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The view from Phuket, Thailand: Jeff Young, DVM is right!
John Dalley. (Beth Clifton collage) by John Dalley, co-founder, The Soi Dog Foundation Unfortunately, owing to health issues, I was unable to attend the International Companion Animal Welfare...
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“Build s/n services, not more shelters!”
From top, clockwise: Jeff Young, Ruth Steinberger, & Margaret Anne Cleek. (Beth Clifton collage) by Margaret Anne Cleek and Ruth Steinberger Editor’s note: Wrote Jeff Young, DVM in his ANIMALS...
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Why the Oregon Zoo euthanized Packy the elephant
(Beth Clifton collage) Antibiotic-resistant asymptomatic TB strain had epidemic potential PORTLAND, Oregon––Oregon Zoo veterinary staff on February 9, 2017 euthanized Packy, 54, the oldest...
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Patt Nordyke, 90, founded the Texas Federation of Animal Care Societies
(Beth Clifton collage) Involved in humane work for nearly 70 years Patt Nordyke, 90, founder of the Texas Federation of Animal Care Societies and a leader in Texas animal advocacy long before that,...
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Tom Regan, 78, made the case for animal rights
(Beth Clifton collage) Evolved from butcher to leading advocate of vegan philosophy RALEIGH, North Carolina–– Animal rights philosopher Tom Regan, 78, died on the morning of February 17,...
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USDA-APHIS reposts less than 1% of deleted law enforcement info
Lab rats file briefs. (Beth Clifton collage) More activists & animal charities sue WASHINGTON D.C.––The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service on...
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Pit bulls kill seven, so Georgia pushes killing coyotes
(Beth Clifton collage) A tale of two dogs ATLANTA, Georgia––Pit bulls have caused seven human deaths in five years in Georgia. Coyotes have caused none, ever. Responding to the pit bull...
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Pit bulls &“proximate cause” deaths
(Beth Clifton collage) Victims are just as dead if not bitten to death James E. Bennett, 79, of Palm Coast, Florida, died of a heart attack on February 22, 2017, three days after he and his wife...
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“Rescue hoarding” cases horrify Iowa
(Beth Clifton collage) Iowa cases exemplify national trend DES MOINES, Iowa––Arrested on February 13, 2017, Bully Breed Miracle Networking & Rescue founder Lindsey Morrow, 41, is...
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Georgia Supreme Court rules for pit bull attack victim
(Beth Clifton collage) Kentucky legislature goes the opposite way ATLANTA, Georgia; FRANKFORT, Kentucky––A March 6, 2017 unanimous verdict from the Georgia Supreme Court will help Georgia...
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Which are more deadly, balloons or alligators?
(Beth Clifton collage) Editorial by Merritt Clifton Readers who troll my wife Beth’s personal Facebook page have probably seen a collage image she posted last summer showing me jogging along an...
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Oregon cities move to bar dogs from public areas
(Beth Clifton collage) Non-BSL response to attacks EUGENE, SALEM, Oregon––Dogs, as of March 8, 2017, are officially no longer welcome in downtown Eugene, home of the University of Oregon...
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Thumbing nose at lawsuits, USDA-APHIS hides more info
Deletes documents posted in response to Freedom of Information Act requests WASHINGTON D.C.––Hit with a second lawsuit, draft legislation, and letters from 119 members of Congress demanding that the...
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Kenya crisis shows need to transition out of animal agriculture
(Merritt Clifton collage) The issue is not just grazers vs. wildlife U.S. and European concern over the drought-driven conflict besetting central Kenya in early 2017 tends to focus on the impacts...
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Anatomy of a disfigurement by a misidentified shelter pit bull
(Beth Clifton collage) How amateur rescue transport failed CLINTON, Iowa––The road to hell may be paved with good intentions, but the 15-hour drive straight north from the New Iberia Parish...
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Court of Appeals rules airlines have right to ban hunting trophies
(Beth Clifton collage) Verdict issued against rhino shooter Corey Knowlton, Safari Clubs, & coplaintiffs DALLAS, Texas––The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on March 20, 2017...
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The Upside-Down Mind of a Rescue Group
Kenneth M. Phillips (LinkedIn photo) by personal injury attorney and Dog Bite Law blogger Kenneth Phillips: “We are an animal rescue group that does standard fostering and adopting,” a rescue group...
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One million readers!
(Beth Clifton collage) What making our first million means ANIMALS 24-7, in the wee hours of the morning on Sunday, March 26, 2017, reached our one millionth reader, three weeks short of the...
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Trump triumph: zapping USDA web site zapped “puppy mill” law too
(Beth Clifton collage) Maryland legislature & SAEN try to undo some of the damage BALTIMORE, CINCINNATI––Can a federal agency nullify state law just by taking down a web site? While...
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Seal hunting in Atlantic Canada nears a bitter, bloody end
(Beth Clifton collage) Betting sealing will recover is like saving Confederate dollars in hopes the South will rise again (Donald Trump not withstanding) ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland––CBC Morning listeners,...
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