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Wisconsin hunters overkill the wolf bag limit by half in just 72 hours

February 25, 2021 By Merritt Clifton 2 Comments

But Spain,  with twice as many wolves in about the same amount of habitat,  puts wolves off limits to hunters             MADISON, Wisconsin;  MADRID,  Spain––Wisconsin hunters and trappers killed 216 wolves in under 72 hours during the last week of February 2021,  97 more than the “management target” of 119,  obliging the state Department of […]

Filed Under: Conservation, Culture & Animals, Dog use, Endangered species, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Killing contests, Laws, Laws & politics, Meat issues, Mediterranean, Predators, Sheep & goats, Spain, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: James Badcock, Merritt Clifton, Paul A. Smith, Todd Richmond, Vincent West

DNA & vets agree: pit bull Curtis, not hunting hounds, killed Elisa Pilarski

November 3, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Findings could lead to prosecution of fiancé of pregnant victim, who found her body, has denied both that Curtis did it and that he is a pit bull             PARIS, France––DNA test results released on November 3,  2020 by Eric Boussuge,  prosecutor for the district of Amiens,  support the finding of two court-appointed veterinarians that […]

Filed Under: Breeding, Deer & other horned species, Dog attacks, Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Europe, Feature Home Bottom, France, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Mediterranean, Wildlife Tagged With: Alexandre Novion, Caty Richard, Christian Diaz, Christophe Ellul, Elisa Pilarski, Guillaume Demarcq, Merritt Clifton, Soumya Berkane

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

Fox hunters run amok despite unenforced British hunting ban

February 24, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

But the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds kills even more foxes              LONDON––On February 18,  2020,  the 15th anniversary of the Hunting Act coming into effect in England and Wales,  supposedly banning fox hunting by riders on horseback galloping after hounds,  “The Wynnstay Hunt deliberately killed a fox in the private garden of […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal rights & welfare, Birds, Dog use, Dogs, Feature Home Bottom, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Isles, Religion & philosophy, Training, United Kingdom, Uses of dogs, Wildlife Tagged With: Andy Knott, Eduardo Goncalves, Jason Endfield, Jordi Casamitjana, Lee Moon, Merritt Clifton, Peter Egan

Michael Garcia’s sadism did not begin with video of pit bull mix killing fawn

July 31, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Allowed pit bull mix to chase wildlife “every day”             LAS CRUCES, New Mexico––“Gus provided the best action at the end of the day.  Got his first big game kill!!” boasted Michael Garcia,  36,  of his pit bull mix on July 19,  2019. Gus attacked,  violently shook,  and eventually killed a spotted fawn.  The fawn […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Culture & Animals, Deer & other horned species, Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Hunted species, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Uses of dogs, Wildlife Tagged With: Clint Lockhart, Merritt Clifton, Michael Garcia, Rick Basagoitia, Steve Hindi

Earth Day dilemma: enviro agencies addicted to deadly chemicals

April 22, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Catherine de Medici might have considered wildlife poisoning schemes medieval Let me tell you about the birds and bees,  and the cats and the rats,  and the possums and the pigs,  and the chemical-addicted descendants of Catherine de Medici at USDA Wildlife Services,  Threatened Species Strategy of Australia,  and Zero Invasive Predators of New Zealand, […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal control, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Bees, Birds, Conservation, Dog use, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Habitat, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Killing contests, Laws & politics, Organizations, Politics, USA, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Catherine de Medici, Jo Pollard, Maggie Barry, Merritt Clifton, Will Harvie

Beavers gnaw way toward wolf, grizzly & economic recovery in the Cascades

July 18, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Future of logging,  hunting,  fishing & ranching region lies with nonlethal wildlife tourism             TWISP,  Washington––Vanishing salmon,  Washington’s worst wildfire roaring through the Methow River Valley in July 2014,  and flash floods that turned roads into rivers even before Finley Canyon stopped reeking of smoke and ash have brought beaver back to the Upper and […]

Filed Under: Cattle & dairy, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Deer & other horned species, Dog use, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Fur trapping, Habitat, Hooved stock, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, Native American beliefs, Predators, Racing, Religion & philosophy, Rodeo, Sheep & goats, Slaughter, Spectacles, USA, Wild horses, Wildlife Tagged With: Ann McCreary, Christopher Solomon, Joel Kretz, John Sirois, Lynda V. Mapes, Merritt Clifton, Paul Wagner, Rob Wielgus

Florida: Bashing the brains out of iguanas as alleged illegal aliens

March 14, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Iguanas were in Florida first––by 16 million years             FORT LAUDERDALE,  Florida––Bashing or shooting the brains out of iguanas essentially for the hell of it would be illegal almost anywhere if done to pets. Braining iguanas in the name of research,  however,  brought University of Florida wildlife biologist and research coordinator Jenny Ketterlin and 14 […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Caribbean, Central America, Conservation, Crocodilians, Dog use, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Feral animals, Habitat, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Land turtles, Marine life, Mexico, other, Other species, Reptile farming, Reptiles, The Americas, Turtles, Urban wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: A. Deans Peggs, Archie Carr, Craig Pittman, Esteban Payan, Jenny Ketterlin, Lewis Reynolds, Merritt Clifton, Susannah Bryan, Thomas Gennarelli, Walter Ralston, William T. Hornaday

Why the Second Amendment does not protect hunting animals

February 28, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

The only form of “hunting” that concerned the 2nd Amendment authors was catching fugitive slaves No part of the U.S. Constitution seems better known to hunters,  or is more vehemently defended by pro-hunting organizations,  than the single sentence that is the whole of the Second Amendment: “A well-regulated Militia being necessary to the security of […]

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

SHARK fights pigeon shooters where black man was hunted for sport

February 16, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Three drones shot down; pigeon shooters quit early EHRHARDT,  S.C. ––Losing three video drones to gunfire, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness (SHARK) nonetheless believes it won what might be termed the Third Battle of Broxton’s Bridge,  South Carolina. SHARK had apparently already delayed the start of a scheduled four-day,  six-station pigeon shoot by two days […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Birds, Birds, Captive animals, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dog use, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Humane history, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Killing contests, Religion & philosophy, Sports, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Broxton Bridge, G.D. "Jerry" Varn, John Belton O'Neall, John Lawrence Manning, Merritt Clifton, Steve Hindi, Stu Chaifetz, Thomas Motley, William Blackledge

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