Ann Marie Rogers tried, but family did not heed warnings BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan––Ben and probably Wren, two family Rottweilers, on September 2, 2021 fatally mauled Sally Fredrica Rogers, 91, on her daughter Susan Rogers’ back deck in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, an outlying Detroit suburb. Standing just 4’11”, suffering from memory impairment and other conditions […]
Why Rottweilers are as deadly as pit bulls (2021 update)
Neither Rotts nor pits should ever be considered “safe” FRESNO, California––Five fatal Rottweiler attacks in the U.S. during the first 242 days of 2021, four on toddlers and one on 91-year-old Sally Fredrica Rogers of Bloomfield Township, Michigan, followed essentially the same pattern of warnings, denial, and eventual tragedy as most of those that came […]
The Rottweilers in my life: that could have been me
by Beth Clifton Listening to our friend Ann Marie Rogers describe how two family Rottweilers on September 2, 2021 killed her mother, Sally Fredrica Rogers, 91, was among my most emotionally troubling hours in a lifetime as former police officer, animal control officer, and vet tech; animal rescuer; and now as ANIMALS 24-7 co-editor whose […]
Eight ex-Wildlife Waystation chimps can’t sleep on cardboard in an alley
North American Primate Sanctuary Association still working to keep homeless chimps off the streets of Los Angeles LOS ANGELES––Eighteen of the 26 chimpanzees left at the former Wildlife Waystation animal sanctuary are spoken for by other sanctuaries, but eight chimps still have nowhere to go. The chimps are not really at risk of sharing […]
Suspected drugged animals again displayed on New York City streets
Joseph Ramos-Noal/Noah and his immobile animals reappear on the Upper West Side NEW YORK, N.Y. –– He’s back! Just when you thought it was safe again to walk on the Upper West Side of New York City without encountering Joseph Ramos and his zombie-like animal collection, Ramos “seems to have reemerged with a whole […]
Animal evacuations from Kabul & New Orleans echo Saigon & Katrina
No U.S. military dogs left behind this time KABUL, Afghanistan; NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana––The last U.S. military flight from Kabul, Afghanistan lifted off on August 30, 2021 at 3:29 p.m. local time, evoking memories of the 1975 last U.S. military flight from Saigon, Vietnam. No animals were aboard either the final U.S. military flight from Kabul […]
NRA loses deal to promote hunting via the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Biggest trophy the NRA bagged from the Trump administration WASHINGTON D.C.––The National Rifle Association spent $16.3 million during the 2020 U.S. national election campaign to try to secure pro-gun and pro-hunting concessions granted by ex-president Donald Trump. After Trump lost, the National Rifle Association spent $3.3 million more on federal lobbying. Despite all that, the […]
Strong allegations & strange strategy in lawsuit vs. HSUS execs & Pacelle
New case builds on earlier defamation case filed by former HSUS policy analyst Jeffrey Thomas Jr. WASHINGTON D.C.––Why is the Humane Society of the United States still defending alleged actions of former president Wayne Pacelle in court, along with alleged actions of other current and former HSUS staff undertaken to protect Pacelle from claims […]
What does the Taliban mean for animals in Afghanistan?
Sharia law may be much better for animals than for western-funded animal advocacy organizations KABUL, Afghanistan––Six days after the Taliban retook Kabul, the national capital of Afghanistan, the one certainty for the status of animals may be that dogfighting will be prohibited and firmly suppressed, along with a violent regional sport called buzkashi in […]
Cockfights: Laurel County, KY Sheriff John Root avows he won’t do his job
Sheriff Root’s bizarre 56th birthday Facebook posting suggests he is ready for retirement LONDON, Kentucky––In what parallel universe does a county sheriff run for re-election by boasting of non-enforcement of state laws, pledging to continue not enforcing them, slandering critics with demonstrably false allegations from criminal suspects facing trial, endorsing abuse of the injured […]