Alex Pacheco of “600 Million” says he was gunner on a boat with no guns
(Beth Clifton collage) Produces no substance for claim to be developing “spay/neuter cookies” POMPANO BEACH, Florida––Alex Pacheco and his organization “600 Million Stray Dogs Need You” are...
View ArticleHow phantoms spooked agribusiness into failed Krajnc case against watering pigs
(Lindsay Spaar photo) Slaughter industry remains haunted by ghosts of vegan campaigns past BURLINGTON, Ontario––Winning the May 4, 2017 acquittal of Toronto Pig Save cofounder Anita Krajnc...
View ArticleWhat Gau Rakshas, the ALF, &“pit bullies” have in common
(Merritt Clifton collage) “The difference between vigilantes and animal rights activists” NEW DELHI, India; WASHINGTON D.C.––Responding to “animal rights violence” that has cost at least 10...
View ArticleBoerboel dogs: “bull-biters” became symbols of apartheid
(Beth Clifton collage) North Carolina breeder killed by one of her own “Beloved Boerboels” ASHEVILLE, North Carolina; DURBAN, South Africa––Buncombe County Animal Services on May 1, 2017...
View ArticleHSUS pushes bill to cut Vermont puppy mill cage sizes by half or more
HSUS president Wayne Pacelle, Vermont legislator John Bartholomew, and HSUS Vermont rep Barry Londeree demonstrate new, improved cage size. (Beth Clifton collage) Vermont H. 218 weakens cold weather...
View ArticleFor $125,000, would you keep your dog or cat in a travel cage––for life?!
(Beth & Merritt Clifton collage) Incredibly, that is what HSUS is promoting! For $125,000, would you confine every breeding kennel dog in your state in a cage half the size or smaller than that...
View ArticleWhy is animal use in labs up, even as public moral approval is down?
(Beth Clifton collage) Anti-vivisection organizations claim victory while running on old momentum WASHINGTON D.C.–– Fewer Americans than ever before––just 51%, barely more than half––believe...
View ArticleRumored Yulin dog meat festival cancellation still unconfirmed
Wanted: a “Dogs Eating Lychee Festival.” (Beth Clifton collage) Global media frenzy overlooks lack of official notice from China YULIN, China––Chinese media, including those that usually...
View Article“Ban white tigers & lion/tiger hybrids,” sanctuarians beg feds
(Beth Clifton collage) Petition seeks rulemaking under Animal Health Protection Act & Animal Welfare Act WASHINGTON D.C.––Nearly 200 years of entrepreneurs speculatively breeding white...
View ArticleWhen pit bulls charge: holding fire gets cops hurt 12 times more often
(Merritt Clifton collage) Civilians are now three times more likely to be injured by dogs before cops shoot WASHINGTON D.C.––Police are increasingly under fire for shooting dogs, especially...
View ArticleA cry from the elephant pit
(Beth Clifton collage) We need your help to stay out of the hole The time has come for us to speak to you forthrightly and directly about the “elephant in the room,” who is unfortunately not an...
View ArticleWill ALDF fight return to Europe of big cats who performed for Ringling?
(Beth Clifton collage) Endangered Species Act definitions changed while 15 cats were in U.S. on tour ELLENTON, Florida; COTATI, California––The Animal Legal Defense Fund on May 25, 2017...
View ArticleHow multi-state effort to save the pit bull Blue led to Code Blue for...
(Beth Clifton collage) Reportedly surrendered for biting a child, Blue was routed through five rescue programs in six months before killing 90-year-old VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia––Fatally...
View ArticleThe Six Million Dollar Chimps
(Beth Clifton collage) Will $6 million be enough to provide lifetime care to as many as 66 chimps abandoned in Liberia by the New York Blood Center? NEW YORK CITY, WASHINGTON...
View ArticleWhy did pit bull advocates amplify a “fake news” pit bull fatality?
Dahlia Canes (left) and her Facebook posting promoting “fake news” pit bull story, which she left up even after Mike Fry (lower right) alerted Canes that it was fake. Falling for hoax included praise...
View Article“Change laws in legislature” say courts in chimp & elephant rulings
(Beth Clifton collage) Attempts to stretch precedents are unanimously rejected in both New York & California appellate courts NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.; LOS ANGELES, California––The Appellate...
View ArticleAlex Pacheco of “600 Million” says he was gunner on a boat with no guns
(Beth Clifton collage) Produces no substance for claim to be developing “spay/neuter cookies” POMPANO BEACH, Florida––Alex Pacheco and his organization “600 Million Stray Dogs Need You” are...
View Article“Rescued” pit bulls now outnumber pit puppies
(Beth Clifton collage) Startling numbers emerge from ANIMALS 24-7 ad survey 2017 Pit bull advocates may rejoice that pit bulls, by all of the common pit bull variant names combined, are back on top...
View Article“Rabies roulette” in Tampa: the odds favor TNR
(Beth Clifton collage) You are 32,250 times more likely to hit double zero than to meet a rabid cat in Hillsborough County TAMPA, Florida––With the 2016 final numbers yet to be reported by...
View ArticleUpdate: Vermont Gov Scott signs HSUS bill to cut puppy mill cage sizes
(Beth Clifton collage) Vermont H. 218 weakens cold weather protection of farm dogs too, agree two of state’s senior animal advocates Vermont Governor Phillip B. Scott on June 16, 2017 signed into law...
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