Beginnings of concern for fish suffering emerge even in the desert ST. GEORGE, Utah; BERLIN, Germany––Josh Wilson of Scenic, Arizona, owner of Polaris Can-Am & Honda World in Mesquite, Nevada, a longtime sponsor of off-road races, likely will never be mistaken for a bleeding heart animal rights activist. Yet it can be said that Wilson […]
Who shot pregnant harbor seals? Thomas Sewid encouraged it.
Seal hater even buys ammo for seal killers DINES POINT, Washington––Who apparently cruised along the east shore of Whidbey Island, Washington, shotgunning pregnant harbor seals on or about January 24, 2023 is as yet officially unknown. ANIMALS 24-7 spent much of January 26, 2023 examining the bloated, eagle-pecked remains of harbor seal victims, and […]
Caribbean tax shelter wants to kill 450 tiny vervet monkeys––why?
Technically not a banana republic, Sint Maarten acts like one PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten––Suddenly globally infamous for a scheme to exterminate an estimated 450 feral vervet monkeys, who have colonized the 16-square-mile Caribbean island nation for nearly 400 years, the former Dutch colony of Sint Maarten might be considered a banana republic. Sint Maarten does have […]
For Josh & Sarah Bowmar, it’s the fire next time they appear in court
Fined but no jail time in poaching-related plea bargain, truck-burning & cabin-burning cases still ahead OMAHA, Nebraska––Self-promoted online celebrity bowhunters and physical fitness gurus Josh and Sarah Bowmar on January 12, 2023 escaped jail time for misdemeanor conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act, which prohibits transportation of illegally obtained wildlife and wildlife parts across state […]
Did a deer hunter murder Goldie Smith? By accident, or was it a hit?
Killed by arrow in deer hunting stronghold, but in mid-town STEELTON, Pennsylvania––Imagine an avid archery deer hunter, a poacher actually, who spots a big buck in rut just before dawn on Chambers Hill, overlooking Steelton, Pennsylvania. Leaving his pickup truck, the archer follows the buck down into town through several cemeteries and/or the Dauphin Highlands […]
“Kangaroos are not shoes” campaign kicks back against ghost of Pelé
Demand for soccer shoes helps to drive increased kangaroo culling BETHESDA, Maryland––When Pelé, the most famous and perhaps the greatest soccer player of all time, died on December 29, 2022, almost nobody figuratively jumped on his grave. There was, however, one exception, Center for a Humane Economy and Animal Wellness Action president Wayne Pacelle. […]
For auld lang syne: last ANIMALS 24-7 obituaries of 2022
John Neville Hare, Mark Stanley-Price, Faith Maloney, & Vivienne Westwood The camel man John Neville Hare, 88, died on January 28, 2022, but ANIMALS 24-7 did not learn of his death until almost a year later. Born in Bexhill, Kent, Hare became acquainted with working camels as a British army officer assigned to the Royal […]
International animal advocacy influencer Brian Davies dies at 87
Founded IFAW to fight the Atlantic Canada seal hunt CAPE COD, Massachusetts––Brian Davies, 87, founder of the International Fund for Animal Welfare, Network for Animals, the Political Animal Lobby, and Animal Survival International, died after a prolonged illness on December 27, 2022. Born on February 4, 1935 in Tonyrefail, Wales, an impoverished mining village, […]
Cat-friendly Portland Audubon director Bob Sallinger retires
Fought against many schemes to kill one species to “help” another PORTLAND, Oregon––Few changings of the guard anticipated among animal advocacy leadership in 2023 may be felt more than the impending retirement of Bob Sallinger, 55, longtime public face of the 124-year-old Portland Audubon Society and a distinctly different voice from the stodgy, conventional […]
The damage is done, by Helene Hesselager O’Barry
Editor’s note: Helene O’Barry, wife of longtime dolphin freedom advocate Ric O’Barry, follows up below on An open letter to James Cameron & Avatar crew by Ric O’Barry, posted on December 15, 2022. Meanwhile, clarifies Ric, “Dolphin Project is not boycotting the movie Avatar: The Way of Water. “The problem is with their obscene publicity […]
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