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Pit bulls kill 2 women, 2 days apart. Small town cares; does Toledo?

September 28, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 1 Comment

Response to fatal pit bull attacks in Genoa,  Arkansas,  and Toledo,  Ohio,  could scarcely be more different. GENOA,  Arkansas;  TOLEDO,  Ohio––Fatally mauled by pit bulls in their own yards two days apart,  on September 24,  2023 and September 26,  2023,  respectively,  Brenda Lynn Witt,  60,  of Genoa,  Arkansas,  and Diane Etta Knepper,  70,  of Toledo,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Top, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Brenda Lynn Witt, Diane Etta Knepper, John Robinson Block, Mark Kumpf, Merritt Clifton, Robbie Taylor

The biggest dogfighting bust that South Carolina media did not report

September 25, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 2 Comments

Only one journalist saw fit to mention the second largest dogfighting sweep in state history COLUMBIA,  South Carolina––Four days after the biggest dogfighting bust in South Carolina in almost a year,  and one of the biggest in South Carolina and for that matter the entire U.S. ever,  only crime and courts reporter Ted Clifford of […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Henry McMaster, Justin Johnson, Ku Klux Klan, Maddy Johnson, Merritt Clifton, Ted Clifford

Yet again, repealing BSL brings a pit bull-inflicted fatality

September 24, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 2 Comments

Pit bull fatality followed BSL repeal in Moses Lake in 2020,  & now in Kennewick,  75 miles south on Washington state route 395,  in 2023             KENNEWICK,  Washington––The September 21,  2023 death of Billene “Billi” Cameron,  65,  demonstrated yet again the strong likelihood that a community that repeals breed-specific restrictions of possession of pit bulls […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Billene "Billi" Cameron, Ian Dunbar, Kennewick, Merritt Clifton, Moses Lake, Zachary S. Willis

Oregon halts wildlife killing contests; New York gov Hochul dithers

September 22, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 5 Comments

New York legislature passed bill to ban wildlife killing contests three months ago,  but governor has yet to sign it into law             BEND,  Oregon;  ALBANY, New York––The Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission on September 15, 2023 voted unanimously to prohibit wildlife killing contests for coyotes and other species classified as unprotected mammals in the […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Killing contests, Laws & politics, Predators, Religion & philosophy, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Deborah Glick, Gwendolyn Craig, Kathy Hochul, Kitty Block, Merritt Clifton, Mike Finley

Weasel words on the monkey beat: did FDA really end experiments?

September 21, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 1 Comment

White Coat Waste Project says National Center for Toxicological Research ended monkey studies,  but FDA indicates they might resume “in the future based on agency needs” JEFFERSON,  Arkansas––The White Coat Waste Project on both August 30 and September 18,  2023 declared victory in shutting down nicotine addiction experiments at the National Center for Toxicological Research […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Cambodia, Chimps & other primates, Feature Home Bottom, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Science, Southeast Asia, USA Tagged With: Anthony Bellotti, Avery Kron, Bill Bowden, Jane Goodall, Justin Goodman, Merritt Clifton, Scott Gottlieb, Veronika Pfaeffle, White Coat Waste Project

Cane Corsos & pit bulls killed two 93-year-old women in two weeks

September 14, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

CDC belatedly admits that fatal dog attacks are starkly up,  but does not acknowledge that bully breeds are doing 90% of the killing MODESTO, California––The demographic odds were 380-to-one against two consecutive dog attack fatalities being 93-year-old women who were minding their own business in their own yards when mauled,  2,000 miles away from each […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Arialdi Miniño, Chanthy Philavong, Jeane Bennett, Jiaquan Xu, Merritt Clifton

Can new regs fix what’s wrong with walking horse shows & racing?

September 8, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration was mighty quiet without Clant Seay SHELBYVILLE,  Tennessee––The 85th annual Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration,  held from August 23,  2023 through September 2,  2023,  was mighty quiet without the protesting presence for the first time in a decade of Citizens Campaign Against Big Lick Animal Cruelty founder Clant Seay. Seay,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal racing, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horse racing, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Racing, Show, USA, Welfare Tagged With: Clant Seay, Jason Servis, Kitty Block, Marty Irby, Merritt Clifton, Sara Amundson, Saratoga Race Course, Tom Vilsack

Jimmy Buffett, 76, was there when needed for dolphins & manatees

September 7, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Jimmy Buffett fans calling themselves “Parrotheads” reinforced the dolphin & manatee causes             SAG HARBOR,  New York––James William Buffett,  76,  born on Christmas Day 1946, known to the world as entertainer and entrepreneur Jimmy Buffett,  died on September 1, 2023,  at his home in Sag Harbor, New York,  from complications of Merkel-cell carcinoma,  a rare and aggressive skin […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Laws, Laws & politics, Manatees & dugongs, Marine life, Marine mammals, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Bob Graham, Charlie Crist, Fred Neil, Jeb Bush, Merritt Clifton, Ric O'Barry, Save the Manatees Club

Icelandic whalers kept in port by women who chain selves to masts

September 5, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Anahita Babaei and Elissa Biou held out through cold night,  Babaei without food or water,  but surrendered after 33 hours REYKJAVIK, Iceland––Slipping aboard the Icelandic whaling vessels Hvalur 8 and Hvalur 9 at approximately 5:00 a.m. on September 4,  2023,  anti-whaling activists Anahita Babaei and Elissa Biou climbed the masts of each ship and chained themselves into the […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Iceland, Laws & politics, Marine life, Religion & philosophy, Scandinavia, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Anahita Babaei, Elissa Biou, Imogen Sawyer, Kristján Loftsson, Merritt Clifton, Paul Watson, Valgerður Árnadóttir

Should ex-New Mexico governor Bill Richardson go to heaven or hell?

September 5, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

“Heaven!” says Wayne Pacelle.  “Hell!” says Steve Hindi. CHATHAM, Massachusetts––Bill Richardson,  75,  New Mexico governor from 2003 to 2011,  involved in politics and international diplomacy from his 1971 graduation from Tufts University until shortly before his death,  died on September 1,  2023 at his summer home on Cape Cod. Animal Wellness Action president Wayne Pacelle […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, African species, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Captive animals, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Deer & other horned species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Horse & livestock shows, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunted species, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Mexico, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, Rodeo, Spectacles, The Americas, USA Tagged With: Ali MacGraw, Ben Shelly, Jeffrey Epstein, Mary Jane Garcia, Merritt Clifton, Steve Hindi, Wayne Pacelle

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