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James Mcneelis: flukiest fatal dog attack ever, or killed by a dog unknown?

October 23, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Almost any explanation seems more plausible than that a sheltie/corgi mix killed a seven-year-old             KIEFER, Oklahoma––What animal killed 7-year-old James Mcneelis at around twilight on October 20,  2021 just outside Kiefer,  Oklahoma might eventually be established by forensics. Or maybe not. About all that can be said for now is that both the Creek […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Breeding, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Urban wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Carshena Benjamin, Hannah Mcneelis, Jeanette Quezada, Merritt Clifton, Miki Mcneelis, Tracy Janine Garcia

D.C. Cat Count confirms low feral cat population, lots of free-roaming pets

September 26, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Birder claims about feral cats hugely exaggerated             WASHINGTON D.C.––Three years & expenditure of $1.5 million after it started,  the D.C. Cat Count results are in,  if not yet formally published in scientific media. The D.C. Cat Count findings demonstrate chiefly what ANIMALS 24-7 has argued for decades:  both birder and cat advocacy organization claims […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Behavior & health, Cats, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Population control, Spay/neuter, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Alley Cat Rescue, George Fenwick, John Marbanks, Merritt Clifton, Nico Dauphine, Tyler Flockhart

Audubon writer allegedly recommended poisoning cats

September 17, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Editor-at-large Ted Williams suspended, then reinstated WASHINGTON D.C.––National Audubon Society president David Yarnold on March 26,  2013 announced that Audubon magazine editor-at-large Ted Williams had been reinstated after a 10-day suspension for allegedly urging the use of the over-the-counter pain reliever acetaminophen to poison feral cats. Though the alleged recommendation was later withdrawn,  it received […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Birds, Cats, Cruelty & neglect, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Population control, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: David Yarnold, George Fenwick, John Marbanks, Merritt Clifton, Mike Lafferty, Peter Wolf, Ted Williams

Shooting war: cats win, feeders lose in East Bay Regional Park District

June 20, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

East Bay Regional Park District agrees to ceasefire if cat rescuers remove cats from sensitive wildlife areas             OAKLAND, California––Histrionic headlines and activist alerts aside,  what the East Bay Regional Park District board of directors really did at a heated June 15,  2021 meeting over cat policy was to: Permanently reassign staff biologist David “Doctor […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Behavior & health, Birds, Cats, Conservation, Dogs & Cats, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Feral cats, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Laws, Laws & politics, Population control, Spay/neuter, Uncategorized, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Alley Cat Allies, Becky Robinson, Cecilia Theis, David “Doctor Quack” Riensche, Merritt Clifton

“Return to Field” from an animal care & control perspective

June 8, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

by Dawn D. Danielson, RVT,  former director,  County of San Diego Animal Services The subject of intake, holding and release of cats into the community from which they were brought to a shelter is becoming an emotionally charged debate over, among other things, the lawfulness of programs operating under such names as “community cats,” “return […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Behavior & health, Beliefs, Cats, Cruelty & neglect, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Laws & politics, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Spay/neuter, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Dawn Danielson, San Diego Animal Services

“Stand your ground” fails in both iguana case & pit bull attacks

June 3, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Florida attorney general’s office says “Stand your ground” law does not apply to animals WEST PALM BEACH, Florida––Rejecting a “stand-your-ground” defense,  Palm Beach County judge Jeffrey Gillen on May 28,  2021 ordered P.J. Nilaja Patterson,  43,  to stand trial on June 30,  2021,  for alleged cruelty to an iguana whom Patterson beat,  dragged,  and kicked […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Laws & politics, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Alexandra Dorman, George Zimmerman, Jackie Callaway, James McGill, Jamie Woroner, Jeffrey Gillen, P.J. Nilaja Patterson, Tony Metas, Trayvon Martin

San Diego showdown: trap-neuter-return advocates sue vs. return-to-field

May 25, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Court case hinges on the difference between a truly feral cat and a tame, friendly cat found at large SAN DIEGO, California—A lawsuit brought against the San Diego Humane Society & SPCA by the Southern California animal rescue charities Pet Assistance Foundation and Paw Protectors seeks to establish,  for the first time,  a clear legal […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal control, Animal organizations, Birds, Cats, Cruelty & neglect, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Laws & politics, Population control, Shelters, Spay/neuter, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife impacts Tagged With: Betsy Denhart, Claire Tregesser, Gary Weitzman, Merritt Clifton, Pet Assistance Foundation, Pet Protectors, San Diego Humane Society & SPCA, Sharon Logan

Factory-farmed pigs get a break from vaccine breakthrough

May 22, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

For factory-farmed pigs,  avoiding African swine fever may be about as good as the grim news gets GREENPORT, New York––With all eyes on the progress of vaccination against the global COVID-19 pandemic,  which has to date killed nearly 3.5 million people,  the U.S. Department of Agriculture Research Service in early May quietly announced a breakthrough […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Africa, African wildlife, Asia/Pacific, China, Disease, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Food, Food & agriculture, Food & agriculture, Global, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, India, Indian subcontinent, Kenya, Meat issues, Pigs, Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan, Uncategorized, Vietnam, Wildlife Tagged With: African swine fever, Manuel Borca, Merritt Cifton, Plum Island

British feds to cull badgers, ignoring lessons of 1,000 years

May 19, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Bio-xenophobia hits pine marten & grey squirrels,  too LONDON, U.K.––Though culling predators has come to be recognized as one of the larger ecological mistakes of the Romans,  the Normans,  the Georgians in the 18th century,  and 20th century British governments,  British environment secretary Owen Paterson on February 27,  2013 announced that badgers will be culled […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Europe, Feral animals, United Kingdom, Urban wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Angus MacMillan, Carolyn Barker, Fiona Harvey, Gavin Grant, Lord John Krebs, Merritt Clifton, Owen Paterson, Vic Simpson

Bullets for bison in Grand Canyon National Park

May 4, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Bison again under fire,  50 years after film “Bless the Beasts & the Children” exposed the massacre,  shocking the world             GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Arizona––The National Park Service accepted 45,000 applications from would-be volunteer bison shooters during a 48-hour window opening on May 3,  2021 at midnight. A dozen shooters will be selected by […]

Filed Under: Activism, Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Book & film reviews, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Humane history, Hunting & trapping, Religion & philosophy, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Bless the Beasts & the Children, Matthew Scully, Merritt Clifton, National Park Service, Stanley Kramer, Wayne Pacelle

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