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Pit bulls & the humane community

September 15, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Pit bulls & the humane community • Illinois pit bull fatality mirrors attack by HSUS rep Annie Hornish’s pit • Pit bull advocate Steffen Baldwin could get 81 years for killing dogs & fraud •  Pit bull suspected of killing Elisa Pilarski struck twice more in five days • Pit bull kills guest in home […]

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

  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 president Michael […]

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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