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“America’s rifle,” “America’s dog,” & some of America’s other most enduring fictions

August 17, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Promotions & defenses of the AR-15 and pit bulls are among “America’s big lies”             WASHINGTON D.C.;  KANAB, Utah––An AR-15,  as the world knows now,  dubbed  “America’s rifle,”  was on May 24,  2022 used yet again to massacre Americans,  this time 19 fourth graders and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde,  Texas. (See […]

Filed Under: Canada, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Hunting & trapping, Laws & politics, The Americas, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: America's cup, AR-15, Best Friends Animal Society, Mary Pickford, Merritt Clifton, Newtown, pit bull, Uvalde

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

Best Friends wants you pay more for insurance to subsidize pit bulls

January 28, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Why laws forcing insurers to cover pit bulls, Rottweilers, et al are literally no skin off the insurance industry’s buttocks             ALBANY,  New York;  PHOENIX,  Arizona;  RENO, Nevada––New York and Nevada state laws have since the beginning of 2022 required every homeowner and renter to subsidize the few who keep pit bulls by prohibiting insurance […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, USA Tagged With: Best Friends Animal Society, Kenneth Phillips, Merritt Clifton, Rottweiler

Public shelters: refuge for animals or not?

December 30, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

by Wendolyn Aragon,  president,  Pet Assistance Foundation Soon after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. nearly two years ago,  in 2020,  most U.S. animal shelters adopted some variation of managed admissions,  an approach long promoted by the “no kill” movement,  only admitting animals in need of emergency care. This was concerning, since it was breeding […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cats, Cruelty & neglect, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Laws & politics, Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Spay/neuter, Street dogs, USA Tagged With: 90% live release rate, Austin Pets Alive, Best Friends Animal Society, Pet Assistance Foundation, RTF, TNR

$20.8 million jury award for California dog attack

July 31, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Retired police dog chased mail carrier before killing man,  mauling woman             EXETER, California––A San Luis Obispo County jury on July 28,  2021 awarded $7 million to Rachel,  Sarah,  and Steven Fear,  the adult survivors of December 2016 dog attack victim David Fear,   plus $13.8 million to David Fear’s former neighbor,  Betty Long,  who was […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Alex Geiger, Best Friends Animal Society, Betty Long, David Fear, Kenneth Phillips, Merritt Clifton, Phyllis Daugherty

Pit bulls & the humane community

September 15, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Pit bulls & the humane community • No-kill drive leaves TN county with no shelter & as many strays as ever • 15 years ago Michael Vick’s pit bulls killed the humane movement • Pit bull star of 100+ Abandoned Dogs of Everglades Florida kills volunteer • “Rescuer” Heidi Lueders acquitted of allegedly starving five […]

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

What to call cats,  & why it matters: evolving terms

June 17, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

  Part 1 of a four-part series.  See also: “Vagrant” or “feral” cats;  Feral cats & street dogs;  and “Community cats” vs. community health. Some of the hottest discussion at the upcoming AR 2016 national animal rights conference in Los Angeles,  coming up July 7-10,  is expected to pertain to neuter/return of feral cats,  with good […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Cats, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Feral animals, Feral cats, Shelters, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Becky Robinson, Best Friends Animal Society, Louise Holton, Merritt Clifton

HSUS & Best Friends throw puppy mill pups to pit bulls

May 21, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Pit bull-pushing legislation in Arizona undoes ban on selling puppy mill pups          PHOENIX,  Arizona––Losing six spring 2016 attempts to ban at the state level breed-specific local ordinances meant to protect the public and other pets from pit bull attacks,  the Best Friends Animal Society on May 19,  2016 won a ban on breed-specific legislation […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Breeding, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: AKC, American Kennel Club, Best Friends Animal Society, Ledy Van Kavage, Merritt Clifton, Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, PIJAC, United Kennel Club, Wayne Pacelle

L.A. shelter deal transfers cash crunch to Best Friends

January 1, 2012 By Merritt Clifton

  LOS ANGELES–“There is progress in Los Angeles!” exulted City of Los Angeles Animal Services general manager Brenda Barnette on January  5,  2012,  anticipating the imminent transition of the idle Northeast Animal Care Center from a costly liability to an operating asset,  run by the Best Friends Animal Society. “The contract between the city and […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Cats, Dogs & Cats, Feral cats, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Best Friends Animal Society, Brenda Barnette

Hurricane Katrina & Rita rescuers shift gears from rescue & reunion to rehoming

December 27, 2005 By Merritt Clifton

Holding periods expired NEW ORLEANS––All animals rescued from the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita became eligible for adoption on December 15,  2005,  following the expiration of the last mandatory holding periods prescribed by the Louisiana and Mississippi state veterinarians. “We’re setting up two new rescue centers,  in New Orleans and Gulfport,”  Best Friends Animal Society […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Sanctuaries, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Best Friends Animal Society, Helen Woodward Animal Center, Hurricane Katrina, Petfinder

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