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Dog attack deaths & maimings, U.S. & Canada, 1982-2016
Trooper & grandson. See Why pit bulls will break your heart. (Beth Clifton photo) 34th annual update
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91% of dog attack disfigurement victims in 2016 were mauled by pit bulls
(Beth Clifton collage) Total reported disfiguring dog attacks for the first time topped 1,000 A record 1,075 dogs, including an also-record 741 pit bulls (69%), participated in attacks disfiguring...
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Will U.S. Navy dolphins save the vaquita, or hunt her to extinction?
(Beth Clifton collage) Effort may be more about saving the Navy Marine Mammal Program than saving vaquitas SAN DIEGO, California––Trying to use U.S. Navy dolphins to help herd the last few dozen...
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Did bad teeth kill Tilikum? Necropsy would tell us––if released
Tilikum, top left, and three orcas of more normal dentition. Chewed on steel gates in between killing three people ORLANDO, Florida––Tilikum, 36, the most notorious of orca whales, died at...
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Three views of the state of the movement: Steve Hindi, Chase Purdy, & us
Steve Hindi. (Beth Clifton photo) Are we “winning”? What are we winning? by Steve Hindi, founder, Showing Animals Respect & Kindness (SHARK) “We’re winning!” It was phrased a few different...
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Record 32,550 pit bulls killed or badly injured other animals in the U.S. in...
Millie Lapidus. (Beth Clifton collage) New estimating method reduces “wobble” factors & confirms accuracy of the old method How many animals are killed or badly injured by dogs each year? How many...
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A black-and-white issue that the humane community has yet to face
Left to right: Lloyd B. Mobiley, DVM, U.S. Army Vet Corps; John Brown, DVM, first Kansas State U. black vet graduate; Theodore S. Williams, DVM, with Mobiley & Brown was among first USDA meat...
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World Wildlife Fund accused of beating up the little guys
(Beth & Merritt Clifton collage) Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development investigates complaint from Survival International PARIS, France––Acting at request of...
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Ringling Bros. circus folds, upstaging last SeaWorld San Diego “Shamu” show
(Beth Clifton collage) Last Ringling performances set for May 2017 ELLENTON, Florida––The epoch of performing animal extravaganzas drew closer to an end over the weekend of January 14-15, 2017 with...
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Purging the pit bull cancer from the heart & soul of animal advocacy
Hearing the victims’ cries At this writing, barely two weeks into 2017, nine of the most recent 30 articles posted to ANIMALS 24-7 have documented various aspects of pit bull proliferation and the...
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Rescue, responsibility, & the need for legislation
John F. Robins by John F. Robins, campaigns consultant, Animal Concern Scotland Recent reports about irresponsibly rehomed animals suffering from cruelty and neglect, and attacking other animals and...
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Ideas for non-BSL that might really stop pit bull attacks
Fred Astaire demonstrates the use of a bite stick.(Beth Clifton collage) Side-stepping BSL has not worked yet, but the right approach might Can non-breed-specific legislation be drafted that...
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Did Trump kill rules to protect walking horses?
Donald Trump demonstrates the Big Lick. (Beth Clifton collage) Horse advocates fear the worst WASHINGTON D.C.––Reports differ as to whether the Donald Trump administration has killed or just delayed...
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How do you tell ANIMALS 24-7 from Donald Trump?
(Beth Clifton collage) For starters, we disclose our tax forms. (We also don’t hand you “alternative facts.”) If you can’t tell ANIMALS 24-7 from Donald Trump, probably you won’t be reading this....
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Mary Tyler Moore, actress & animal advocate, dies at 80
Clockwise from front: Mary Tyler Moore, Doris Day, Amanda Blake, Jane Meadows, and Angie Dickinson in 1971 faux fur ad. Was among first celebrities to oppose fur Actress and longtime animal...
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Settlement of alleged neglect case at ISPMB could set up a repeat
(Beth Clifton photo) International Society for the Protection of Mustangs & Burros is allowed to keep & breed horses LANTRY, South Dakota––The fate of the remaining horses at the...
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We cannot adopt, warehouse or rescue our way out of dog & cat overpopulation!
Jeff Young (Facebook photo) by Jeff Young, DVM My name is Jeff Young. I have been a veterinarian for more than 25 years. I have been on numerous humane society boards, was an...
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Is Protect the Harvest behind USDA purge of Animal Welfare Act data?
(Beth Clifton collage) Horse Protection Act enforcement info also deleted WASHINGTON D.C.––Months of well-placed rumors that U.S. agriculture policy under President Donald Trump will in effect...
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Street dogs in the U.S.? Nathan Winograd has gone barking mad.
(Beth Clifton collage) by Merritt Clifton Among the most vociferous critics of ANIMALS 24-7 guest columnist Jeff Young’s essay We cannot adopt, warehouse or rescue our way out of dog & cat...
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Lawyers line up to sue USDA-APHIS over law enforcement info deletions
Animals line up to file briefs. (Beth Clifton collage) HSUS is first to file notice WASHINGTON D.C.––The Humane Society of the U.S. appears to have been the first organization to file notice...
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