Spay/neuter & vaccination success reduce rabies to the vanishing point just a year after emergency quarantine BANGKOK, Thailand––Good news for both dogs and humans in Thailand, and for visitors to Thailand, came between the lines of bad news from the Bangkok-based “sustainability hub” Khaosod English on September 12, 2026. The bad news was that a […]
Tommy was a good dog today: the heartbreak of behavioral euthanasia
by Beth Clifton We made the difficult but necessary decision to end Tommy’s eight-year life today. This morning Tommy woke up hungry and happy. That boy could eat! Tommy was a mix, but definitely had Great Dane and hound in him. Two veterinary clinics we visited with him agreed that he weighed just over 100 […]
When others looked away, ANIMALS 24-7 looked at the evidence
ANIMALS 24-7 does not usually blow our own horns like this when someone says something nice about us, but this public response from Amy Dickens of The Wild Truth, below, is so nice that we felt it should be shared with our readers & donors, who make our work possible: When Others Looked Away, ANIMALS […]
Warren Cox: Dean of U.S. humane work
“Everything” about Warren Cox A few weeks ago Warren Cox called, while my wife Beth and I were putting up cat climbing ramps and resting boards in our new back porch “catio,” and asked if we could put together “everything” we had written about him into a little booklet, so that he could show his […]
Photos posted just before “Big Lick” barn fire illustrated multiple hazards
“This disaster was preventable and shows why the Big Lick needs to end,” says Citizens Against Big Lick. SEAGROVE, North Carolina––Only minutes after ANIMALS 24-7 posted Year of the Fire Horse arrives early, hits “Big Lickers” in North Carolina, our initial coverage of the Callicutt Stables barn fire that on February 15, 2026 killed 36 […]
Hoarding: how animal shelters create the crisis they claim to solve, by Ed Boks
Why managed intake without prevention breeds rescue hoarding, warehousing, and predictable animal suffering. This ANIMALS 24-7 guest column originally appeared as the January 26, 2026 installment of author Ed Boks’ own blog, Animal Politics with Ed Boks. Boks may be reached at animalpolitics8@gmail.com. Ed Boks’ resumé in animal welfare includes having headed the animal control […]
When dog attack data are ignored, by Ed Boks
Understanding severe dog attack injuries and institutional failures Ed Boks’ resumé in animal welfare includes having headed the animal control departments in Maricopa County, Arizona; New York City; Los Angeles; and Yavapai County, Arizona, plus the Spokane Humane Society. When Dog Attack Data Are Ignored: Understanding Severe Injuries and Institutional Failures originally appeared as an […]
How Sharon Pincott survived Zimbabwe with the Presidential Elephants
All The President’s Elephants 52 minutes. Free view at: https://stirr.com/movies/5831/all-the-president-s-elephants Reviewed by Beth Clifton Upset by alleged land grabs and poaching involving people well-connected within the Robert Mugabe government, Australian elephant researcher Sharon Pincott on April 16, 2014 e-mailed to ANIMALS 24-7 that she was reluctantly leaving Zimbabwe, giving up a 13-year effort to protect the herd […]
Bimbo the bread-selling bear caught at a 4th of July weekend cockfight
Finding Mexican bimbos at cockfights is no surprise, but finding this particular Bimbo at a cockfight was KAUFMAN, Texas––Why was Bimbo, the globally known bread-selling bear, at a July 5, 2025 cockfight near Kaufman, Texas? Droning five cockfights in three states between June 28, 2025 and July 5, 2025, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK] […]
Titus County, TX sheriffs didn’t raid Facebook friends’ alleged cockfight
Alleged cockfight host has gamecock as his profile picture MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas––Alleged collusion between cockfighters and law enforcement rarely looks more brazen than on March 15, 2025, 80 miles east of Dallas. “Local Law Enforcement Allows Massive Assembly of Cockfighters to Escape After Animal Wellness Groups Uncover and Document Fighting Derby in Progress in Titus […]