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Trump allies in the animal world squirm after U.S. Capitol storming

January 12, 2021 By Merritt Clifton

From “Joe Exotic” to Wayne Pacelle             WASHINGTON D.C.––Soon-to-be-former U.S. President Donald Trump and his die-hard defenders who are now facing criminal charges for storming the U.S. National Capitol building on January 6,  2021 were scarcely the only big losers from the events of the day. Former U.S. Air Force security dog handler Ashli Babbitt,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal racing, Cats, China, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Dog attacks, Dog racing, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Dogs & cats, Eating cats, Eating dogs, Endangered species, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Food & agriculture, Greyhound racing, Greyhounds, Habitat, Laws, Laws & politics, USA, Uses of dogs, Wildlife Tagged With: Ashli Babbitt, Blair Brandt, Bradley Lane Croft, Brian Sweeney, Donald Trump, Jake Angeli Chansley, Joe Arpaio, Joe Exotic, Lara Trump, Pinky Cole, Raphael Warnock, Slutty Vegan, Stacy Abrams, Wayne Pacelle

Trump signs anti-race horse doping bill & $60 million gift to horse industry

December 28, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Tax break for Paycheck Protection Program loan/grant recipients appears to have been the dangling carrot that brought horse racing industry support for omnibus funding bill             WASHINGTON D.C.––U.S. President Donald Trump on December 27,  2020 “signed H.R. 133,  an Act making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021,  providing coronavirus emergency response […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal racing, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Horse & livestock shows, Horse racing, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Racing, Show, USA, Welfare Tagged With: Bill Shanklin, Clant Seay, Joseph D. Tydings, Keith Dane, Lamar Alexander, Merritt Clifton, Wayne Pacelle

Will anti-show horse soring bill pull up lame through last-hurdle compromise?

December 8, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

What would Marty Irby,  Wayne Pacelle & Lamar Alexander think if weighted shoes were on their feet? UPDATE received on December 18,  2020,  from Bernard Unti,  senior policy advisor,  Humane Society of the U.S.:   “I’m pleased to share the news that the reckless attempt by an embittered faction within animal protection to swap in a […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Behavior, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Horse & livestock shows, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Show, USA, Welfare Tagged With: Billy Goboy, Clant Seay, Joseph Tydings, Keith Dane, Lamar Alexander, Marty Irby, Merritt Clifton, Roy Exum, Wayne Pacelle

David Wills, ex-Humane Society of the U.S. vice president, gets life in prison

October 15, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Life sentence rendered after case was before the courts for five years             CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas––David Keith Wills,  68,  former Michigan Humane Society executive director and vice president for investigations at the Humane Society of the U.S.,  was on September 22,  2020 formally sentenced to serve life in federal; prison. Wills was convicted on October 8,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Africa, Animal organizations, Crustaceans, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Marine life, Meat issues, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: David Keith Wills, John Hoyt, Kitty Block, Maria Candalaria Losoya, Merritt Clifton, Nelva Gonzales Ramos, Paul Irwin, Wayne Pacelle

Kamala Harris: long record on animal issues, including pit bull attacks

October 7, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Prosecuted two dog attack fatalities, enforced pit bull sterilization ordinance, but favors adoptions of fighting dogs             SAN FRANCISCO––U.S. Senator Kamala Harris,  named vice presidential running mate to Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden on August 11,  2020,  brings to the election campaign both a strong record on animal protection and a mixed record in […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Breeding, Chickens, Dog attacks, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Eggs, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Population control, Poultry, USA Tagged With: Aiden Cook, Diane Whipple, Kenneth Phillips, Kitty Block, Marjorie Knoller, Merritt Clifton, Nicholas Faibish, Robert Noel, Sara Amundson, Wayne Hsiung, Wayne Pacelle

Birds in the mail: U.S. Postal Service changes kill thousands

August 22, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Trump appointee DeJoy puts animal advocates, factory farmers, cockfighters, & captive bird-shooters all on the same side of the fence WASHINGTON D.C.––Changes to U.S. Postal Service policy and practice implemented by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy,  appointed in May 2020 by U.S. President Donald Trump,  on August 21,  2020 improbably aligned animal advocates,  factory-style poultry farmers,  […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Chickens, Ducks & geese, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Poultry, Turkeys, USA Tagged With: Chellie Pingree, Karen Davis, Louis DeJoy, Merritt Clifton, Wayne Pacelle

“End human breeding of animals,” says Ed Duvin; ANIMALS 24-7 responds

August 6, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Home-grown speciesism by Ed Duvin I have not written for publication on animal rights and animal sheltering since 1993, as I had largely achieved what I set out to accomplish and it was time for new voices to be heard. Having joined the animal rights movement in 1979, after working in the civil rights and […]

Filed Under: Animal rights & welfare, Beliefs, Breeding, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Religion & philosophy Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Cleveland Amory, Elijah Cummings, John Lewis, Kathleen Marquardt, Merritt Clifton, Susan K. Houser, Wayne Pacelle

Amazon et al may sell foie gras to Californians despite state ban, rules judge

July 16, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

2004 law prohibits sale but not purchase of product from tortured waterfowl LOS ANGELES, California––Foie gras,  an oily spread made from the diseased livers of force-fed ducks and geese,  may be legally purchased by Californians,  but a 2004 state law prohibits selling it within California,  Los Angeles U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson ruled on […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Culture & Animals, Ducks & geese, Feature Home Bottom, Food, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Meat issues, Poultry, USA Tagged With: Jill Mountjoy, Kamala Harris, Kitty Block, Linda Zavoral, Marcus Henley, Merritt Clifton, Stephen V. Wilson, Wayne Pacelle

Kentucky state cops let 33 cars leave alleged cockfight before investigating

July 7, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Showing Animals Respect & Kindness caught the “great escape” on video             PINE KNOT, Kentucky––Duane Pohlman, chief investigative reporter for the Cincinnati television station WKRC,  aired quite a scoop about cockfighting continuing in Kentucky on Monday,  July 6, 2020,  using undercover video collected by Showing Animals Respect & Kindness (SHARK) with Humane Farming Association Funding. […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal fighting, Animal organizations, Chickens, Cockfighting, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Poultry, USA Tagged With: Duane Pohlman, Merritt Clifton, Steve Hindi, Stuart Chaifetz, Wayne Pacelle

Horse racing fails to win, place, or show in Georgia, despite HSUS support

July 5, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Why is the Humane Society of the U.S. helping horse racing to expand into new territory? ATLANTA, Georgia––Again the perennial horse racing industry attempt to legalize pari-mutuel betting and introduce thoroughbred racing to Georgia failed during the 2020 state legislative session,  closed on July 3. Opposition to legalizing pari-mutuel betting came chiefly from religious groups […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal racing, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Feature Home Bottom, Horse racing, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & standards, Racing, USA Tagged With: Kitty Block, Natalie Voss, Patrick Battuello, Rick Bernthal, Valerie Pringle, Wayne Pacelle

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