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New York City confronts guinea pigs; pit bulls continue to run amok

April 12, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Call it “Guinea pig overpopulation prevention week” NEW YORK CITY––“The bill to ban the sale of guinea pigs in NYC pet stores, has passed with a vote of 42-7 in the New York City Council!” exulted Voters for Animal Rights president Allie Taylor on the morning of April 11,  2023. “It may seem like a […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, USA Tagged With: Allie Taylor, Animal Care Centers of New York City, ASPCA, Diana Ayala, Lynn Schulman, Merritt Clifton, Voters for Animal Rights

Weary (and wary) rescuers decry dangerous dogs, yet never say “pit bull”

March 17, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Statements otherwise echo decades of warnings from ANIMALS 24-7             DETROIT, Michigan––Kristina Millman-Rinaldi,  who in 2011 founded Detroit Dog Rescue, billed as “Detroit’s first no-kill shelter,”  rattled the overlapping “no kill” and “rescue” worlds on March 12,  2022 by posting to Facebook a critique of the prevailing “no kill” and “rescue” philosophy strikingly similar in […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Breeding, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: ASPCA, Best Friends Animal Society, Diane Orenchuk, Humane Society of the U.S., Kristine Millman-Rinaldi, Maddie's Fund, Mark Kumpf, Merritt Clifton

And right on cue, here come the parasites, by Steve Hindi

March 4, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

“Parasites will be parasites.” Everyone at Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK] and the Humane Farming Association knew it would happen,  because parasites will be parasites. It wasn’t a matter of “if,”  it was just a matter of “when,”  and “when” did not take long.  But even though it was anticipated,  when it happened it […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Chickens, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & standards, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Animal Wellness Action, ASPCA, cockfighting, HSUS, PETA, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, Wayne Pacelle, Whitesburg

The Quad State Tornado: 80,000 chickens took the biggest hit

December 13, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Help was mostly just a few miles––or blocks––from the tornado path             LITTLE ROCK,  LOUISVILLE,  MEMPHIS,  NASHVILLE,  ST. LOUIS––Major national charities are putting in their inevitable fundraising photo-ops,  but major animal rescue deployments are not expected––or wanted by most local humane societies and animal control agencies––in response to tornadoes that ripped through parts of Mississippi,  […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Disasters, Feature Home Bottom, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Animal Rescue Corps, Ark R.A.I.N. Wildlife Sanctuary, ASPCA, Daniel Boone, HSUS, Mayfield-Graves County Animal Shelter, Merritt Clifton

The ASPCA, HSUS, PETA et al ignore the Omak Suicide Race. Why?!

August 11, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

by Steve Hindi,  founder,  Showing Animals Respect & Kindness Showing Animals Respect & Kindness,  SHARK for short,  conducted our first rodeo investigation conducted in Wauconda,  Illinois,  in 1993. Our latest investigation concluded in Cheyenne, Wyoming,  on July 31 of this year––less than two weeks ago. In between we have exposed the cruelty of hundreds of […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Religion & philosophy, Rodeo, Spectacles, USA Tagged With: ASPCA, HSUS, Omak Suicide Race, PETA, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, Steve Hindi

Fundraising turf war brings California groups’ complaint against the ASPCA

August 4, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Lawsuit alleged “unfair and deceptive fundraising” EL CERRITO, California––Alleging “unfair and deceptive fundraising practices which harm local humane societies and SPCAs,”  the State Humane Association of California on May 3, 2011 filed a complaint against the American SPCA with the California Office of the Attorney General. The complaint was dropped after the Better Business Bureau […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, USA Tagged With: ASPCA, Carter Luke, Ed Sayres, Erica Gaudet Hughes, Ken White, Merritt Clifton, MSPCA

Pit bulls & the humane community

September 15, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Pit bulls & the humane community • “Flesh & blood scattered everywhere”: Dog Bite Prevention Week 2023 • Dog Bite Prevention Week 2023: stiletto heels in mud, blood, & dog poop • Pit bulls kill would-be rescuer in Detroit & two-year-old in Maryland • No-kill drive leaves TN county with no shelter & as many strays […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Asheville Humane Society, ASPCA, Best Friends Animal Society, Humane Society of the U.S., Merritt Clifton, Wayne Pacelle

Pit bulls & public safety

December 23, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Pit bulls & public safety • Does not acknowledging a fatal pit bull attack mean it did not happen? • “Flesh & blood scattered everywhere”: Dog Bite Prevention Week 2023 • Woman killed by pit bulls where cockfighters appear to own the law • Dog Bite Prevention Week 2023: stiletto heels in mud, blood, & dog poop • Pit bull […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Breeding, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Albuquerque Animal Services, Asheville Humane Society, ASPCA, J. Thomas Beasley, Merritt Clifton, SAFER test, San Antonio Animal Services, Stamford Animal Shelter

Pit bull liability

December 23, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Pit bull liability • Courts reject suing landlords for attacks by dogs kept by indigent tenants • “Stand your ground” fails in both iguana case & pit bull attacks • Dog Bite Prevention Week: payouts for dog attacks up 21% in three years • Hero of pit bull attack paid much higher price than convicted […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dog health, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: ASPCA, Dog Bite Prevention Week, Merritt Clifton, PetSmart Charities, SAFER test

Did ASPCA discover certifying SAFER dog screening might be dangerous?

December 4, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

Or at least cost them a lot of money?          NEW YORK CITY–– “Effective immediately,  the ASPCA will be discontinuing the certification process for SAFER (Safety Assessment to Evaluate Re-homing),”  the American SPCA announced on December 2,  2015 via the ASPCApro blog distributed to shelter workers. The abrupt end to certifying SAFER test-givers appears to […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, USA Tagged With: ASPCA, Emily Weiss, Matt Bershadker, Merritt Clifton, SAFER test

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