Hero to many animal advocates, and scoundrel to many, too Steven M. Wise, 73, an author and former attorney regarded by many animal advocates as an “innovative scholar and groundbreaking expert on animal law,” and by many others as an arch-scoundrel, died on February 15, 2024, in Coral Springs, Florida, his home for about a […]
Exotic animal sanctuarians race the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Animals in need, unchecked breeding & abandonment, limited resources, & advancing age TAMPA, Florida––The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, according to the Old Testament Book of Ezekiel, are death by the sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague. But Ezekiel, though generally believed to have been a vegetarian and perhaps a vegan, was not […]
Vernon Weir: “This man loved his family and animals with all of his heart!”
Quiet right-hand man for 40-plus years to legends Belton Mouras, Gretchen Wyler, & Tippi Hedren Vernon Weir, 74, died from a stroke on December 6, 2021. Born on March 8, 1947, Weir attended Normandy Senior High School in St. Louis, Missouri, then earned a B.A. in political science and government from the University of Missouri […]
Animal deaths at Primarily Primates were not “acts of God”
Why was Primarily Primates less ready for the Texas freeze than a pizza parlor? SAN ANTONIO, Texas––“After 4 days without power, we finally have electricity back at the sanctuary!” Primarily Primates posted on the morning of February 19, 2021. “Due to the tenuous situation here in Texas,” the posting added, “we will be using […]