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Vicky Crosetti, 66: “She was a good friend,” to animals & humans

June 25, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

ANIMALS 24-7 founding board member KNOXVILLE,  Tennessee––Vicky Crosetti,  for 19 years executive director of the Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley and a founding member of the ANIMALS 24-7 board of directors,  died on January 22,  2020,  after a multi-year fight against lung cancer and a variety of other serious health issues. Crosetti would have […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cats, Dog attacks, Dogs, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Laws & politics, Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Anna Sandhu Ray McBee, Dave Krishock, Debbie Clark, Franke Crosetti, Gladys Sargent, Jayne Vaughan, John Crosetti, Mark Siegel, Merritt Clifton, Nina L. Margetson, Tim Burchett, Victoria S. Krishock, Warren Cox

Did the Omak Suicide Race start with a horse massacre & the KKK?

August 7, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

Uncovering the nasty origins of an ugly event             OMAK, Washington––The 86th annual edition of the bizarre and often deadly “World Famous Suicide Race” held annually in Omak,  Washington,  is to be held nightly,  August 8-11,  2019. Bizarre as the race itself is,  even more bizarre––and perplexing––is that the 12 Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal racing, Canada, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Horse & livestock shows, Horse racing, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Native American beliefs, Racing, Rodeo, Spectacles, Sports, The Americas, USA, Welfare, Wild horses Tagged With: Alex Dick, Allison Williams, Claire Pentz, Karen West, Larry Lansburgh, Lillian A. Ackerman, Merritt Clifton, Nick Timiraos, Roger Harnack, Warren Cox, Will Anderson

Patt Nordyke, 90, founded the Texas Federation of Animal Care Societies

February 16, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Involved in humane work for nearly 70 years Patt Nordyke,  90,  founder of the Texas Federation of Animal Care Societies and a leader in Texas animal advocacy long before that,  died on February 6,  2017,  seven weeks after breaking her femur at the hip in an early morning fall on December 18,  2016.   She had […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Dog attacks, Dogs, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Population control, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Doyle Nordyke, Lillian Stiles, Patt Nordyke, Tanner Monk, Warren Cox

Robert “Bob” King Hillman, 71

May 6, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Cowboy turned humane investigator had a long,  wild ride          Robert “Bob” King Hillman,  71,  an often controversial humane professional for more than 39 years,  died on January 30,  2016 at his home in Henderson,  Nevada,  six weeks before what would have been the 46th anniversary of his marriage to Peggy Casper Hillman. “My dad […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Top, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Humane history, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Population control, Population control, Racing, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Urban wildlife, USA, Wild horses, Wildlife Tagged With: Belton Mouras, Merritt Clifton, Peggy Casper Hillman, Phil Arkow, Robert Hillman, Sharon Harmon, Warren Cox

“Animal control: what’s it all about?” asked Mike Burgwin

April 16, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Cofounded National Animal Control Association Mike Burgwin,  87,  founding president of the National Animal Control Association,  died on March 23,  2016 at his home in Hoodsport,  Washington,   “after complications from surgery several weeks earlier,”  former NACA president Eric Blow told ANIMALS 24-7. Elaborated Burgwin’s granddaughters Kahlen and Chelsea on a GoFundMe memorial page,  “On February […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cats, Cruelty & neglect, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Middle Left, Humane history, Laws & politics, Obits & Memorials, Obituaries (human), Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, Urban wildlife, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Dennis White, Doug Fakkema, Eric Blow, John Cuneo, Johnny Mays, Mary Strachan Scriver, Mike Burgwin, NACA, National Animal Control Association, Pat Derby, Phil Arkow, Warren Cox

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