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Good days in court for chickens, gamecocks, Wisconsin wolves, & feral hippos
(Beth Clifton collage) Decisions may mean better days for animals, but use & exploitation industries will fight back ROCHESTER, N.Y.; WASHINGTON D.C.; MADISON, Wisconsin; CINCINNATI, Ohio––A...
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Moral injury in animal advocates and nonhuman animals
(Beth Clifton collage) and the commonality of being reduced to “lesser beings” by Karen Davis, PhD, president, United Poultry Concerns “Some people seemed unfazed when witnessing cruelty, but I could...
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Pit bull mayhem, murder, other crimes, & the multiplier effect illustrated
(Beth Clifton collage) Highly reactive unstable dogs, multiplied by highly reactive unstable situations & people = prescription for disaster MIAMI, Florida––A week of sensational crimes with pit...
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Caring for bears & a homeless woman contrasts to caring only about pit bulls
(Beth Clifton collage) Help Asheville Bears founder stands up for human victim; Maddie’s Fund program director urges concealing dog attack risk to humans & other animals ASHEVILLE,...
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Animal friends Kim Crumbo, David Amess, & Ali Laoual Abagana remembered
(Beth Clifton collage) Rewilding Earth board member, Member of Parliament, & giraffe advocate at CITES Crumbo presumed dead in Shoshone Lake, Yellowstone National Park Conservationist Kim...
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Assault on SHARK investigators brings felony & misdemeanor convictions
Ohio Game Bird Association secretary Beckie Newcomb contemplates husband James V. “Bub” Newcomb in prison.(Beth Clifton collage) Sentencing for attack on Steve Hindi & Adam Fahnestock by alleged...
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Pit bulls, greenhouse gases, & poop: the solution is not dilution
(Beth Clifton collage) Or, pit bull breeding kennels & the Tower of Babel VAUGHAN, Ontario; CAERPHILLY, Wales; DURBANVILLE, South Africa; OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma––“The solution to pollution...
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Perp gets 4 to 6 years for assaulting SHARK investigator; another to be tried
Bubba, James “Bub” Newcomb II, & Beckie Newcomb. (Beth Clifton collage) Judge sends James V. “Bub” Newcomb II to prison, throws out Shannon Clark plea bargain IRONTON,...
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Colorado warns public: New Hope Rescue may have spread distemper
(Beth Clifton collage) New Hope Rescue director & vet face cruelty charges; shelter loses operating permit COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado––New Hope Rescue Inc. is in big-time trouble again. This time...
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Gary Tiscornia, 75, headed Michigan Humane & Monterey County SPCA
Gary Tiscornia. Led Michigan Humane recovery post-David Wills TUCSON, Arizona––Gary Tiscornia, 75, died on October 14, 2021 in Tucson, Arizona, his home for much of his childhood,...
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Bernard Rollin, 78, addressed the big issues but often fumbled the facts
(Beth Clifton collage) Author of Animal Rights & Human Morality and The Unheeded Cry FORT COLLINS, Colorado––Bernard Elliot Rollin, Ph.D., 78, better known as just Bernie Rollin, died on...
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International Primate Protection League founder Shirley McGreal, 87
(Beth Clifton collage) Animal advocate, teacher, conservationist, investigative journalist, and beloved friend to primates, both human and nonhuman SUMMERVILLE, South Carolina––“With...
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Four court cases lost amid the Rittenhouse/Arbery media blitz
(Beth Clifton collage) Even coverage of the $15 million Elijah McClain settlement mostly omitted the vegan aspect Court news dominated mass media during the two weeks preceding Thanksgiving 2021, but...
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$350 million for animal crossings, but zip for roadkill avoidance education
U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon and HSUS founding board member Delos Culver in 1954.(HSUS photo) Win for HSUS is a gain, yet not the most cost-effective way to save animal & human lives on...
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Can Las Vegas really get to no-kill animal control? Don’t bet on it.
(Beth Clifton collage) Reality in Las Vegas is a lack of realism about the realities of the job LAS VEGAS, Nevada––Each spin of the roulette wheel, each toss of the dice, each turn of the...
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Fauci vs. the White Coat Waste Project: did Hans Ruesch sire the conflict?
Hans Ruesch. (Beth Clifton collage) And who was auto racer, author, & anti-vivisectionist Hans Ruesch, anyhow? The conservative-leaning anti-vivisection organization White Coat Waste Project has...
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“Spay-It-Forward” says Dr. Jeff, Rocky Mountain Vet
Jeff Young holds up sign at rear; wife Petra Mickova is the redhead in blue scrubs; Japanese spay/neuter entrepreneur Hiro Yamasaki is wearing the Spay-It-Forward t-shirt. Veterinarian Jeff Young...
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Does guilt have a place in animal rights activism?
(Beth Clifton collage) by Karen Davis, Ph.D. Founder & president, United Poultry Concerns “Without guilt improvement is drastically diminished.” – Thomas Coates, Facebook comment, November 22,...
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“We are fine; the problem is with everyone else,” by Steve Hindi
Steve Hindi. (Beth Clifton collage) The animal cause needs an oil change & new spark plugs When I first read the title of Does guilt have a place in animal rights activism?, the most recent...
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Robert Dole: why did Pacelle, Amundson, & Bershadker inflate his record?
Left: Sara Amundson, Wayne Pacelle, Matt Bershadker. Right: Robert Dole & a questioning constituent.(Beth Clifton collage) Robert Dole, at best, had a good record on animal issues for a...
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