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How “Quality of Mercy” Swallowed the humane movement (part 1)

December 19, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Effects of 1963 rewrite of history are still felt (See also Quality of Mercy, Part 2) Animal Welfare Institute founder Christine Stevens (1918-2002),  introduced as Mrs. Roger Stevens,  and National Humane Education Society founder Anna Briggs (1910-2011),  introduced as Catherine Briggs,  were probably the last people alive who were noted as humane movement leaders by […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Anna Briggs, Christine Stevens, Diana Belais, Eric H. Hansen, Merritt Clifton, William Alan Swallow

NIH discontinues funding studies on “random source” dogs

October 4, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

Quit funding random source cat studies in 2012 WASHINGTON D.C.––The National Institutes of Health on October 1, 2014 discontinued funding experiments using dogs obtained from “random sources,” meaning pounds, other animal shelters, and bunchers commonly called “Class B dealers.” The NIH cessation of funding for research “is in response to a 2009 National Academy of […]

Filed Under: Dogs & cats lab animals, Lab animals, Regulation, Science Tagged With: Ann Cottrell Free, Christine Stevens, Helen Jones, NIH, pound seizure

Humane Society of the U.S. & codefendants pay Ringling Bros. circus $15.75 million

May 16, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

Settlement cases stemming from a lawsuit brought against Ringling over the care of elephants            WASHINGTON D.C.––The Humane Society of the U.S. and codefendants “have paid Feld Entertainment, Inc., the parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, $15.75 million to settle cases stemming from a lawsuit they brought against Ringling over the […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Circuses, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Spectacles, USA Tagged With: Christine Stevens, Ed Sayres, Merritt Clifton, Wayne Pacelle

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