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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

Why was a dog-killing trap set in a park? What was the dog’s life worth?

October 29, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Indiana case considers both the value of a dog and the legality of fur trapping in a public recreation area VERSAILLES,  Indiana––Acting for plaintiff Melodie Liddle,  whose dog Copper was killed in 2011 by a Conibear trap at Versailles State Park,  Indiana,  Center for Wildlife Ethics cofounder and attorney Laura M. Nirenberg on October 16,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Fur trapping, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Bob Monyak, Eliabeth Monyak, Judge Timothy Oakes, Justice Hugh Thompson, Laura M. Nirenberg, Melodie Liddle, Merritt Clifton

Payments for predation losses spark alleged attempts to get away with murder

July 10, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Schemes meant to save lives may be “gamed” for profit          PILIBHIT, India;  MADISON,  Wisconsin;  KALAMAZOO,  Michigan––As many as seven alleged murders in the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve of northern India,  near the border of Nepal,  may help to spotlight a fatal flaw in schemes to pay compensation for wildlife depredation,  already evident in the U.S. […]

Filed Under: Asia/Pacific, Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Cattle & dairy, Conservation, Cultural, Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Donkeys, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, India, Indian subcontinent, Laws, Predators, Sheep & goats, Tigers, Uses of dogs, Wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: John Barnes, John Koski, Kalim Athar, Keshav Agarwal, Merritt Clifton

Boerboel dogs: “bull-biters” became symbols of apartheid

May 13, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

North Carolina breeder killed by one of her own “Beloved Boerboels”          ASHEVILLE,  North Carolina;  DURBAN,  South Africa––Buncombe County Animal Services on May 1,  2017 removed five boerboel dogs and a Great Pyranees from the home of Jane Marie Egle,  59,  after shooting a sixth boerboel who had fatally mauled Egle. Relocating to the Asheville […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African species, Animal control, Animal organizations, Breeding, Dog attacks, Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Shelters, South Africa, Sub-Saharan, USA, Wildlife, Zambia Tagged With: Jan van Riebeeck, Jane Marie Egle, Kim Brophey, Merritt Clifton, Shantel Pillay

“Coon hunt” fundraiser may be seen as racist, frets St. Jude hospital

March 5, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Wants to change name but not disassociate from “World’s Largest Coon Hunt”          MEMPHIS,  Tennessee––Unfazed by 28 years of protest against the cruelty to animals involved in the now-41-year-old Decatur County World’s Largest Coon Hunt,  an annual benefit for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital of Memphis,  the hospital may at last disassociate itself from […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Captive animals, Culture & Animals, Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Fur trapping, Humane history, Hunted species, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Killing contests, Other animal fighting, Rabies, Religion & philosophy, Training, Urban wildlife, USA, Uses of dogs, Wildlife Tagged With: Danny Thomas, Marc Bekoff, Marlo Thomas, Merritt Clifton, Nelda Pritchard, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, World's Largest Coon Hunt

A win for wolves in Michigan, but a loss for bears in Maine

November 5, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

55% of Michigan voters reject wolf hunting season  LANSING,  Michigan;  AUGUSTA,  Maine––Ballot initiative campaigns heavily funded by the Humane Society Legislative Fund arm of the Humane Society of the U.S. won symbolic and temporary protection for wolves in Michigan on November 4,  2014,  but failed to protect bears in Maine.         Blogged HSUS president Wayne Pacelle in […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Dog use, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, Predators, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: HSUS, Humane Society Legislative Fund, Merritt Clifton, Wayne Pacelle

Baiting bears & a governor in Maine and New Jersey

October 23, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

AUGUSTA, Maine; TRENTON, New Jersey––Asking Maine voters to abolish baiting bears by ballot initiative on November 4, 2014, the Humane Society of the U.S. appears to be taking the politically most ambitious approach to the issue, but Friends of Animals on October 22, 2014 introduced the most attention-grabbing tactic. Vegan donuts Announced FoA campaign director […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Dog use, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Laws & politics, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Bears, Chris Christie, Friends of Animals, HSUS, Merritt Clifton

Louisiana House says “fox pen hunting is part of the folklife heritage of the state, and as such, should be preserved”

May 17, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

Chase pen fox, coyote, and raccoon hunting resemble dogfighting more than hunting             BATON ROUGE, Louisiana––The Louisiana House of Representatives on May 12, 2014 voted 68-16 in favor of a bill that declares “fox pen hunting is part of the folklife heritage of the state and, as such, should be preserved in order to help […]

Filed Under: Captive animals, Dog use, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Hunting, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Uses of dogs, Wildlife Tagged With: chase pens, Louisiana, Merritt Clifton, rabies

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