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Pit hags, rescue angels, crazy cat ladies,  dog men & chicken fighters:  what’s in a name?

May 6, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

The late linguist,  lexicographer,  and “crazy cat man” Reinhold Aman would have relished the question SONOMA,  California––Researching the etymology of the terms “pit hag,”  “rescue angel,” “crazy cat lady,”  “dog man” and “chicken fighter,”  absent from most dictionaries yet almost universally understood within the animal advocacy world,  would have fascinated Reinhold Aman,  82,   who died […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Animal rights & welfare, Cats, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Dogfighting, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Religion & philosophy, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Adlai Stevenson, Ed Lowe, Gavin Ehringer, Jeff Borchardt, Jesse Sheidlower, Merritt Clifton, Reinhold Aman

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