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“What would you say your legacy has been?”
Dear ANIMALS 24-7 readers: Beth and I, through the generosity of a donor who funded us specifically to attend, are just back from the 2018 Africa Animal Welfare Conference, held at the United Nations...
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Pit bull impounded, drifter kills police chief
(Beth Clifton collage) Stabs chief in sidewalk ambush RODEZ, France––Furious that his pit bull had been impounded a week earlier, on September 18, 2018, homeless drifter Alexandre...
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Disease linked to cockfighting menaces California poultry industry
(Beth Clifton collage) Gamecocks carrying Newcastle disease to domestic flocks killed millions in 1971 and 2003 LOS ANGELES––The billion-dollar-a-year California poultry industry is betting...
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“Shoot drones, not pigeons,” SHARK founder dares gun clubs
(Beth Clifton collage) Current drones have pigeon-like flight qualities GENEVA, Illinois––Showing Animals Respect & Kindness [SHARK] founder Steve Hindi, gambling on video surveillance...
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Feline Fix by Five: the F-word campaign
(Beth Clifton collage) One simple change can have profound results by Philip A. Bushby, DVM, MS, DACVS (but Esther Mechler suggested the headline) The Veterinary Task Force on Feline Sterilization for...
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Safety agencies failed woman, infant killed by pit bull mixes
(Beth Clifton collage) Why were the victims & the killer dogs in the same homes? LAS VEGAS, Nevada; CLEARWATER, Florida––Pit bull mixes were on October 5, 2018 disclosed to have killed...
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Rain delays expulsion of 1,000 horses from the Devil’s Garden
(Beth Clifton collage) Largest wild horse herd in California to be thinned in the Modoc National Forest ALTURAS, California––Heavy rains brought the largest wild horse population in California a...
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Moms of babies killed by pit bulls want foster agencies to pay
(Beth Clifton collage) Kansas case filed; Florida case likely CLEARWATER, Florida; TOPEKA, Kansas––A lawsuit filed on September 21, 2018 against the Kansas Department for Children &...
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Meet Blake Fischer, baboon family killer & apostle of bowhunting
Blake Fischer, the baboon family he killed, & his own family. (Beth Clifton collage Frequent model for his father’s bowhunting magazine BOISE, Idaho––The Blake Owen Fischer baboon...
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Helpful links for Pit Bull Victim Awareness Day
(Beth Clifton collage) Both animal & human victims to be remembered on October 27, 2018 With “Pit Bull Victim Awareness Day,” October 27, 2018, fast approaching, including activities on behalf...
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Mystery marine toxo host kills sea mammals; cats wrongly blamed
(Beth Clifton collage) Toxoplasma gondii finding in beluga whales points same way as sea otter and monk seal studies––& not toward cats MONTREAL––A new study widely publicized for...
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Should dog owners face prison for fleeing the scene of attacks?
(Beth Clifton collage) Maine politician promises bill to address dine-and-dash behavior ––if elected AUGUSTA, Maine––Should dog owners be criminally prosecuted for leaving the scene of an...
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TNR protects African wildcats from “genetic pollution”& ferals from cruelty
Top: African wildcat. Botton: feral cat.(Beth Clifton collage) Alley Cat Rescue begins project at Kruger National Park KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa––Alley Cat Rescue, of Mount...
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Could Zambia contracept wild hippos instead of culling?
(Beth Clifton collage) Or is hippo overpopulation even really the issue? LUSAKA, Zambia––Why has Zambian tourism minister Charles Banda revived a five-year-old plan to cull up to 250 hippopotamuses...
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Fight over feces-flinging gorilla Ndume goes to federal court
Koko & Francine Patterson.(Beth Clifton collage) Having lost Harambe, the Cincinnati Zoo wants him back. Having lost Koko, the Gorilla Foundation signs “No.” CINCINNATI, SAN...
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Albuquerque sued again for allegedly rehoming dangerous dogs
(Beth Clifton collage) Earlier cases allege rehoming dangerous cats, too ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico––Already sued half a dozen times in under four years over issues pertaining to rehoming...
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HSUS election picks are too few to stop the Trump juggernaut
(Beth Clifton collage) Humane Society Legislative Fund fails to endorse enough Democratic challengers to slow anti-animal Republican momentum in the U.S. House & Senate WASHINGTON...
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Over-counting jaguars, over-estimating poaching
(Beth Clifton collage) 1964-1966 flood rescue data suggests there were never as many jaguars in Suriname as World Animal Protection claims have been poached PARAMARIBO, Suriname––Claims recently...
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Iranian cheetah defenders face the death penalty
(Beth Clifton collage) Accused of “sowing corruption on earth” TEHRAN, Iran––Because fair trials in Iran are historically scarcer than the highly endangered Asiatic cheetah, who survives...
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Hen caging & greyhound racing go before voters in 2018 election
(Beth Clifton collage) Animal advocates & agribusiness split over California Proposition 12; Republicans split over Florida Proposition 13 SACRAMENTO, California; ORLANDO,...
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