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What animal advocates owe to the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 16, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Leading influence on rise of animal rights movement Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 1929-1968, in whose honor we celebrate Martin Luther King Day, never had any visible direct involvement with animals or animal issues––but he is justly remembered among the greatest influences on the animal rights movement of our time, and the many […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Culture & Animals, Editorials, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Opinions & Letters, Religion & philosophy Tagged With: Coretta Scott King, Henry Spira, Martin Luther King Jr.

Four black leaders who built the humane movement––long before MLK!

January 14, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Long before Martin Luther King Jr. had his enduring influence,  more people recognized William Key,  John W. Lemon,  Richard Carroll,  & F. Rivers Barnwell in their own time than would have recognized ASPCA founder Henry Bergh              INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana––“I am the only colored speaker on the program,  and in fact I have not seen a […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Religion & philosophy, Show, USA, Working horses Tagged With: Beautiful Jim, Frederick Rivers Barnwell, Janet M. Davis, John W. Lemon, Martin Luther King Jr., Merritt Clifton, MLK, Richard Carroll, William Key

Malcolm X on pit bulls, other dangerous dogs, & betrayal

May 25, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Malcolm X said little about dogs,  yet his whole message was directly relevant             NEW YORK,  N.Y.–– February 21,  2022 will mark the 57th anniversary of the assassination of Afro-American leader Malcolm X at the former Audubon Ballroom in New York City,  now preserved as the Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial & Educational Center. […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dogfighting, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Islam, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Police & military, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Audubon, Betty Shabazz, Fred Shuttleworth, Malikah Shabazz, Martin Luther King Jr., Merritt Clifton, U-Haul

A black-and-white issue that the humane community has yet to face

January 17, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Editorial by Merritt & Beth Clifton Three nights ago,  in advance of Martin Luther King Day, ANIMALS 24-7 posted as our lead feature Black humane history found in great-grandpa’s attic near a town called Ark, profiling the lives and work of John W. Lemon and Seymour Carroll. This article followed up on,  and expanded,  Four black […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Bill Moyer, HSUS Expo, Lila Miller, Lloyd Tait, Martin Luther King Jr., Merritt Clifton, Nelson Mandela, Social Movement Empowerment Project

MLK assassin ex-wife Anna Ray busted for dog hoarding––again!

June 28, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

1996 Anna Sandhu Ray case history was often cited by hoarding expert Vicky Crosetti JACKSON, Tennessee––Anna Sandhu Ray,  74,  ex-wife of James Earl Ray,  the assassin of Martin Luther King Jr.,  was on June 21,  2021 arrested in Jackson,  Tennessee and booked into the Madison County jail on 44 counts of animal cruelty for extreme […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Cats, Cruelty & neglect, Cruelty & neglect, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, USA Tagged With: Anna Sandhu Ray, James Earl Ray, James Warren McBee Jr., Martin Luther King Jr., Merritt Clifton, Vicky Crosetti

Good is not good enough! by Ed Duvin

June 5, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

The importance of understanding the stages of a social movement Years ago when heading an ethics institute,  I was asked to speak at a nonprofit leadership symposium. I raised the issue that unlike corporations that go to great lengths to outperform competitors or perish, nonprofits too often subordinate excellence to expediency. This may keep their […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Bill Moyer, Cesar Chavez, Henry Spira, Martin Luther King Jr.

Dick Gregory, 50 years a vegan activist, dies at 84

August 25, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Had record of advocacy for non-violent food nearly as long as careers in comedy and civil rights Dick Gregory,  84,  remembered by most media as “a groundbreaking comedian and civil rights activist,”  but also actively advocating a vegan lifestyle for nearly two-thirds of his life,  died in Washington D.C. on August 19,  2017 from a […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Circuses, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Meat issues, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Religion & philosophy, Spectacles, USA, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: A. Breeze Harper, Adrian Brune, Coretta Scott King, Dexter Scott King, Dick Gregory, Lillian Gregory, Martin Luther King Jr., Merritt Clifton, Riddick Bowe, Rynn Berry, Traci Thomas, Tracye McQuirter, Victoria Moran

Why boycotts cannot stop bullfights, pigeon shoots, or any culture-based cruelty

September 23, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

“Culture-based” cruelties are typically protected by governments which do not fully represent their citizens ANIMALS 24-7,  probably like most of our readers,  is inundated day and night by cross-posted messages soliciting boycotts of nations including nearly half of the world’s human population,  over animal abuse issues typically involving less than 1% of the people whose industries […]

Filed Under: Animal fighting, Bullfighting, Culture & Animals, Editorials, Entertainment, Europe, Mediterranean, Opinions & Letters, Spain Tagged With: boycott, fire bull, Henry Spira, Martin Luther King Jr., Merritt Clifton

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