Schofield Barracks attack comes as Congress considers ending breed-specific base housing policies HONOLULU, Hawaii––Strapped into her car seat, and too young to try to escape or fight back, a four-month-old baby girl died from canine head bites at her home on Hall Street, Schofield Barracks, at about five p.m. on October 14, 2020. Though the […]
NYC pet store fined $3.9 million; probe finds “rescues” are the new “puppy millers”
Nebraska deputy ombudsman reports extensive non-enforcement of anti-“puppy mill” law NEW YORK, N.Y.; LINCOLN, Nebraska––A $3.9 million fine levied against the owners of the long closed Chelsea Kennel Club pet store in New York City grabbed the headlines on October 16, 2020, but a more meaningful action against abusive dog suppliers came quietly on […]
Kamala Harris: long record on animal issues, including pit bull attacks
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 […]
Black man killed by police dog; white man threatened by cop caught at cockfight
Public records requests reveal how cops killed Joseph Lee Pettaway; threatened Steve Hindi MANCHESTER, Kentucky; MONTGOMERY, Alabama––“White privilege,” in parts of the rural South, could be defined as being able to find out through public records requests that corrupt and sadistic cops might want to kill you before they actually do it. This, anyhow, appears […]
Feds quit funding guns & ammo for “anti-poaching” militias
MacGregor throws the World Wildlife Fund, Wildlife Conservation Society & others out of the lettuce patch WASHINGTON D.C.––Deputy Interior Secretary Katharine MacGregor on September 18, 2020 quietly ordered major reforms of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and U.S. Agency for International Development [USAID] programs which have for decades routed millions of dollars in funding […]
Pit bull fatality leads to judge ouster in Oklahoma
Black-and-white issues in shades of grey OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma––Antwon Demetris Burks, 32, of Oklahoma City, has yet to be either convicted or acquitted on long-pending second degree manslaughter charges resulting from the April 6, 2017 pit bull mauling death of Cecille Short, 82. The case nonetheless had an outcome of far-reaching implications on September 18, 2020, […]
A challenge to Mike Pence, Kamala Harris, & “A chicken in every pot”
70 Members of Congress & United Poultry Concerns ask VP candidates to address global warming & meat SALT LAKE CITY, Utah––Will the October 7, 2020 debate between Republican vice president Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential challenger Kamala Harris bring the first direct challenge in 92 years to the political promise of putting a […]
Wildfires, COVID-19, & cockfighting besiege Monterey County
Cockfighting may be accelerant behind COVID-19 explosion MONTEREY, California––The 50,000-acre River wildfire, destroying at least 13 homes, and the 7,000-acre Carmel wildfire, razing 50 homes, reportedly forced the evacuation of more than 500 animals to the SPCA for Monterey County shelter during the fourth week of August 2020––and then forced the animals’ re-evacuation to the […]
Birds in the mail: U.S. Postal Service changes kill thousands
Trump appointee DeJoy puts animal advocates, factory farmers, cockfighters, & captive bird-shooters all on the same side of the fence WASHINGTON D.C.––Changes to U.S. Postal Service policy and practice implemented by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, appointed in May 2020 by U.S. President Donald Trump, on August 21, 2020 improbably aligned animal advocates, factory-style poultry farmers, […]
Killing the dam sea lions is about hook-&-bullet votes for Trump
And Jaime Herrera-Beutler, Trump stooge in Congress PORTLAND, Oregon––As many as 540 California sea lions and up to 176 Stellar sea lions are to be sacrificed to placate frustrated recreational salmon fishers, beginning during the run-up to the November 2020 election and continuing throughout what would be President Donald Trump’s second term if re-elected. […]
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