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Insider reveals deeper meaning of NIH & FDA animal use policy changes
(Beth Clifton collage) Insights into evolving considerations for Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee members “How do we know that learning what happens to one animal tells us what will happen...
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FDA finally moves to comply with 2022 law ending animal testing mandate
(Beth Clifton collage) Compliance with FDA Modernization Act 2.0 comes only after FDA Modernization Act 3.0, compelling compliance, has already passed U.S. Senate & House of Representatives...
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Dogs & cat use in labs is up under Trump/Kennedy, says White Coat Waste
(Beth Clifton collage) Former Trump ally details new use of beagles & kittens in report MAHA Betrayed WASHINGTON D.C.––Apologists for the abysmal record of the second Donald Trump administration on...
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Pit bulls in court: dead include three babies, a grandma, & a grandpa
(Beth Clifton collage) Yet another baby killed by pit bull/Akita as this article was posted VIDOR, Texas; GREENVILLE, Ohio; MARKLE, Indiana; TULLAHOMA, Tennessee––Orange County,...
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Peter Max, artist, vegetarian, & pro-animal philanthropist, dies at 88
(Beth Clifton collage) Peter & Mary Max were “a consistent presence” at New York City galas for animal causes NEW YORK CITY––Artist and pro-animal philanthopist Peter Max died in Manhattan, New...
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Five alleged cockfighters indicted; ex-NFL star convicted of dog fighting
(Beth Clifton collage) Good news from the Department of Justice on both the cockfighting & dog fighting fronts––but what took so long? BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky; MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma––September 10,...
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Why are those men in black swinging chickens over their heads?
(Beth Clifton collage) Yom Kippur, Kapporos, & what Jewish animal advocates are doing about it NEW YORK, N.Y.––Yom Kippur, to be celebrated in 2026 from sundown on Sunday, September 20, until...
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Can 15-miles-a-day march on the Erie Canal save Marshall Farms beagles?
(Beth Clifton collage) Whatever the 207-mile trek to Marshall Farms achieves, it is different ALBANY, New York––Animal advocacy marches have historically had a history of dismal failure,...
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Catalina Island Conservancy invokes drone ban, starts killing 2,000 deer
(Beth Clifton collage) Deer cull may do more for wine-growing relatives of Catalina Island Conservancy founder than for either nature or claimed pretext of fire suppression LOS ANGELES––Henry David...
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Remembering the animal & human heroes of 9/11 twenty-five years later
(Beth Clifton collage) A quarter of a century later, recollections remain vivid & the aftershocks rumble on September 11, 2001, though it reshaped our world, is now as remote as Pearl Harbor...
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Ed Duvin: “I saw the best minds of animal advocacy destroyed by madness”
(Beth Clifton collage) The no-kill movement is not yet old enough to be suffering from advanced dementia This will be a different essay than I normally write, not carefully constructed and edited, but...
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Wendell Berry, Gloria Steinem, & animal rights: idols meet (meat) reality
Gloria Steinem & Wendell Berry. (Beth Clifton collage) Berry raised animals for slaughter. Steinem believed “Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment.”...
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1st Hong Kong fatal pit bull attack in 10 years rouses public more than 41 in...
Wong Cho-Yee “Jojo.” (Facebook photo) “JoJo” was a “dog slave” who tried to save them all, but died as a pit bull’s dessert HONG KONG––Wong Cho-yee, 33, dog rescuer and trainer, “JoJo” to her...
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Guest column by Ed Boks: Finish the job that no-kill started
(Beth Clifton collage) This ANIMALS 24-7 guest column originally appeared as the September 1, 2026 installment of author Ed Boks’ own blog, Animal Politics with Ed Boks....
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Pit bulls get their kicks near old Route 66, killing men in Illinois & New...
(Beth Clifton collage) Killer pit bulls in Illinois and New Mexico cases had priors WASHINGTON PARK, Illinois; SANTA ROSA, New Mexico––Historic Route 66 linked the pit bull attack deaths of James L....
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Oklahoma cockfighters & dogfighters lose three in a row
(Beth Clifton collage) Justin Humphrey & Anthony DeVore defeated in primaries; Julius Deane Griffin sent to prison. Streak in dogfighting lingo makes law & order a “Grand Champion.” ATOKA...
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Is your allegiance to movement leadership or those you serve? by Ed Duvin
(Beth Clifton collage) Choose wisely, as homeless animals have no choice. Editor’s note: ANIMALS 24-7 guest columnist Ed Duvin began his long career in social justice movements in civil...
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Rollins & Kennedy “beef up” USDA school meal program cut to the bone
(Beth Clifton collage) Nothing in the Rollins/Kennedy announcement supports plant-based diet, notes Harvard critic WASHINGTON, D.C.––Brooke Rollins, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, and...
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Dog & pony show: wild horses to slaughter, pit bulls to Miranda’s Rescue
(Beth Clifton collage) Myth that “We can save them all” without contracepting problematic populations both dumps dead dogs in ditches & feeds wild horses to the meat trade FORTUNA, California;...
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More fatal attacks, but less information disclosed in August 2026 dog cases
(Beth Clifton collage) A baby, a five-year-old, and three senior citizens among recent victims TAR HEEL, North Carolina; OPELOUSAS, Louisiana; CLEARLAKE OAKS, California; GRAHAM,...
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