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District Attorney will not prosecute alleged bull-baiting at Salinas rodeo
Jeannine Pacioni.(Beth Clifton collage) Monterey County SPCA does not speak up, either SALINAS, California––The 2019 California Rodeo Salinas ended on July 19, 2019, but the stench of...
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Shelters make mega-payouts to pit bull victims: what will change?
Right: Zoey Green. (Beth Clifton collage.) Two seven-figure settlements in five days might make “socially responsible sheltering the new norm––if the idea isn’t corrupted LOS ANGELES,...
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Cockfighters vs. coal miners, Taiji vs. Hong Kong: animal suffering gets lost
(Beth Clifton collage) What happens when animal issues are overwhelmed by current events? HARLAN COUNTY, Kentucky; TAIJI, Japan; BALI, Indonesia––A trainload of coal worth $1.4 million,...
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L.A. County pays $3 million to family of pit bull owner killed by ricochet
(Beth Clifton collage) Pit bull had already bitten cop; cops are injured by pit bulls 14.5 times more often now than pre-Michael Vick LOS ANGELES, Calif.; ARLINGTON, Texas––The Los...
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Who killed 2.9 billion birds since 1970? Not cats, says a look through the...
(Beth Clifton collage) Who killed cock robin? Clues are transparent. CORNELL, N.Y.––The Southern Tier city of Corning, New York, noted for glassmaking since 1868, may hold one of the...
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Mark Kumpf named Detroit animal control chief. Remember Klonda Richey?
(Beth Clifton collage) Richey was third of five human dog attack fatalities during Kumpf tenure in Dayton DETROIT––With the Motor City still grieving over the August 19, 2019 fatal mauling...
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Haisley gets four years for robbery, domestic violence charges pending
Scotlund Haisley & dog.(Beth Clifton collage) History catches up to Animal Rescue Corps founder & former HSUS director of investigations WASHINGTON D.C.––The U.S. Attorney’s Office...
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Feds probe alleged rapes & murders by WWF-funded anti-poaching militias
(Beth Clifton collage) U.K., Germany, & Switzerland also concerned about World Wildlife Fund-backed paramilitary operations WASHINGTON D.C.–– The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and...
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How did Kumpf get elected top Detroit dogcatcher? Inside info raises questions
(Beth Clifton collage) Editor’s note: The September 24, 2019 ANIMALS 24-7 article Mark Kumpf named Detroit animal control chief. Remember Klonda Richey? drew many responses, none more revealing than...
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Someone said ANIMALS 24-7 should not exist. Help us prove him wrong!
Merritt & Beth Clifton Dear friends & readers: Beth & I listen to you when you ask us to investigate and report about urgent animal issues, usually issues that no one else is covering in...
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“National Pit Bull Awareness Month” opens with two pit bull fatalities
Morgan Crayton & Chopper, the pit bull who killed her. (Beth Clifton collage) But HSUS and the ASPCA mark the occasion by pushing pit bulls for families NEW YORK CITY, WASHINGTON...
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Washington Gov. Inslee shakes off fear of big bad Republican wolf-haters
Jay Inslee. (Beth Clifton collage) 26 of 30 wolves killed in Washington since 2012 were killed to protect just one ranch OLYMPIA, Washington––Who’s afraid of the big, bad wolf? Not many...
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Dolphin defender Ric O’Barry, cleared by Tokyo court, plans return to Japan
(Beth Clifton collage) Three-judge panel rules O’Barry was wrongly barred entry & deported in 2016 TOKYO––“I’m gonna go back and do it again!” dolphin defender Ric O’Barry emailed to ANIMALS 24-7...
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Child sex case against David Wills, ex-humane exec, goes to federal jury
(Beth Clifton collage) Verdict pending after two-week trial ROCKPORT, Texas––A federal court jury in Rockport, Texas is now deliberating over each of 18 federal charges against former...
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Do fish feel pain? Victoria Braithwaite proved it to science
The Margiris. (Beth Clifton collage) Led recognition of “metric tons” of fish as millions of sentient lives UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania––The biggest news in the watery world of fisheries...
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Heidi Lueders, alleged rescuer who starved pit bulls, rejects plea bargain
Heidi Lueders’ tattoo, amended.(Beth Clifton collage) Lueders to be tried on five felony counts in early 2020 BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut––Former Bully Breed Rescue president Heidi Lueders, 31, on...
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Bali: fighting rabies & dolphin captivity amid mud & ashes of a live volcano
(Beth Clifton collage) Long uphill struggles pay off DENPASSAR, Bali, Indonesia––Fireballs and lava are no longer flying from Mount Agung, the reputed Balinese home of the gods, but...
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Fur sales, wildlife acts, & hiding dog bite history banned in California
(Beth Clifton collage) Fur-bearing animals & adopters of shelter/rescue dogs win protections SACRAMENTO, California––The new animal-related law in California that Governor Gavin Newsom...
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USDA Slaughterhouse Deregulation: Pigs in Peril
(Beth Clifton collage) Guest column by Gail A. Eisnitz In December 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will implement its “modernization” plan for the slaughter of pigs by turning over key...
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More cockfighters than stars in Doris Day/Clint Eastwood country?
Grand jury found that John Ramirez (foreground) has impeded enforcement of Monterey ordinance governing cock-breeding. (Beth Clifton collage) Cock-breeding explodes around Carmel-by-the-Sea...
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