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“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

Are protein-binging high meat diets eating vegan restaurants’ lunch?

April 5, 2026 By Merritt Clifton

Fried chicken,  pizza,  & burger joints,  and even steakhouses are also experiencing a shakeout  SEATTLE,  NEW YORK CITY,  ATLANTA,  OAKLAND–– “Seattle’s Wayward Cafe was always vegan,  then bought out by a new family,  and has now announced it is going carnist!” nationally recognized animal rights lawyer Adam Karp lamented to Facebook on March 18,  2026. […]

Filed Under: Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Horses & Farmed Animals, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Adam Karp, Alison Bagby, Merritt Clifton, Pinky Cole, Popeye's, Slutty Vegan

Lahaina rescuers win access but find few animals; pigs not to blame for fire

August 29, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Threat of lawsuit appears to concern officials more than the plight of animals marooned by the firestorm,  hundreds already rescued             LAHAINA, Maui, Hawaii––Eighteen days of animal rescuers battling bureaucracy to retrieve surviving animals from inside the Lahaina burn zone,  leveled by wildfire on August 8,  2023,  ended abruptly when Maui County announced that,  “As […]

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Excelsior Hog Farm protest leaders Soranno & Schafer get 30 days each

October 13, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Activist couple also get year on probation.  Factory farmers get apoplexy. ABBOTSFORD,  British Columbia,  Canada––Convicted by jury on July 12,  2022 on charges of breaking and entering and mischief for their part in exposing alleged animal abuse at the Excelsior Hog Farm in Abbotsford,  British Columbia in April 2019,  husband-and-wife vegan activists Nick Schafer and […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Canada, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Pigs, Religion & philosophy, The Americas, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Welfare Tagged With: Adam Karp, British Colombia SPCA, Calvin Binnendyk, Fritz Verhoeven, Merritt Clifton, Roy Sasano

Will a Washington court make Costco treat chickens better in Nebraska & Iowa?

June 19, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Two Costco shareholders sue the board of directors for allegedly violating humane laws              SEATTLE, Washington––Costco Wholesale Corporation,  better known as just Costco,  in 2016 introduced a novel strategy to wring profits out of the necks of chickens. Now Legal Impact for Chickens,  a recently formed San Francisco-based nonprofit,  is pursuing a novel legal strategy to […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Chickens, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Poultry, USA, Welfare Tagged With: Adam Karp, Krystil Smith, Leah Garcés, Leo E. Strine, Mercy for Animals, Merritt Clifton, National Chicken Council, Tyler Lobdell

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