If dogs are considered family members, the majority of pit bull attacks fit the dictionary definition of “domestic violence’ SACRAMENTO, California––“More than 174 generous souls helped us raise $11,773 for the ‘Red Rover Relief Safe Escape grant program’ during ‘Domestic Violence Awareness Month,’” Red Rover president and chief executive Katie Campbell announced on November 1, […]
Karen Davis, Ph.D., United Poultry Concerns founder, dead at 79
Karen Davis was a frequent ANIMALS 24-7 guest columnist & commentator MACHIPONGO, Virginia––United Poultry Concerns founder Karen Davis, or Karen Davis, PhD., as she always signed her writings, “passed away peacefully on the morning of November 4, 2023 at the United Poultry Concerns sanctuary, surrounded by her beloved birds,” the organization announced, pledging to “continue […]
Vernon Weir: “This man loved his family and animals with all of his heart!”
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 […]
Arun Rangsi, 39, “heart gibbon” of IPPL founder Shirley McGreal
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 […]
HSUS bails out of humane education; ASPCA & AHA already did
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 […]
Robert “Bob” King Hillman, 71
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 […]
Ted Crail, 85, for 25 years vice president of the Animal Protection Institute
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 […]
Animal rights movement pioneer Belton Mouras, 90
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 […]