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A Traitor To His Species:  Henry Bergh & The Birth Of The Animal Rights Movement

November 16, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

by Ernest Freeberg 322 pages,  hardcover.  $30.00. Basic Books Hachette Book Group 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104 www.basicbooks.com Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Perhaps the first question to ask about a new biography of Henry Bergh,  of whom more than 50 have reputedly been written already,  with at least four close to […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Book & film reviews, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Disease, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Global, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Population control, Religion & philosophy, USA, Working horses, Zoos Tagged With: Carolyn Earle White, Diana Belais, Ernest Freeberg, George Angell, Henry Spira, Kit Burns, Merritt Clifton, P.T. Barnum, Thomas Edison

Charges against pigeon killer recall humane & labor movement landmarks

February 27, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Boys from Bridgeton were once in the movements’ vanguard          BRIDGETON,  NJ;  PHILADELPHIA,  PA––Cruelty charges have been filed against an unnamed 17-year-old Bridgeton,  New Jersey resident for allegedly torturing pigeons wounded in live pigeon shoots at the Philadelphia Gun Club by kicking the wounded birds and throwing rocks at them. Previous cases dismissed Filed by […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Birds, Birds, Captive animals, Cruelty & neglect, Feature Home Bottom, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Killing contests, Laws & politics, Religion & philosophy, USA, Wildlife, Working horses Tagged With: Carolyn Earle White, Cumberland Glass Works, Merritt Clifton, Philadelphia Gun Club, Samuel Gompers, SHARK, Steve Hindi, Stu Chaifetz

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