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Did stranded macaques come from Cambodia, or from Thai temples?

March 19, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 1 Comment

1,200 monkeys stuck at Charles River Labs have reason to signify             HOUSTON, Texas––Twelve hundred illegally imported wild-caught long-tailed macaques at last report were still waiting at a Charles River Laboratory warehouse near Houston for Charles River Laboratories,  the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service,  and potential sanctuary caretakers to decide what will become of them. […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia, Asia/Pacific, Cambodia, Chimps & other primates, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Hunting & trapping, Lab animals, Laws, Poaching & trafficking, Religion & philosophy, Science, Southeast Asia, Thailand, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Anna Schecter, Born Free USA, Charles River Laboratories, Edwin Wiek, Merritt Clifton, PETA, Primarily Primates

Charles River Labs sending bootlegged macaques back to traffickers

March 16, 2023 By Merritt Clifton 3 Comments

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals & Born Free USA sanctuary offer snubbed HOUSTON, Texas––If 1,000 juvenile long-tailed macaques held in Houston at this writing by Charles River Laboratories had the rights of humans,  they would either be returned to their homes in the wild in Cambodia or be granted asylum as refugees. If […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Chimps & other primates, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Japan, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Pacific rim, Regulation, Religion & philosophy, Sanctuaries, Science, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Born Free USA, Kathy Guillermo, Lou Griffin, Merritt Clifton, PETA, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

North Carolina “ag-gag” law fails in U.S. Court of Appeals

February 26, 2023 By Merritt Clifton

Two of three judges find that the North Carolina Property Protection Act violates the First Amendment  RICHMOND, Virginia––A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on February 23,  2023 struck down the portions of the North Carolina ag-gag law most applicable to undercover investigations by animal advocates. The highly technical […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Ag-gag laws, Animal organizations, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, USA Tagged With: Animal Legal Defense Fund, Judge Albert Diaz, Judge Allison Jones Rushing, Judge Henry F. Floyd, Merritt Clifton, PETA

The Envigo beagle case: loose ends & lessons for animal advocates

July 11, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Bad as the Envigo kennels are,  many animal shelter facilities are no better CUMBERLAND, Virginia––Much of the attention of the animal advocacy world,  as this is written,  is focused on the impending evacuation of 4,000-odd beagles from the Envigo kennels,  formerly the LabCorp kennels,  formerly the Covance Kennels. (See 4,500+ beagles freed from laboratory use […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Breeding, Cats, Cruelty & neglect, Dog health, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats lab animals, Feature Home Bottom, Lab animals, Religion & philosophy, Science, Shelters, USA, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Covance, Humane Society of the U.S., Jill Cheshire, Merritt Clifton, PETA, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, Steve Hindi

4,500+ beagles freed from laboratory use by judge’s order

July 3, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Stop Animal Exploitation Now,  Showing Animals Respect & Kindness,  PETA,  National Geographic, & Humane Society of the U.S. all assist in bringing beagles to freedom and breeder to justice RICHMOND, Virginia––Running out of patience with the laboratory animal supply company Envigo,  U.S. District Court Judge Norman K. Moon late on July 1,  2022 ordered Envigo […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Breeding, Cruelty & neglect, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats lab animals, Feature Home Bottom, Lab animals, Laws & politics, Regulation, Research & testing, Science, USA Tagged With: Humane Society of the U.S., Judge Norman Moon, Merritt Clifton, National Geographic, PETA, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, Stop Animal Exploitation Now

And right on cue, here come the parasites, by Steve Hindi

March 4, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

“Parasites will be parasites.” Everyone at Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK] and the Humane Farming Association knew it would happen,  because parasites will be parasites. It wasn’t a matter of “if,”  it was just a matter of “when,”  and “when” did not take long.  But even though it was anticipated,  when it happened it […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Chickens, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & standards, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, USA Tagged With: Animal Wellness Action, ASPCA, cockfighting, HSUS, PETA, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, Wayne Pacelle, Whitesburg

HSUS to spend up to $20 million on Project Chimps & then kick it loose

January 19, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Seeks “peace with honor” & withdrawal after whistleblower campaign BLUE RIDGE, Georgia––The Humane Society of the United States on January 10,  2022 committed $20 million––at least in a media release––to making material improvements at the HSUS-funded Project Chimps sanctuary in Blue Ridge,  Georgia. The HSUS pledge,  observed Their Turn founder Donny Moss of New York […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Chimps & other primates, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Lab animals, Liberia, Religion & philosophy, Sanctuaries, Science, Sub-Saharan, USA Tagged With: Bruce Wagman, Crystal Alba, Donny Moss, HSUS, Lindsay Vanderhoogt, Merritt Clifton, PETA, Project Chimps

Plainville Farms turkeys kicked, beaten: Credibility, GAP? redux

August 16, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

Global Animal Partnership-certified farm supplies turkeys to Whole Foods Markets & Publix NEW OXFORD, Pennsylvania––The Pennsylvania State Police have informed media that staff are “currently” reviewing video of alleged extensive abuse of turkeys at Plainville Farms facilities near New Oxford,  Pennsylvania. Plainville Farms,  advertising that it meets Global Animal Partnership humane standards,  supplies turkeys to […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Horses & Farmed Animals, Meat issues, Poultry, Turkeys, USA Tagged With: Daniel Paden, Global Animal Partnership, Karen Davis, Merritt Clifton, Moira Colley, PETA, Plainville Farms, Tracy Reiman

The ASPCA, HSUS, PETA et al ignore the Omak Suicide Race. Why?!

August 11, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

by Steve Hindi,  founder,  Showing Animals Respect & Kindness Showing Animals Respect & Kindness,  SHARK for short,  conducted our first rodeo investigation conducted in Wauconda,  Illinois,  in 1993. Our latest investigation concluded in Cheyenne, Wyoming,  on July 31 of this year––less than two weeks ago. In between we have exposed the cruelty of hundreds of […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Religion & philosophy, Rodeo, Spectacles, USA Tagged With: ASPCA, HSUS, Omak Suicide Race, PETA, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness, Steve Hindi

Did Holocaust imagery convince my vegan rabbi?

October 26, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

by Barbara Kay Activism in a noble “rights” cause has its satisfactions and its frustrations. It feels good to join in solidarity with like-minded people in spreading a righteous message,  but it is difficult to accept the frequent reality that most people aren’t paying attention to it. Urgency & shock tactics When the cause is […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Global, Horses & Farmed Animals, Judaism, Meat issues, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Religion & philosophy, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Vegetarians & vegans Tagged With: Alex Hershaft, Henry Spira, I.B. Singer, PETA, Robert Kalechovsky

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