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U.K. House of Commons votes to ban imports of hunting trophies

March 22, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 3 Comments

Ban still must clear the House of Lords and gain Royal Assent,  but these formalities are more likely to delay than prevent enforcement LONDON, U.K.––The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill cleared the House of Commons on March 17,  2023 by unanimous voice vote. The silence of pro-trophy hunting opponents,  however,  scarcely means that the bill […]

Filed Under: Africa, African species, African wildlife, Asia/Pacific, Bears, Captive animals, Conservation, Endangered species, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Isles, Laws, United Kingdom, USA, Wildlife, World Tagged With: Charles III, Eduardo Goncalves, House of Commons, House of Lords, Merritt Clifton, trophy hunting

Beagler fined $10,000––for wildlife trafficking, not for torturing hares

March 11, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Allegedly hired Maine trappers to supply Massachusetts field trials             PORTLAND,  Maine––Jon Thomas Rioux,  36,  a landscaper in Attleboro,  Massachusetts,  entertained himself and friends for years by setting beagles on snowshoe hares,  until,  apparently running out of rabbits locally,  he ventured more than 150 miles north into Maine to find more. Jon Thomas Rioux might […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Captive animals, Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, Sports, Training, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: coonhunting, coursing, field trials, foxhounds, hog-dog, Jon Thomas Rioux, St. Jude

“Bloody hell!” Elizabeth II set poor example on hunting, but loved her dogs

September 10, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Corgis were almost certainly first to mourn LONDON,  U.K.–– Queen Elizabeth II,  96,  who ceremonially ruled the United Kingdom for 70 years and 214 days,  died on September 8, 2022 at Balmoral Castle,  Aberdeenshire,  Scotland,  one of the three royal hunting estates. The others are the 20,000-acre Sandringham estate,  in Norfolk,  England,   and Dalnadamph,  a 6,700-acre […]

Filed Under: African species, Bears, Breeding, Captive animals, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Fur trapping, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Isles, Killing contests, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Scotland, United Kingdom, Wildlife Tagged With: Merritt Clifton, Prince Harry, Prince Philip, Prince William, Princess Anne, Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II, Sandringham

Big Cat Public Safety Act clears House again, heads toward passage

July 31, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Odds for Senate approval look good this time WASHINGTON D.C.––Clearing the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 278-138,  the Big Cat Public Safety Act pushed since 2007 by Carole and Howard Baskin of Big Cat Rescue appears likely to win U.S. Senate approval as well,  and be signed into law by President Joe […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Captive animals, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting practices, India, Laws, Laws & politics, Mexico, Poaching & trafficking, Predators, Sanctuaries, The Americas, Tigers, U.S., USA, Wildlife, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Brian Fitzpatrick, Carole Baskin, Eduardo Serio, Ernesto Zazueta, Howard Baskin, Kevin Antle, Lacey Act, Merritt Clifton, Mike Quigley

Why the Second Amendment does not protect either hunting animals or self-defense

July 4, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

The only form of either “hunting” or “self defense” that concerned the 2nd Amendment authors was catching fugitive slaves & quelling slave revolts No part of the U.S. Constitution seems better known to hunters and other gun owners,  or is more vehemently defended by pro-hunting and pro-gun organizations,  than the single sentence that is the […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Captive animals, Culture & Animals, Dog use, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Killing contests, Laws & politics, Religion & philosophy, Sports, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Burton Newman, Carl T. Bogus, Franklin Orth, Henry David Thoreau, John Paul Stevens, Karl T. Frederick, Merritt Clifton, Patrick Henry, Thom Hartmann, Wayne Pacelle

Will captive lions caught in wildfire light a fire under South African legislators?

October 10, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Promised bill to ban breeding lions for cub-petting, trophy shoots,  & bone commerce awaits introduction––and action             BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa––Five months after South African minister of forestry, fisheries & the environment Barbara Creecy announced that she would pursue legislation to ban breeding captive lions for cub-petting,  trophy shoots,  and exports of lion bones for use […]

Filed Under: Africa, African species, African wildlife, Captive animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws, Reptile farming, Reptiles, Snakes, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, Wildlife Tagged With: Barbara Creecy, Bloemfontein SPCA, Merritt Clifton, National SPCA of South Africa

“Eejit” John Robins shuffles off after 41 years fighting for animals in Scotland

September 25, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Transformed sleepy Scottish Anti-Vivisection Society into butt-kicking Animal Concern DUMBARTON, Scotland––John Frederick Robins,  64,  probably the most colorful and dynamic animal advocate in Scottish history,  despite his self-conferred title “The Eejit,”  has announced his impending retirement after 41 years of directing pro-animal campaigns initially for Friends of the Earth,  but chiefly as campaigns manager and […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal rights & welfare, Birds, Captive animals, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Dog use, Endangered species, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Fish, Habitat, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Isles, Laws, Religion & philosophy, Scotland, Sheep & goats, United Kingdom, Wildlife Tagged With: Andrew Morton, Don Staniford, Elena Edwards, John Robins, Merritt Clifton, Operation Dark Harvest, Phyllis Walker, Thomas Hamilton

South Africa debates end to “canned lion” industry & ivory sales

June 2, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

“High-Level Panel Report on Lions, Rhinos, Elephants & Leopards” recommends turnabout in national wildlife policy             JOHANNESBURG, South Africa––A South African government wildlife policy study recommends an end to breeding captive lions for cub-petting, trophy shoots of captive-bred and raised lions,  and exports of lion bones for use in traditional Chinese medicine. The paper also […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Captive animals, China, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Barbara Creecy, Bill Jordan, Born Free Foundation, Care for the Wild, Don Pinnock, Fundisile Mketeni, Merritt Clifton, Pam Yako

Noted in passing: Bryant, Paulsen, Carothers, Domingues, & Weingartner

February 27, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Activist legends in U.K., New Mexico,  Texas,  Louisiana,  & California Recently deceased longtime animal advocates John Bryant of Dorset,  U.K.,  Judy Paulsen of Corrales,  New Mexico,  Randy Carothers of Rockwell,  Texas,  Rae Nell Domingues of Lafayette,  Louisiana,  and Susan Weingartner of southern California most likely never crossed paths in person,  and may never even have […]

Filed Under: Activism, Adaptive species, Animal racing, Animal rights & welfare, Captive animals, Culture & Animals, Dog racing, Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Greyhound racing, Humane history, Hunted species, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Isles, Killing contests, Predators, Religion & philosophy, United Kingdom, Urban wildlife, Uses of dogs, Wildlife Tagged With: John Bryant, Judy Paulsen, Merritt Clifton, Rae Nell Domingues, Randy Carothers, Susan Weingartner

Meet Blake Fischer, baboon family killer & apostle of bowhunting

October 18, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Frequent model for his father’s bowhunting magazine             BOISE,  Idaho––The Blake Owen Fischer baboon family killing-and-display saga did not end on October 15,  2018,  when Idaho Governor Butch Otter announced that Fischer,  40,  had resigned from the Idaho Fish & Game Commission. Indeed,  the most influential part of the story has yet to transpire. What […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Captive animals, Conservation, Deer & other horned species, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Namibia, Poaching & trafficking, Predators, Sub-Saharan, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Blake Fischer, Chad Cripe, Elizabeth Blom, Ernest Hemingway, John Henry Patterson, Larry Fischer, Merritt Clifton

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