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Family of pit bull victim sues the Clinton Humane Society
Lucas Harrison. (Beth Clifton collage) Humane Society allegedly rehomed pit bull as a “child-friendly” boxer mix CLINTON, Iowa––Legally responding with unusual speed to the March 15, 2017...
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Favor to speedboaters: Trump administration downlists manatees
(Beth Clifton collage) But manatees may benefit from global warming HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, Florida––After a record 104 Florida manatees were killed by speeding boaters in 2016, one might almost...
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Fish Feel––and even Donald Trump once said so
(Beth Clifton collage) Concern for fish suffering rises worldwide SILVER SPRING, Maryland––Suddenly voices are rising on behalf of fish, including one of the most surprising of all. Yes,...
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Bulldogs, bullying & bravado: the heart of pit bull advocacy
Beth Clifton in her years as a pit bull advocate. by Beth Clifton What do pit bulls have in common with other dogs? Not much actually, besides the obvious four legs, fur, two ears, and a...
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Greyhound Friends founder charged with felony neglect
(Laurie Ann photo) Rescue legend allegedly no longer kept up with the pack HOPKINTON, Massachusetts––Greyhound Friends founder Louise Coleman, 72, for nearly 35 years a pioneer of racing...
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Rhinos worldwide put at risk in South African crap game
(Beth Clifton collage) Can rhinos survive a real-life test of libertarian economic theory? JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA—The South African Constitutional Court on April 5, 2017 opened the way to legal...
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Dog Bite Prevention Week 2017 starts with a bang-bang-bang
State Farm claim & reality shown by ANIMALS 24-7 data. (Beth Clifton collage) Five pit bull victims & one hurt by German shepherd in first 24 hours NEW YORK, N.Y.––Dog Bite Prevention Week...
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L.A. County tightens dog policies; Albuquerque drops the ball
Albuquerque Animal Welfare vet tech Ray Marquez, his pit bull Aurora (officially called an Australian shepherd) and the wall Aurora jumped over to kill Bootsie, at lower right.(Beth Clifton collage)...
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Talking about cats in Holy Week
Stacy LeBaron ANIMALS 24-7 visits with Stacy LeBaron of Community Cats podcast Yes, it is Dog Bite Prevention Week, according to the U.S. Postal Service, and Easter week according to the world’s 2.2...
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Child gives an arm to pet a wolf hybrid
(Beth Clifton collage) Wolf hybrids are still as deadly as ever––and maybe more so OLYMPIA, Washington––A three-year-old boy lost an arm on April 3, 2017, after apparently trying to pet a...
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The Wolf in Dog’s Clothing
Margaret Anne Cleek by Margaret A. Cleek, Ph.D In the early 1990s the Alaskan Malamute Club of America was petrified that Malamutes would be included in bans of the then very popular wolf hybrid. To...
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Quebec introduces toughest dangerous law in North America
Quebec Bill 128 follows Montreal pit bull ban QUEBEC, Quebec––Dog Bite Prevention Week 2017 and National Animal Care & Control Appreciation Week ended in Quebec much as the overlapping...
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HSUS bails out of humane education; ASPCA & AHA already did
(Beth Clifton photos & collage) A bear market for humane ed? (See also “We face a humane education crisis!” says HSUS historian Unti.) SEATTLE, Washington––The Humane Society of the...
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“We face a humane education crisis!” says HSUS historian Unti
(Beth Clifton collage) Orphan cause was foundation of the animal advocacy movement (See also HSUS bails out of humane education; ASPCA & AHA already did.) SEATTLE, Washington––To see overt cruelty...
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Wolf hybrids
Wolf/pit bull hybrid.(Facebook photo) Child gives an arm to pet a wolf hybrid The Wolf in Dog’s Clothing, by Margaret A. Cleek, Ph.D
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SHARK circles Alex Pacheco &“600 Million Stray Dogs Need You”
(Beth Clifton collage) “600 Million Stray Dogs Need You” exposed on YouTube POMPANO BEACH, Florida––Most folks in Florida know enough not to attract a SHARK’s notice. Alex Pacheco, founder...
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Pit bull advocates owe Michael Vick bigtime, at victims’ expense
(Beth Clifton collage) Can victim advocacy restore integrity to the humane cause? WASHINGTON, D.C.––The 2007 conviction of football star Michael Vick for dogfighting helped hundreds of animal...
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Campaign to pull the plug on Navy dolphin program takes to the air
Dolphin base looks like a sewage treatment plant SAN DIEGO, California––Campaigning for an end to marine mammal use by the U.S. Navy, former dolphin trainers Ric Trout and Russ Rector got a...
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Three dead, two critically injured, in hotbeds of pit bull advocacy
Fresno County, California and Montgomery County, Ohio lead U.S. in fatal dog attacks since 2005 Q– What did five recent victims of nearly fatal or fatal pit bull attacks identified during the last week...
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Fish Feel––and even Donald Trump once said so
(Beth Clifton collage) Concern for fish suffering rises worldwide SILVER SPRING, Maryland––Suddenly voices are rising on behalf of fish, including one of the most surprising of all. Yes,...
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