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During the Twelve Days of Christmas, dog nutters gave to the world…

December 24, 2025 By Merritt Clifton

Three dead fathers,  two dead children,  & a nutter who dumped & burned a mauled child’s body             PLEASANTON,  Kansas;  GAINESVILLE,  Georgia;  THOMASVILLE,  North Carolina;  PREBLE COUNTY,  Ohio;  KATY,  Texas––Even Scrooge and the Grinch at their most villainous never unleashed holiday season misery more profound than the alleged perpetrators of a string of dog attacks […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, USA Tagged With: Airen Andula, Damon Leonard, Elaina Bryant, Leang Chhay, Merritt Clifton, Michael Bodenheimer, Mike DeWine, Terry Loden, Todd Stalcup, Trenton Wayne Souther

Dog Bite lawyer Kenneth Phillips to NY: Enforce the laws already on the books

May 13, 2025 By Merritt Clifton

Hue and cry for “Penny’s Law” after pit bulls maul Chihuahua in New York City overlooks laws already in place NEW YORK,  New York––Indifferent policing,  dismissive animal control policies,  irresponsible pit bull owners,  and serial pit bull attacks on both pets and people packed a May 7,  2025 New York City town hall meeting,  four […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Cruelty & neglect, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Laws & politics, Spay/neuter, USA Tagged With: Jenifer Rajkumar, Kevin Miller, Lauren Claus, Mike DeWine, Monica Reyes, Royal Turner, Wilford Morris

Perp gets 4 to 6 years for assaulting SHARK investigator; another to be tried

November 11, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Judge sends James V. “Bub” Newcomb II to prison,  throws out Shannon Clark plea bargain             IRONTON, Ohio––Sentenced on November 10,  2021 for assaulting Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK] founder Steve Hindi and SHARK investigator Adam Fahnestock,  James V. “Bub” Newcomb II,  54,  of Waterloo,  Ohio,  left the Lawrence County Courthouse in Ironton on […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Chickens, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Adam Fahnestock, Beckie Newcomb, James V. “Bub” Newcomb II, Janet Enoch, Judge Andrew Ballard, Merritt Clifton, Mike DeWine, Rita Jo Newcomb, Shannon Clark, Steve Hindi

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