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Note to animal abusers: Big Brother is watching you!
WASHINGTON D.C.–Federal Bureau of Investigation director James B. Comey on September 17, 2014 announced that the FBI will add cruelty to animals to the national Uniform Crime Rep... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Rock star Joan Jett: vegetarian animal advocate or rodeo clown?
CHEYENNE––Is Joan Jett of the Blackhearts a “legendary musician” who “has given her voice to animals for years,” and “attributes her great health and youthful appearance to ... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Rollover crash reignites controversy over dog rescue traffic from U.S. to Canada
EDMONTON––A September 13, 2014 rollover crash near Olds, Alberta that killed at least three dogs in a load of 30 has reignited debate over the practice of imp... See More- Pit bulls, Trooper, & “The personal is political”
News analysis by Barbara Kay
When I began writing regularly for Canada’s National Post, my editor told me that two kinds of news stories can be counted on to attract heated response from readers, and plenty of it: sports and animals. Even thus forewarned, I was taken aback by the virulence of the feedback my first column on pit bulls provoked. “... See More Merritt Clifton shared a link.
Mutilated for your viewing pleasure: Pinioning birds in English zoos
Free download from http://www.captiveanimals.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CAPS_Birds_in_Zoos_Summary_0313_FINAL_v2.pdf
Reviewed by Merritt Clifton
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Declawing, ear-cropping, & tail-docking: more nasty legacies from dogfighters
by Merritt Clifton
Declawing cats and ear-cropping and tail-docking dogs have in common that they are pointless surgical mutilations, profitable for the veter... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Against declawing: The Paw Project video
Reviewed by Debra J. White
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Briar Theelsmom, 60, died on September 11, 2014 in King County, Washington, after a long struggle with cancer. Said Humane Society of the U.S. senior law enforcement specialist Eric L. Sakach, “Briar was one of a handful of courageou... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Editorial: Obsessed about pit bulls?
Among the many issues raised by Beth Clifton’s ANIMALS 24-7 essay “Why pit bulls will break your heart,” published yesterday, is whether ANIMALS 24-7 is obsessed about pit bull issues that most of the ... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Ask Beth: Why pit bulls will break your heart
by Beth Clifton
My pit bull Trooper filled three years of my life with worry and stress over keeping him and others safe from harm. Trooper was a victim from conception of the systematic lies... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
How HSUS sponsorship of a meatfest in Denver overshadowed announcement of reforms by the world's largest food producer
Co-sponsored by the Humane Society of the U.S., The Hoofin’ It culinary tour in Denver attracted fewer than 400 particip... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Post-Fukushima lawsuit may reshape the politics of animal welfare in Japan
Aftershocks from the March 11, 2011 earthquake that devastated the Tohoku region of Japan continue, including the rise of activism on multiple fronts that may resha... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
World’s biggest mayonnaise maker to seek end to culling male chicks
Unilever, the world’s largest maker of egg-based mayonnaise, on September 2, 2014 announced that it will lead a global initiative to end the culling of newly h... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Vegan tacos
by Beth Clifton
I prefer authentic Mexican white or yellow corn tortillas, cilantro and fresh lime to create the most authentic Mexican tacos. Read more:http://wp.me/p4pKmM-GSMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Lenient animal control policies toward bully breeds in background of recent death-by-dog cases
LOS ANGELES––Alex Donald Jackson, 31, of Littlerock, California, was on August 29, 2014 found guilty of second-degree murder for th... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
What’s a Dog For? The Surprising History, Science, Philosophy and Politics of Man’s Best Friend, by John Homans
Reviewed by Barbara Kay
As Homans announces very early in this entertaining and frequently insightful, but flawed book, “the ... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Acquittal in first trial in deer feeding murder case
Paula Zumberge, 50, was on August 19, 2014 acquitted of all counts in connection with the alleged murder of Todd Stevens, 46, in a dispute originating over Stevens and his partner, Jennifer Damerow-Cleven, 48, feeding deer in their yard in New Brighton, a Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb. Read more:
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Circus lion attack calls into question the will of Peruvian authorities to enforce ban on wildlife performances
CUZCO, Peru––Three years after Peru officially stopped the use of wildlife in circuses, a nominally banned lion named Smith nearly killed schoolteacher Roxana Guevara Huaraca, 32, during an August 14, 2014 performance of the Monaco Circus in a suburb of Cuzco.
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Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council hires former ASPCA president Ed Sayres
WASHINGTON D.C.––The board of directors of the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, the lobbying umbrella for pet stores and breeders, on August 20, 2014... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Four-year-old killed by pit bulls because Miami-Dade law was not enforced
MIAMI, Florida––Javon Dade Jr., age 4, would not have been fatally mauled on August 13, 2014 if the Florida Department of Children & Families had known about ... See More- Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages to picket NYC mayor de Blasio for failing to keep promise
by Elizabeth Forel, Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages
Enough is Enough! We are holding a peaceful demo in front of New York City mayor Bill de Blasio’s official residence at Gracie Mansion on Tuesday night, August 26, at 6:30 p.m.
De Blasio promised to ban horse-drawn carriages when he got into office. Many people voted for him because of this. We were delighted that we finally seemed to have a kindred spirit in our new mayor.
But here it is 10 months since Mayor de Blasio was elected and he has not kept that promise. Read more: http://wp.me/p4pKmM-G4 Merritt Clifton shared a link.
Madras High Court rules against temple cockfights
CHENNAI––Striking at judicial corruption and moving to close the biggest legal loophole that has allowed cockfighting to persist in India, the Madras High Court on August 21, 2014... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Managing Community Cats: A Guide for Municipal Leaders is in most respects the endorsement of neuter/return feral cat control that those of us who introduced the method to the U.S. circa 25 years ago wish the Humane Society of the U.S. had ... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Peter Marler, 86, a pioneering animal intelligence researcher, died of pneumonia on July 5, 2014. Read more: http://wp.me/p4pKmM-FIMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Jackie Kaplansky, 82, founder of Valley Save-A-Pet in Solon, Ohio, died on July 3, 2014 at her home in Moreland Hills, Ohio. Read more:http://wp.me/p4pKmM-FE- Michigan Humane Society names Matt Pepper to succeed Cal Morgan as chief
DETROIT––The Michigan Humane Society on August 13, 2014 named Matt Pepper, 38, to succeed Cal Morgan as president and chief executive officer. A Michigan native, Pepper had been director of Bernalillo County Animal Care Services in Albuquerque, New Mexico, since 2011, headed Caddo Parish Animal Services in Shreveport, Louisiana from 2008 until early 2010, and was director of the Memphis Animal Shelter from March 2010 until August 2011. Read more: http://wp.me/p4pKmM-Fz Merritt Clifton shared a link.
Are skinned and dismembered rabbits “Whole Foods”?
Whole Foods Market sells them, along with other meat, much to the disgust and outrage of SaveABunny Inc. founder and executive director Marcy Schaaf and House Rabbit Society president Marg... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Infighting among animal advocates
Circa 1996 a relatively young, very dynamic, very successful humane society had a really nasty internal split underway. Some of the warring factions asked me to umpire a meeting that looked to me like ... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Field Mortalities in Wildlife Research:
It’s Time for a Conversation
by Jon Geller, DVM, DABVP
Preface by Merritt Clifton
Jon Geller, DVM, author of “Field Mortalities in Wildlife Research: It’s Time for a Conversation," is scarcely the fi... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
An Animal Shelter’s Guide to Fundraising
by Tim Crum
Reviewed by Debra J. White
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From Robert Lucius, founder, the Kairos Coalition:
I wanted to apprise you of the upcoming national animal welfare conference that will be held this year in Ho Chi Minh City from September 13-14 at the Hotel Continental in District 1. This will be the first ever of its kind in Vietnam. Read more: http://wp.me/p4pKmM-ECMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Armor is not enough to protect pangolins
LONDON––The International Union for the Conservation has elevated all four Asian pangolin species to “endangered” status and all four African pangolin species to “vulnerable” status. Read more:
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Ruling against camel slaughter
From Chinny Krishna, in Chennai:
I am delighted to inform you that the Honorable High Court of Madras on August 6, 2014 gave directions against camel slaughter, in a case filed by the Blue Cross of India
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China's largest bear bile producer is chickening out of the market
The Animals Asia Foundation on July 31, 2014 cautiously welcomed a report that KaiBao Pharmaceutical, the world’s largest maker of bear bile pharmaceuticals, has embarked upon a five-year-plan to develop synthetic alternatives using byproducts from poultry slaughter.
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A black-and-white issue that the humane community has yet to face
Editorial by Merritt Clifton
Lila Miller, DVM joined the ASPCA staff in 1977. She became the third nationally prominent humane worker of African descent––and, after 37 y...See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Shelter Medicine for Veterinarians & Staff, Second Edition, edited by Lila Miller & Stephen Zawistowski, is a reference that belongs on the most convenient shelf of every animal shelter library.
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The ANIMALS 24-7 research files include coverage of sixty-odd public controversies involving cormorants during the past decade. Each began with fishers, fish farmers, and politicians erroneously blaming cormorants for the consequences of ov... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Remarked FBI founding director J. Edgar Hoover toward the end of his life, with a nod of his head toward the Ten Most Wanted list,
“One is honored by one’s friends and distinguished by one’s enemies. I have been very distinguished.”
... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Cage-free egg farm fire kills 65,000 hens, revives attention to lack of sprinklers in barns
FORT WAYNE, Indiana–– A predawn fire on July 28, 2014 killed 65,000 hens at an Egg Innovations barn in Kosciusko County, Indiana, reviving attention to a two-year-old National Fire Protection Association proposal to require sprinkler systems in farm animal housing. Read more: http://wp.me/p4pKmM-Dn- Ag-gags from a business owner’s perspective
by Doug Arch
I run a janitorial corporation, and have also owned rental property. In neither instance has there been any protection for us from a worker or onlooker taking pictures if we make any mistakes. Nor do I believe there should be. Read more:
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Nathan Winograd in perspective
Editorial by Merritt Clifton
On July 11, 2014 the AR-2014 conference hosted in Los Angeles by the Farm Animal Rights Movement was to feature a talk and video presentation by No Kill Advocacy Center founder N... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Who invented no-kill?
Before there could be a successful no-kill movement, the techniques of combating dog and cat overpopulation without high-volume killing had to be perfected.
The basic components were high-volume, low-cost dog and ca... See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Author of San Francisco bylaw requiring pit bull sterilization may be victim of advocacy militants
SAN FRANCISCO––San Francisco Department of Animal Care & Control director Rebecca Katz was quietly dismissed on July 25, 2014––bu...See MoreMerritt Clifton shared a link.
Blue Cross of India honored for work on nonviolence & vegetarianism
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Sunday 21 September 2014
Merritt Clifton = foamer
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