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Alleged cockfighters who attacked Steve Hindi identified by ANIMALS 24-7 and tipster

January 6, 2021 By Merritt Clifton 16 Comments

New suspect named Suspects were videotaped in the act of committing an array of apparent state,  local,  and federal offenses.             WATERLOO, Ohio––Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK] at 9:35 a.m. west coast time on January 5,  2021 posted video of alleged cockfighters violently assaulting SHARK founder Steve Hindi two days earlier,  destroying SHARK equipment, […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Chickens, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Poultry, USA Tagged With: Beth Clifton, James V. “Bubba” Newcom II, Merritt Clifton, Newcomb Game Farm, Ohio Game Bird Association, Rebecca “Becki” Newcomb, Scott Aldridge, Shannon L. Clark, Steve Hindi

2020 began & ended with pit bulls killing babies in Dayton, Ohio

January 3, 2021 By Merritt Clifton 9 Comments

Raelynn Larrison death on New Year’s Eve warrants further in-depth investigation             DAYTON, Ohio––The year 2020 ended as it began in Dayton,  Ohio,  with a pit bull killing the four-month-old daughter of a mother with drug issues while a parent slept nearby. The differences between the December 31,  2020 death of Raelynn Larrison,  to date […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, USA Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Mark Kumpf, Merritt Clifton, Raelynn Larrison, Rob Larrison, Rob Oliver Closeoff, Samantha Slaven

Why did the ASPCA pres get $852,231, while we got $9.70 an hour?

December 25, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

We are NOT the ASPCA!!! This is an exposé (and appeal) that Beth & I really did not want to have to write,  but one of our faithful & reliable donors of $8.00 per month persuaded us that we had to –– because donors like her,  for the most part,  are paying not only for […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Editorials, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Opinions & Letters, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Ann Landers, Beth Clifton, Cleveland Amory, Fred Myer, Henry Spira, Matthew Bershadker, Merritt Clifton

“My Octopus Teacher” meets the Kraken

November 25, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Or, “The Call of the Wild” underwater My Octopus Teacher,  a 2020 Netflix Original documentary,  directed by Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed,  might already be the most watched and talked about cephalopod drama since Kirk Douglas fought the giant squid in the 1954 Walt Disney epic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,  based on the 1870 […]

Filed Under: Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Marine life, Other species, Wildlife Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Craig Foster, Jack London, James Reed, Jules Verne, Merritt Clifton, Pippa Erlich

Can killing an animal be compensated for by the creation of a new animal?

November 6, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

by Karen Davis, PhD, president, United Poultry Concerns (with afterword by Merritt & Beth Clifton) There is a line of thought in moral philosophy that says “yes” to killing an animal,  so long as the animal lived a pleasant life and the method used to kill the animal is humane – quick and painless. This […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Book & film reviews, Chickens, Culture & Animals, Editorials, Feature Home Bottom, Feature Home Top, Food, Meat issues, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Carol Adams, Karen Davis, Merritt Clifton, Patty Mark, Peter Singer

Hawaii infant death shows why pit bulls are banned from military housing

October 22, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Schofield Barracks attack comes as Congress considers ending breed-specific base housing policies HONOLULU, Hawaii––Strapped into her car seat,  and too young to try to escape or fight back,  a four-month-old baby girl died from canine head bites at her home on Hall Street, Schofield Barracks,  at about five p.m. on October 14,  2020. Though the […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, USA Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Crisencio Aliado, Luana Moniz, Merritt Clifton, Schofield Barracks, Truston Heart Liddle, Tyran Moniz-Hilderbrand

Thank you for never forgetting us!!!

October 15, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Dear friends & readers: Thank you for never forgetting us!!! Six months ago, when COVID-19 collapsed the world economy, especially for animal charities, Beth & I wondered how ANIMALS 24-7 would get through the spring, let alone the summer, when donations usually fall off, and then the late summer “disaster season,” when wildfires and hurricanes […]

Filed Under: Editorials, Feature Home Bottom, Opinions & Letters Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Merritt Clifton

Homeless man led through Galveston by mounted cops sues for $1 million

October 11, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Videotaped incident shocked the world, including former mounted police officer Beth Clifton of ANIMALS 24-7 GALVESTON, Texas––Donald Neely,  43,  a homeless black man with acknowledged mental health issues,  who was on August 3,  2019 handcuffed by two mounted police officers,  clipped to a rope with a noose at the other end,  and led eight blocks […]

Filed Under: Feature Home Bottom, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Working horses Tagged With: Amanda Smith, Beth Clifton, Donald Neely, Merritt Clifton, Patrick Brosch, Vernon Hale III

Dog over cliff: Buster’s big scare

October 1, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Springer spaniel never learned to “Look before you leap”             GREENBANK, Washington––Seven Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue and South Whidbey Fire/Emergency Medical Services vehicles converging on a house about a mile south of ANIMALS 24-7 at around 3:30 p.m. on September 30,  2020 created an irresistible distraction from completing and posting a news article––especially […]

Filed Under: Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Central Whidbey Island Fire & Rescue, Merritt Clifton, South Whidbey Fire/Emergency Medical Services

ANIMALS 24-7 resigns from the Society of Environmental Journalists

September 5, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Our commitment to environmental journalism continues Upon posting our resignation letter to the Society of Environmental Journalists listserv earlier tonight,  September 4,  2020,  Beth & I became aware that ANIMALS 24-7 appears to reach more environmental journalists,  especially on animal-related news beats,  than does the SEJ listserv itself. ANIMALS 24-7 certainly reaches a much more […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, China, Culture & Animals, Editorials, Feature Home Bottom, Opinions & Letters, USA Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Carroll Cox, Jim Detjen, Merritt Clifton, Michael Rivlin, SEJ

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