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Syed Abulbar Rizvi,  92,  linked Islamic & western animal advocacy

February 23, 2026 By Merritt Clifton

Syed Rizvi,  a founding member of PETA,  also founded Engineers & Scientists for Animal Rights Syed Abulbar Rizvi,  92,  founder of Engineers & Scientists for Animal Rights,  a longtime leading link between the animal advocacy communities of Pakistan and those of the west,  and a leading voice for animals within Islam,  died in his sleep […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Beliefs, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Indian subcontinent, Islam, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Pakistan, Religion & philosophy, Science, USA, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Al-Hafiz Basheer Ahmad Masri, I.M. Kathio, Ingrid Newkirk, Mahera Omar, Merritt Clifton, Parvez Musharraf, Vaqar Raees, Wamiqq Jawaid

When the cats are away, will vivisectors play more hell with rats & mice?

June 10, 2025 By Merritt Clifton

White Coat Waste Project “lays waste” to cat experiments,  but are buildings & equipment still in use on other species? WASHINGTON D.C.––U.S. Navy Secretary John C. Phelan on May 27,  2025 announced that,  “Today it gives me great pleasure to terminate all Department of the Navy testing on cats and dogs,  ending these inhumane practices […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Animal sentience & intelligence, Breeding, Cats, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats lab animals, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Mice & rats, Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Science, USA Tagged With: Anthony Bellotti, Hans Ruesch, Henry Spira, Ingrid Newkirk, John C. Phelan, Laura Loomer, Merritt Clifton, White Coat Waste Project

HFA joins PETA in denouncing Global Animal Partnership credibility GAP

November 3, 2024 By Merritt Clifton

The gap between what Whole Foods Markets customers think GAP means & what it really does mean echoes the gap between what “Whole Foods Markets” voters believe & what founder John Mackey espouses             SAN RAFAEL,  California––The Humane Farming Association on November 1,  2024 joined People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals in appealing for […]

Filed Under: Chickens, Culture & Animals, Eggs, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Poultry, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Cracker Barrel, Donald Trump, Ingrid Newkirk, John Mackey, Merritt Clifton, Whole Foods Markets

PETA urges HSUS, ASPCA, & CIWF to quit “Global Animal Partnership”

September 20, 2024 By Merritt Clifton

PETA breaks with policy of not criticizing other animal advocates over “endorsement of  deceptive ‘humane’ meat, egg, and dairy certification” WASHINGTON D.C.––People for the Ethical Treatment [PETA] rarely kicks the butts of other animal advocacy organizations,  no matter how self-serving,  corrupt,  hypocritical,  or just plain incompetent,  but since September 5, 2024 has made a public […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Cattle & dairy, Chickens, Culture & Animals, Eggs, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Hooved stock, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & standards, Meat issues, Poultry, USA Tagged With: ASPCA, CIWF, HSUS, Ingrid Newkirk, John Mackey, Merritt Clifton, Whole Foods Markets

Karen Davis, Ph.D., United Poultry Concerns founder, dead at 79

November 8, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Karen Davis was a frequent ANIMALS 24-7 guest columnist & commentator MACHIPONGO, Virginia––United Poultry Concerns founder Karen Davis,  or Karen Davis, PhD.,  as she always signed her writings,  “passed away peacefully on the morning of November 4,  2023 at the United Poultry Concerns sanctuary,  surrounded by her beloved birds,”  the organization announced,  pledging to “continue […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Book & film reviews, Chickens, Culture & Animals, Disease, Ducks & geese, Eggs, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Fish, Food, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Insects, Laws & standards, Live markets, Marine life, Meat issues, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Poultry, Religion & philosophy, Slaughter, Slaughter, Turkeys, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans, Welfare Tagged With: Alex Hershaft, Belton Mouras, Brian Davies, Frank Perdue, Henry Spira, Ingrid Newkirk, Jim Mason, Merritt Clifton, Peter Singer, Steve Hindi

More predators in animal charity than remain in the wild

January 24, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

by Steve Hindi,  founder,  Showing Animals Respect & Kindness Predation,  parasitism,  fraud and outright theft are enormous problems in the animal protection industry that even a 90-day wormer cannot fix. ANIMALS 24-7 in George Santos was a small-timer among animal charity scammers,  and in a wealth of previous exposés,  has unfortunately barely rippled the scum […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Feature Home Top, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Alex Pacheco, Beth Clifton, George Santos, Ingrid Newkirk, Merritt Clifton, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, Steve Hindi, Will Potter

Fauci “smoking gun” points toward White Coat Waste Project

July 6, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Experiments on dogs were considered,  but rodents were used instead,  which would be no “victory” even if White Coat Waste Project influenced the decision NORTH BETHESDA,  Maryland­­––The right-leaning anti-vivisection organization White Coat Waste Project has finally produced a “smoking gun” document in which National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases chief Anthony Fauci,  81,  discusses […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats lab animals, Feature Home Bottom, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Mice & rats, Religion & philosophy, Research & testing, Science, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Anthony Bellotti, Anthony Fauci, Ingrid Newkirk, Joni K. Ernst, Justin Goodman, Merritt Clifton, National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases

Big group bullies––like PETA––are stealing the animals’ lunch

January 2, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

by Steve Hindi,  founder,  Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK] As we head into 2022, I’d like to raise an issue––bullying––that has been a persistent problem in the animal advocacy cause.  You might not think that bullying would be an issue in the realm of animal protection,  but it is,  and has been for a […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Religion & philosophy, Southeast Asia, Thailand, USA, Zoos Tagged With: Alex Pacheco, Ingrid Newkirk, Save Elephant Foundation, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, Steve Hindi, Wildlife Friends Foundation

The animal rights movement is divided on abortion, by Vasu Murti

December 18, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Even PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk admits “We’re divided” The long-awaited introduction of RU-486-based contraceptive dog and cat food has been delayed for at least 36 years,  and may have been permanently forestalled by the use of RU-486 as Mifrepristone,  the drug used to medically induce abortion,  as ANIMALS 24-7 recently detailed in What RU-486 means […]

Filed Under: Animal rights & welfare, Asian religions, Beliefs, Christianity, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Food security, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Judaism, Meat issues, Religion & philosophy, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Andrew Linzey, Cesar Chavez, Charles Camosy, Dennis Kucinich, Dick Gregory, Frank Hoffman, Ingrid Newkirk, James Dawson, Kristen Day, Mary Eberstadt

Anti-vivisectionism goes to the dogs

March 21, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Or,  “A rat is a pig is a dog is a boy,  except in their capacity to raise funds.” WASHINGTON D.C.––Lest there be any doubt that antivivisection advocacy in the 21st century has gone to the dogs,  the White Coat Waste Project,  the Humane Society of the U.S.,  and Stop Animal Exploitation Now in recent […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats lab animals, Feature Home Bottom, Lab animals, Mice & rats, Research & testing, Science, USA Tagged With: Ingrid Newkirk, Kitty Block, Merritt Clifton, Michael Budkie, Natalie Warhit, Sara Amundson

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