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Kathi Travers, 69, vehemently non-“animal rights” animal advocate

April 20, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Legendary for deeds with ASPCA & WSPA,  but worked nearly twice as long for the British Columbia SPCA in St. George             PRINCE GEORGE,  British Columbia,  Canada––If Kathi Travers,  69,  could still shout aloud,  she might be shouting yet,  more than six months later,  about the first sentence of her Prince George Citizen obituary. Belatedly […]

Filed Under: Activism, Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Caribbean, Culture & Animals, Disasters, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Religion & philosophy, Sanctuaries, The Americas, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Andrew Dickson, Gene Reitnauer, George Travers, Jo Graber, Kathleen Waldrop, Mary Tyler Moore, Merritt Clifton, Roger Caras, Sarah Schweitzer

Ancestors of the Tiger King: Peter Batten & Living Trophies

March 24, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Living Trophies:  A Shocking Look at the Conditions in America’s Zoos by Peter Batten Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.,  1976.  246 pages,  hardcover.  Available from major online booksellers at prices ranging from $7.50 to $25.00. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton First aired on March 20,  2020,  the six-part Netflix documentary series Tiger King,  produced by Eric […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Book & film reviews, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Marine mammals, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Carol Baskin, Joe Exotic, John Hoyt, Merritt Clifton, Peter Batten, Roger Caras, Sue Pressman, Tim Stark, Wolfgang Jochle

“Cry Me A Cockroach”: Valentine’s Day sadism & the San Antonio Zoo

February 10, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Cockroaches & rats named after ex-spouses to be fed to snakes             SAN ANTONIO,  Texas––San Antonio Zoo executive director Tim Morrow and staff appear to be going full speed ahead with a Valentine’s Day “Cry Me A Cockroach” event,  despite complaints from around the world that it is mean-spirited,  sadistic,  and misleading,  promotes a hostile […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Circuses, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Insects, Religion & philosophy, Reptiles, Snakes, Spectacles, USA, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Chris Mattison, John Gripper, John Walsh, Kara Kovalchik, May Lenzer, Merritt Clifton, Roger Caras, Tim Morrow

Why is the ASPCA stonewalling about the deaths of 20 dogs in transport?

June 6, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Three-week silence howls for answers             NEW YORK CITY––Twenty dogs died on May 15,  2019 aboard an American SPCA vehicle that was hauling them from one or more Mississippi shelters to Wisconsin to be offered for adoption. That could be called just a really bad accident,  except that three weeks after Emily Jacobs and Ben […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Cats, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Angel Hueca, Ben Feuerherd, Beth Clifton, Ed Sayres, Elisabeth Lewyt, Emily Jacobs, John Kullberg, Larry Hawk, Matt Bershadker, Merritt Clifton, Nathan Winograd, Perry Fina, Roger Caras

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