The Betty White reputation for animal advocacy rewrites history LOS ANGELES––Betty White, 99, a radio and television actress, producer, talk show and game show personality whose broadcast career began at eight years old in 1930, died on December 31, 2021, just 18 days before what would have been her 100th birthday. Most of the […]
Big group bullies––like PETA––are stealing the animals’ lunch
by Steve Hindi, founder, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK] As we head into 2022, I’d like to raise an issue––bullying––that has been a persistent problem in the animal advocacy cause. You might not think that bullying would be an issue in the realm of animal protection, but it is, and has been for a […]
What RU-486 means for animals
FDA decision on Mifrepristone may bring back birth control pet food––but definitely not Alex Pacheco’s “Spay and neuter cookies” (See FDA verdict on Mifrepristone upstages more nonsense from Alex Pacheco.) WASHINGTON D.C.––The pharmacological race to be first to market a safe, affordable, easily administered contraceptive drug for dogs, cats, and nuisance wildlife, somewhat quiet of […]
Public shelters: refuge for animals or not?
by Wendolyn Aragon, president, Pet Assistance Foundation Soon after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. nearly two years ago, in 2020, most U.S. animal shelters adopted some variation of managed admissions, an approach long promoted by the “no kill” movement, only admitting animals in need of emergency care. This was concerning, since it was breeding […]
Kentucky cops ignore alleged cockfight at scene of two notorious murders
The day after Christmas not a cop was stirring in Tomahawk, Kentucky TOMAHAWK, Kentucky––“SHARK investigators spent Christmas Day traveling to Kentucky, to be at a cockfight location today that is holding a cockfight now!” emailed Showing Animals Respect & Kindness founder Steve Hindi from Tomahawk, Martin County, Kentucky, at 10:06 a.m. eastern standard time on December 26, 2021––Boxing […]
Who were the gurus who helped to inspire the animal rights movement?
Spiritual mentors sold vegetarianism before most animal advocates dared mention it PUTTAPARTHI, Andhra Pradesh, India; QUEENS, New York––Who were the unofficial gurus of the early animal rights movement, who helped to sell vegetarianism, in particular, even before any major animal advocacy groups added a vegan or vegetarian component to their message? “Guru,” in the Buddhist, […]
Vernon Weir: “This man loved his family and animals with all of his heart!”
Quiet right-hand man for 40-plus years to legends Belton Mouras, Gretchen Wyler, & Tippi Hedren Vernon Weir, 74, died from a stroke on December 6, 2021. Born on March 8, 1947, Weir attended Normandy Senior High School in St. Louis, Missouri, then earned a B.A. in political science and government from the University of Missouri […]
Jane Goodall joins voices against livestock gift charities
Livestock gifts, Goodall warns, “can result in unintended consequences” WASHINGTON D.C.––Primatologist, anthropologist, and philanthropist Jane Goodall, 87, on December 20, 2021 added her globally influential voice to those of the growing number of critics of livestock gift charities. Livestock gift charities include, most prominently, Heifer International, Oxfam, World Vision, and the Cargill’s “Hatching Hope” […]
Heather Pingel death protecting child echoes the Daxton Borchardt case
Pingel died eight days after rescuing son from pit bull, on what would have been Daxton’s 10th birthday WAUSAU, Wisconsin––Heather Pingel, 35, of Bowler, Wisconsin, mauled by a pet pit bull on December 8, 2021 while rescuing her four-year-old son from attack, died eight days later at the Aspirus Wausau Hospital from injuries including […]
FDA verdict on Mifrepristone upstages more nonsense from Alex Pacheco
Mifrepristone decision has real implications for birth control pet food. Pacheco appeal is just another 600 million gallons of dog cess. WASHINGTON D.C.; POMPANO BEACH, Florida–– The real news of note about animal birth control released on December 16, 2021––though it was not billed as such––came from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). […]