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Will ALDF fight return to Europe of big cats who performed for Ringling?

May 29, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Endangered Species Act definitions changed while 15 cats were in U.S. on tour          ELLENTON,  Florida;  COTATI,  California––The Animal Legal Defense Fund on May 25,  2017 let the world know via media release that it “strongly objects” to an application from the no longer performing Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for a U.S. […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Central Europe, Circuses, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Europe, Exhibition, Germany, Habitat, Laws, Laws & politics, Spectacles, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Alexander Lacey, Feld Entertainment, Merritt Clifton, Ringling, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Zirkus Krone

Ringling may be illegally sending elephant blood to researchers, charges SAEN

January 21, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Michael Budkie writes:    Re Ringling to move all elephants from the circus ring into cancer research by May 2016,  Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus may be violating federal law by providing research material to the University of Utah from its soon-to-be retired elephants. Public records disclose that Feld Entertainment,  the owner of the […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Circuses, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Lab animals, Letters, Opinions & Letters, Other species, Regulation, Science, Spectacles, USA Tagged With: Michael Budkie, Ringling, SAEN

Sea Shepherds to pay Japanese whalers $2.55 million in damages

June 12, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

U.S. animal charities have now paid circa $28 million in damages to animal use industries in 31 months FRIDAY HARBOR, Washington––The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has agreed to pay at least $2.55 million in damages to the Institute of Cetacean Research and Kyodo Senpaku, the entities operating the Japanese “research” whaling industry. “In exchange,” the […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Asia/Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Middle Left, Food, Japan, Laws & politics, Marine life, Meat issues, Organizations, Pacific rim, USA, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Institute of Cetacean Research, Merritt Clifton, Paul Watson, Ringling, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

Oakland bans elephant hooks

December 10, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

Wednesday, December 10, 2:30 a.m. TO ELEPHANT ADVOCATES EVERYWHERE Some good news on the circus elephant front! Just got home from the Oakland City Council meeting (5:30pm – 2:30 a.m.) –an overflow crowd. The Council last night passed an ordinance banning the use of bullhooks and similar devices on circus elephants, following the lead of […]

Filed Under: Circuses, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Letters, Opinions & Letters, Spectacles Tagged With: Action for Animals, bullhook, elephants, Eric Mills, Oakland, Ringling

Charity Navigator issues “donor advisory” about HSUS & coplaintiffs’ $15.7 million settlement with Ringling

June 21, 2014 By Merritt Clifton

Replaces “three star” rating of HSUS with “donor advisory”             WASHINGTON D.C.––Responding to the May 15,  2014 agreement by the Humane Society of the United States and codefendants to pay Feld Entertainment Inc. $15.75 million,  in settlement of a lawsuit accusing HSUS and the codefendants of racketeering, the online nonprofit evaluation agency Charity Navigator has […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, USA Tagged With: Feld Entertainment, HSUS, Merritt Clifton, Ringling, Wayne Pacelle

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