Sentence raises questions & eyebrows HALLWOOD, Virginia––Who is William Custis Smith, 74, of Hallwood, Virginia, population 206, and why did he get away with just one day in jail, two years on probation, 50 hours of community service, and a fine of $9,800 for allegedly killing at least 20 bald eagles and other birds of […]
Behind the Alpha Genesis monkey “great escape” & recaptures
Forty-three rhesus macaques made a jailbreak, but then didn’t know where to go, or how YEMASSEE, North Carolina–– Eighteen of forty-three young female rhesus macaques who escaped on November 6, 2024 from an Alpha Genesis research colony in Yemassee, South Carolina remained at large through the Veterans Day weekend, but 25 had been recaptured. The […]
Biggest ever eagle poaching case: Travis Branson gets 46 months
Alleged partner in crime Simon Paul remains at large MISSOULA, Montana––Travis John Branson, 49, of Cusick, Washington, believed to have poached more than 3,600 bald eagles, golden eagles, and hawks of multiple species, was on October 31, 2024 sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen to serve 46 months in a U.S. federal penitentiary and […]
Accused Georgia bird trafficker allegedly holds “live pigeon shoot” in yard
Surgeon allegedly massacres birds both before & after they hatch CATAULA, Georgia––Orthopedic surgeon John Waldrop, 74, arraigned on October 16, 2023 for trafficking the eggs of endangered and threatened birds, is allegedly at this writing hosting a a “massive live pigeon shoot” at his home in Cataula, Georgia, according to Animal Wellness Action and […]
Snowmobile wolf lynching puts Wyoming, Idaho, & Montana on trial
Cody Roberts ran down wolf with snowmobile, tortured her in a bar, killed her, & bragged about it DANIEL, Wyoming––Not since the Ku Klux Klan-like lynching of 22-year-old gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Wayne Shepard, who on October 12, 1998 died in hospital six days after his crucifixion on barbed wire near Laramie, has […]
Crocodile tears in the monkey labs as Charles River suspends imports
Charles River is latest monkey supplier named in wild-caught macaque smuggling case BETHESDA, Maryland––Laboratory monkey users and investors in the laboratory monkey business are shedding crocodile tears to mass media about an alleged monkey shortage jeopardizing public health by delaying approval of new drugs and medical procedures. No less an authority than the National Institutes […]
Who shot pregnant harbor seals? Thomas Sewid encouraged it.
Seal hater even buys ammo for seal killers DINES POINT, Washington––Who apparently cruised along the east shore of Whidbey Island, Washington, shotgunning pregnant harbor seals on or about January 24, 2023 is as yet officially unknown. ANIMALS 24-7 spent much of January 26, 2023 examining the bloated, eagle-pecked remains of harbor seal victims, and […]
For Josh & Sarah Bowmar, it’s the fire next time they appear in court
Fined but no jail time in poaching-related plea bargain, truck-burning & cabin-burning cases still ahead OMAHA, Nebraska––Self-promoted online celebrity bowhunters and physical fitness gurus Josh and Sarah Bowmar on January 12, 2023 escaped jail time for misdemeanor conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act, which prohibits transportation of illegally obtained wildlife and wildlife parts across state […]
Celebrity bowhunters Josh & Sarah Bowmar cop a plea
Claim victory despite accepting penalties totaling $138,000 OMAHA, Nebraska––Charged in July 2020 with six counts each of violating the Lacey Act, the U.S. federal law prohibiting interstate wildlife offenses, self-promoted online celebrity bowhunters and physical fitness gurus Josh and Sarah Bowmar for more than two years squawked defiance. (See Celebrity bowhunters Josh & Sarah Bowmar […]
Big Cat Public Safety Act clears House again, heads toward passage
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 […]