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Jane Goodall, 91, defied scientific & ecological convention all her life

October 5, 2025 By Merritt Clifton

Beloved by the public,  Goodall often left dogmatic authorities to rage like frustrated chimps PASADENA, California––Jane Goodall,  91,  a British citizen originally best known for chimpanzee research done at Gombe Stream,  Tanzania,  during the first half of her 65-year professional career,  and later as an international humane ambassador,  died in California on October 1,  2025 […]

Filed Under: Activism, Adaptive species, Advocacy, Africa, Africa, African species, African wildlife, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Asia/Pacific, Book & film reviews, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Habitat, Hunted species, Kenya, Laws, Laws & politics, Meat issues, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Poaching & trafficking, Religion & philosophy, Sanctuaries, Sub-Saharan, Tanzania, USA, Vegetarians & vegans, Wildlife, Zoos Tagged With: Carole Noon, Dian Fossey, Grub van Lawick, Hugo van Lawick, Louis Leakey, Marc Bekoff, Merritt Clifton, Shirley McGreal, Stella Brewer Marsden

President’s son killed by pit bull or mastiff––but hardly anyone notices

March 2, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Habibou Barrow, 8, was son of Gambian president elect          BANJUL,  The Gambia––Had a big brindle pit bull or mastiff belonging to the family of the other national president inaugurated during the third week of January 2017 killed one of the president’s sons only days before the inauguration ceremony,  very likely the death would still […]

Filed Under: Africa, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Gambia, Sub-Saharan, Uses of dogs Tagged With: Adama Burrow, Habibou Burrow, Heather Armstrong, Merritt Clifton, Stella Brewer Marsden, Yahya Jammeh

Queen honors British Hen Welfare Trust founder Jane Howorth

January 4, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

12th animal advocate awarded MBE since 1998      LONDON,  U.K.–– British Hen Welfare Trust founder Jane Howorth,  55,  of South Molton,  Devon,  on January 1,  2016 became at least the 12th prominent animal advocate to be admitted to the Order of the British Empire since 1998. Membership in the Order of the British Empire is presented […]

Filed Under: Animal rights & welfare, Chickens, Culture & Animals, Eggs, Europe, Feature Home Middle Left, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Isles, Laws & standards, Poultry, Religion & philosophy, United Kingdom, Welfare Tagged With: Alan Knight, Bill Jordan, Daphne Sheldrick, Elizabeth Oliver, Jane Howorth, Jean Gilchrist, Jill Robinson, Michael Balls, Shirley McGreal, Stella Brewer Marsden, Will Travers

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