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Dogfight over HSI/HSUS dog rescues in South Korea
Left to right: alleged Ilsan dog farmer Jung Moon-suk, Lola Webber of Humane Society International, and Adam Parascondola of Humane Society International.(From HSI video.) Did the dogs come from dog...
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Infighting among animal advocates
Executive director peacock faces the board, consisting in this instance of capybaras, the largest of the rodents. (Beth Clifton photo) How to win by avoiding a fight by Merritt Clifton Circa 1996 a...
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Who invented no-kill? (It wasn’t Nathan Winograd)
The original Morris Animal Refuge, which started out no-kill but was unable to remain no-kill after taking the Philadelphia animal control contract in 1874. Many pioneers contributed to developing...
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Loss of access to ketamine threatens progress in humane euthanasia
Spay FIRST! founder Ruth Steinberger.(Spay FIRST! photo) by Ruth Steinberger, founder, Spay First (www.spayfirst.org) There is a proposed change in the U.S. and global regulatory status of ketamine,...
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WHO wants to ban ketamine? The FDA?
(Beth Clifton photo) Regulators act on request from China (See also Loss of access to ketamine threatens progress in humane euthanasia, by Ruth Steinberger.) SCHAUMBURG, Illinois––Pending proposals...
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Controlling deer the natural way
(Beth Clifton photo) A New Deer Advocacy Paradigm Guest columnist Lee Hall makes the case for government to quit hunting deer and start respecting natural predators (See also Coyotes: nature’s animal...
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Parallels between the messages sent by advocates for aggressive dogs, and the...
(Beth Clifton photo) by Branwyn Finch As the mother of a teenage daughter, I am very aware of the cultural messages young women receive regarding interpersonal relationships, especially those...
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Washington voters trounce hook-&-bullet crowd on behalf of endangered species
Leopard. (Beth Clifton photo) 71% in favor OLYMPIA––Washington state voters on November 3, 2015 overwhelmingly approved Initiative Measure 1401, introducing state-level felony penalties for...
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Why do shelters with empty cages kill animals at night?
(Faye McBride photo) by Merritt Clifton LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK CITY–Why do animal control shelters claim they lack space to hold dogs and cats longer before killing them, yet have empty kennels and...
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Entire PetSmart Charities staff gets the boot
Two beagles. 1962 Polaroid photo by Captain Geoffrey Spaulding. How much did dog attack liability have to do with it? PHOENIX, Arizona––Almost a year of wondering what the December 14, 2014...
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Why we cannot adopt our way out of shelter killing
Not every animal can or should be saved Carol Moreau, 1946-1992, adopted this Lhasa Apso who had been caged so long he could no longer walk. (M.C.) by Merritt Clifton Among the most cherished and most...
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Harpoon: Into the heart of whaling
by Andrew Darby DaCapo Press (11 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142), 2008. 320 pages, hardcover. $25.00. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Long covering whaling and whale-related politics for the...
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Japanese whalers fined $1 million for contempt of court
(Glenn Lockitch/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society photo) Were ordered to stop by Australian court in 2008, & by International Court of Justice in 2014 Sydney, Australia––Sydney Federal Court...
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Lab chimp retirement upstages steep rise in monkey use
Daphne.(Beth Clifton photo) 100 times more monkeys enter U.S. labs than chimps are leaving CHARLESTON, South Carolina; WASHINGTON D.C.––“One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show,” rhythm-and-blues composer...
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Super floods in Pakistan: question mark on animal agriculture
As previously published in the September 2010 edition of the Pakistani news magazine South Asia and quoted by Ben Arnoldi of the Christian Science Monitor on September 7, 2010. Ill-considered food...
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How plastic reindeer can feed the world
(Beth Clifton collage) (at least as well as livestock gift charities) The 2015 holiday giving season is here. Predictably as plastic replicas of Santa Claus’ reindeer appearing on Sunbelt rooftops...
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How to stop dogfighting the quick, easy way
Left: Linda Henry, 54, of Westwego, Louisiana, lost both arms, an eye, and an ear to her own four pit bulls in March 2013. Right: pit bull awaits his turn. Avoid the damage; fix the dogs Animal...
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Did ASPCA discover certifying SAFER dog screening might be dangerous?
ASPCA president Matt Bershadker allegedly demonstrates safe way to pet a pit bull. (Cartoon collage by Merritt Clifton) Or at least cost them a lot of money? NEW YORK CITY–– “Effective...
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Should all feral cats go to heaven? Or hell?
Sebastian stalks a sandhill crane.(Beth Clifton photo) Purges pursued with religious fervor (See also What to call cats, & why their name matters.) WORCESTER, Massachusetts––Named Australia’s...
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Eight times as many wild horses Down Under as in U.S., plus camels
(American Wild Horse Preservation Campaign photo) Contraception considered but more culling expected SYDNEY, Australia; DENVER, Colorado––The brumby issue in Australia and the mustang issue...
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