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Vernon Weir: “This man loved his family and animals with all of his heart!”

December 23, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Quiet right-hand man for 40-plus years to legends Belton Mouras,  Gretchen Wyler,  & Tippi Hedren Vernon Weir,  74,  died from a stroke on December 6,  2021. Born on March 8, 1947,  Weir attended Normandy Senior High School in St. Louis,  Missouri,  then earned a B.A. in political science and government from the University of Missouri […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Religion & philosophy, Sanctuaries, Screen industry, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: American Sanctuary Association, Animal Protection Institute, Belton Mouras, Genesis Awards, Gretchen Wyler, Merritt Clifton, Tippi Hedren, Wally Swett

Arun Rangsi, 39, “heart gibbon” of IPPL founder Shirley McGreal

December 23, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Arun Rangsi was living link to IPPL origins             SUMMERVILLE,  South Carolina––“The International Primate Protection League is devastated to report the loss of our first lab gibbon, Arun Rangsi,  who was also my ‘heart gibbon,’”  IPPL founder Shirley McGreal posted to social media. Arun Rangsi was a living link to IPPL cofounder Ardith Eudey,  Ph.D.,  a […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Asian religions, Buddhism, Chimps & other primates, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Lab animals, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (animals), Poaching & trafficking, Religion & philosophy, Sanctuaries, Science, Southeast Asia, Thailand, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Ardith Eudey, Belton Mouras, Bo Petersen, Jan Moor-Jankowski, Merritt Clifton, Shirley McGreal, Vernon Weir

HSUS bails out of humane education; ASPCA & AHA already did

April 20, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

A bear market for humane ed? (See also “We face a humane education crisis!” says HSUS historian Unti.)          SEATTLE,  Washington––The Humane Society of the United States on April 19,  2017 confirmed the long-rumored exit of the organization from humane education. After publication of the June/July 2017 edition,  the Humane Society of the U.S. said in […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Culture & Animals, Humane history, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Akbar the Great, Belton Mouras, Bernard Unti, Merritt Clifton, Stephanie Itle-Clark

Robert “Bob” King Hillman, 71

May 6, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Cowboy turned humane investigator had a long,  wild ride          Robert “Bob” King Hillman,  71,  an often controversial humane professional for more than 39 years,  died on January 30,  2016 at his home in Henderson,  Nevada,  six weeks before what would have been the 46th anniversary of his marriage to Peggy Casper Hillman. “My dad […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Top, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Population control, Population control, Racing, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Urban wildlife, USA, Wild horses, Wildlife Tagged With: Belton Mouras, Merritt Clifton, Peggy Casper Hillman, Phil Arkow, Robert Hillman, Sharon Harmon, Warren Cox

Ted Crail, 85, for 25 years vice president of the Animal Protection Institute

May 27, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

            Ted Lee Crail, 85, longtime vice president of creative affairs for the Animal Protection Institute, died on April 16, 2014 in Kalispell, Montana. Born in Wolf Point, Montana, Crail spent most of his childhood in Kalispell, and returned there in 2006 with his companion Maria Arnold, whom he married on February 10, 2014. His […]

Filed Under: Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human) Tagged With: Animal Protection Institute, Belton Mouras, Ted Crail

Animal rights movement pioneer Belton Mouras, 90

May 24, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

Began with raccoon rescues Belton Paul Mouras, 90, died on May 14, 2014 at his home in Sacramento, California.   The son of a disabled sharecropper from the Louisiana bayou country, Belton Mouras spoke only Cajun French until he started school at age eight. While other boys of the time and place trapped and hunted, Mouras […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), USA Tagged With: Animal Protection Institute, Belton Mouras, Red Rover, Summit for the Animals, United Animal Nations

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