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“Pigeon-shooting psychopath” indicted for allegedly defrauding Medicare

July 31, 2026 By Merritt Clifton

Former Philadelphia Gun Club president claimed his father was not a relative & to have urged Donald Trump to run for president PHILADELPHIA,  Pennsylvania––Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK] founder Steve Hindi introduced the existence of then-Philadelphia Gun Club president E. Bruce DiDonato,  71,   to ANIMALS 24-7 on April 1,  2013,  but what Hindi said […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Birds, Feature Home Bottom, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Killing contests, Laws & politics, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Bruce DiDonato, Campus Eye Group, Merritt Clifton, Sean M. Corr, Steve Hindi

Hare coursers’ threats beat ban in Ireland; terrorize rural England

July 28, 2026 By Merritt Clifton

“When hare coursing is outlawed,  only outlaws will course hares.”  As they do. DUBLIN,  Ireland;  LONDON,  U.K.––Warned Niall Collins,  agriculture minister for the Republic of Ireland,  ahead of a July 8,  2026 vote on a motion to ban hare coursing,  “If we over-regulate or ban it,  this can lead to worse practices as well.  That […]

Filed Under: Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Ireland, Isles, United Kingdom, Uses of dogs, Wildlife Tagged With: Kevin Lacks-Kelly, Mathew Latta, Merritt Clifton, Niall Collins, Paul Murphy, Tim Weston

Hunting lobby Michigan United Conservation Clubs goes bust

May 8, 2026 By Merritt Clifton

Would culling the Michigan hunter population have prevented the collapse? LANSING,  Michigan––Once reputedly the most influential state-level pro-hunting lobbying voice in the U.S.,  the Michigan United Conservation Clubs are “dissolving after almost 90 years because of ongoing financial struggles,”  reported Dan Basso on May 6,  2026 for the Lansing State Journal. The fiscal collapse of […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Birds, Conservation, Deer & other horned species, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws, Laws & politics, Predators, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Dan Eichinger, Dave Nyberg, Donna Stine, Drew YoungDyke, Eileen Liska, Merritt Clifton, Stephen Dey, Wayne Pacelle

“Dogs” found dead on Guemes Island were foxes, so no criminal charges

April 11, 2026 By Merritt Clifton

Globally sensational case began with fur farming & commercial crabbing,  says sheriff GUEMES ISLAND,  Washington––The victims were fur farm foxes,  not domestic dogs,  who may have died from anal electrocution,  gassing with car exhaust,  or lethal injections of anything deadly.  Since their point of origin is undisclosed,  there is no telling whether any law there […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Fur & leather, Fur trapping, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, Marine life, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Adam Karp, Frank Sumrall, Merritt Clifton, Mike Arms, Olivia Cole, Olivia Sullivan

Wyoming snowmobile wolf-killer Cody Roberts cops a plea

February 28, 2026 By Merritt Clifton

“Oh what a big @#$%^&*! you are!” PINEDALE,  Wyoming––Cody Roberts,  44,  of Daniel,  Wyoming,  pleading guilty to perhaps the most sensational crime involving wolves since Little Red Riding Hood,  will keep his butt out of the Wyoming State Penitentiary in Rawlins. “A signed plea agreement filed with the Sublette County District Court,”  Mike Koshmerl reported […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, Poaching & trafficking, Predators, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Allie Erspammer, Faith Williams, Kate McKay, Merritt Clifton, Richard Lavery, Wayne Pacelle

Pigeon shoots, pigeon racing, gambling, theft, & multiple murders

September 17, 2025 By Merritt Clifton

What about pigeons attracts the worst sorts of people? HARRISBURG,  Pennsylvania;  CORPUS CHRISTI,  Texas;  BRUSSELS,  Belgium––Pigeons and disreputable human conduct appear to go together like statues and guano,  with the most and rankest guano accruing to the high and mighty. Investigative reporters including Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA,  Kevin Sieff of the Washington Post,  and […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Birds, Birds, Captive animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Killing contests, Laws & politics, Pigeon flying, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Bruce Lusk Bass III, Carolyn Earle White, He Bin, Henry Bergh, Kevin Sieff, Matt Bradford, Merritt Clifton, Peter Barth, Randy Farenthold, Stephen Caruso, Troy Link, William Richardson

Is bird shooter Troy Link the jerkiest of Donald Trump’s megabucks donors?

August 28, 2025 By Merritt Clifton

Captive pigeon shooter Troy Link hired lobbyists to criminalize drone exposés & to sell processed dried meat to schools against “Make America Healthy Again” recommendation OKEECHOBEE, Florida––“A Republican megadonor got caught hosting a pigeon shoot. Then he got Florida politicians to change the law,”  headlined independent journalist Jason Garcia above the August 22,  2025 edition […]

Filed Under: Birds, Captive animals, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, Uncategorized, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Jason Garcia, Jennifer Canady. Robert F. Kennedy, John McCracken, Merritt Clifton, Wayne Pacelle

Aussies fined for pig/dog videos; Wyoming wolf killer Cody Roberts indicted

August 21, 2025 By Merritt Clifton

Hunting is legal.  Cruelty is not––not in Wyoming,  grand jury says,  & not Down Under either,  magistrate rules BUNBURY,  West Australia––Riley Thomas Lang,  25,  and Marie Ann Parker,  23,  were on August 19,  2025 respectively fined the equivalent of $21,231 and $12,224 in U.S. dollars in Bunbury Magistrate’s Court for cruelty to pigs and dogs […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Culture & Animals, Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Hunted species, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, USA, Uses of dogs, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Joanne Andretich, Marie Ann Parker, Merritt Clifton, Riley Thomas Lang, Wayne Pacelle

How snowmobile wolf killer Cody Roberts helped to restore wolf protection

August 8, 2025 By Merritt Clifton

Montana federal judge rules Fish & Wildlife Service wrongly returned wolf management to states CHEYENNE, Wyoming;  MISSOULA, Montana––In the court of public opinion,  one wolf stands for all. An August 5,  2025 verdict rendered by U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy may return wolves in the western states to Endangered Species Act protection. But as […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws, Laws & politics, Predators, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Brian Sweeney, Cody Roberts, Donald Molloy, Jim Keen, Kitty Block, Merritt Clifton, Sara Amundson, Wayne Pacelle

Don Molde, 87, long led the fight for pumas, bears, & bobcats in Nevada

July 25, 2025 By Merritt Clifton

“Public attitudes are trending in the right direction,”  Molde said.  “Just way too slow for my comfort.” RENO,  Nevada––“It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of long-time Project Coyote supporter,  dear friend,  and fierce wild carnivore defender,  Donald (Don) Molde,”  Project Coyote founder Camilla Fox announced on July 24,  2025. Molde,  […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Fur trapping, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Killing contests, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Predators, Religion & philosophy, USA, Wild horses, Wildlife Tagged With: Camilla Fox, Fauna Tomlinson, Leo Heil, Merritt Clifton, Toiyabe Chapter, Trish Swain

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