parents at age 6, artist Sara Rahbar as an adult has produced an internationally recognized portfolio on themes often involving human and animal suffering. Yet Rahbar found herself wholly unprepared for the misery she met close to hand on […]
The Fort Polk horses: last stand of the U.S. cavalry
Wild horses on military land are not protected FORT POLK, Louisiana––Fifty-four miles south of Zwolle, Louisiana, where the last cavalry-against-cavalry battle fought by the U.S. Army was staged during the Louisiana Maneuvers of 1941, a 25-year series of conflicts over the fate of alleged descendants of those horses may be nearing an end. An […]
Pushing bully behavior: the ASPCA, Best Friends, & HSUS in Springfield
An open letter from Beth Clifton to: Matthew Bershadker, president, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; Julie Castle, president, Best Friends Animal Society; Kitty Block, president, Humane Society of the United States Dear Matthew, Julie, & Kitty: Thank you in advance for taking the time to read this letter. My name is Beth Clifton. […]
What does the Omak Suicide Race owe to a horse massacre & the KKK?
Uncovering the nasty origins of an ugly event OMAK, Washington––Perhaps the most bizarre aspect of the “World Famous Suicide Race” held annually in Omak, Washington, is that the 12 Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation embrace as their own an event which appears to have originated with white men celebrating what they saw as […]
Springfield, Missouri votes down ban on acquiring new pit bulls
First-ever election win for pit bull advocates SPRINGFIELD, Missouri––Out-spending voices for animal and human safety by a margin perhaps as high as $10,000 to $1.00, pit bull advocates on August 7, 2018 celebrated their first-ever defeat of a pit bull ban in a municipal general election. Reversing the outcome of earlier attempts to repeal […]
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