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What Wayne Hsiung, Mercy for Animals, & others did for Thanksgiving
(Beth Clifton collage) “Open rescues,” closed jail cells, undercover video, & two challenges to “ag gags” in Canada SANTA ROSA & LOS ANGELES, California––Mass media food...
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BLM bans cyanide-shooting “coyote-getters,” but keeps it very quiet
(Beth Clifton collage) Bureau of Land Management hid the announcement––why? WASHINGTON, D.C.––Has Bureau of Land Management director Tracy Stone-Manning really banned the use of M-44 “coyote getter”...
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Cockfighting led to “The Pike County Massacre” but mini-series misses the point
(Beth Clifton collage) One cockfighting family killed another CINCINNATI, Ohio––There appeared to be no doubt in the minds of previewers of The Pike County Massacre, a three-part Oxygen...
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COP28 conference on global warming expected to tell world to eat less meat
(Beth Clifton collage) Recommendation to eat less meat may be the most substantive outcome of a United Nations conference on global warming since the COP conference series began DUBAI, United Arab...
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Farmed animal advocate Wayne Hsiung gets 90 days; Canada gets ag gag
Wayne Hsiung & friends. (Beth Clifton collage) Likely to lose at COP28 climate conference, Big Meat agribusiness celebrates killing the messengers SANTA ROSA, California; OTTAWA, Canada––Big...
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Wolverines, known for tenacity, win federal protection after 48-year fight
(Beth Clifton collage) Stop trapping & wolverines could probably restore themselves WASHINGTON D.C.––Usually there is little to celebrate about an animal becoming officially recognized as a...
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Money, power, & farmed animal advocacy: Jeff Thomas tells all
(Beth Clifton collage) The Farm Animal Movement: Effective Altruism, Venture Philanthropy, & The Fight to End Factory Farming in America by Jeff Thomas Lantern Publishing & Media, P.O. Box...
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Los Angeles council vote against rodeo opens new fight against charreada
(Beth Clifton collage) Will the Los Angeles ordinance really stop steer-tailing & other rodeo mayhem? LOS ANGELES, California; BELVIDERE, Illinois––The Los Angeles City Council on December 5,...
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So is cruelty to animals more a part of Hispanic heritage than Catholicism?
(Beth Clifton collage) Cultural defenses of steer-tailing and bullfighting ignore both U.S. anti-cruelty laws and 456 years of Catholic prohibition BELVIDERE, Illinois; LOS ANGELES,...
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Five deaths of note: two vegans, two animal entertainers, & a sanctuarian
(Beth Clifton collage) Vegan poet Benjamin Zephaniah, reality TV star Chris Wilson, sanctuarian David Stevens, exotic cat trainer Dirk Arthur, & vegan “influencer” Zhanna Samsonova did not even...
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Will California catch up to Chinese regulation of bullfrog & turtle traffic?
(Beth Clifton collage) California trails China, Singapore, Taiwan, & Hong Kong in regulation of frog & turtle sales at live markets SAN DIEGO, California––Meeting on December 13-14, 2023...
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“Effective altruism,” farmed animals, & convicted felon Sam Bankman-Fried
(Beth Clifton collage) The Good It Promises, the Harm It Does: Critical Essays on Effective Altruism Edited by Carol J. Adams, Alice Crary, and Lori Gruen Contributors: Amia Srinivisan, Brenda...
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COP28 put plant-based diet on the menu, but did not remove meat from it
(Beth Clifton collage) Vegan author George Monbiot sees roadblocks; Union of Concerned Scientists chief sees way forward for lessening meat consumption DUBAI, United Arab Emirates––The twenty-eighth...
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Animal charity donor Wylderich wins a round against misleading appeals
(Beth Clifton collage) Lion Habitat Ranch agrees to “not engage in any unlawful, unfair, and/or deceptive trade practices” LAS VEGAS, Nevada––Longtime animal advocate and charity donor Annoula...
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Will court unleash Colorado puma defenders to tree trophy hunters?
(Beth Clifton collage) Petitioners for ballot initiative to ban hunting mountain lions, bobcats, & lynx await only Colorado Supreme Court go-ahead to get started DENVER, Colorado––Proponents of...
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Cormorants to be returned to East Sand Island, 8 years after catastrophic cull
(Beth Clifton collage) Fleeing cull, refugee cormorants settled on the Astoria-Megler Bridge. Now guano threatens the bridge––and killing cormorants did not save salmon PORTLAND, Oregon––Eight years...
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What killed 18 Marineland of Niagara Falls & Mystic Aquarium belugas?
Beluga whales in aquarium. Whales in captivity have always had high death rates, but this is the worst for belugas ever NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario; MYSTIC, Connecticut––The December 13, 2023 death of...
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Repeal of Miami-Dade pit bull ban brings 1st fatality in only 78 days
(Beth Clifton collage) The Miami-Dade death was one of four fatal dog attacks, at least three & perhaps all four, in less than a week KENDALL, Florida––Alexander Andres Torres, 29, on or about...
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PETA & Cruelty Free Europe are defending chicken fat seller Symrise?!!
(Beth Clifton collage) Symrise AG processes the fat from multi-millions of chickens into cosmetics (among other things) but does not want to do animal testing SANTIAGO, Chile; BRUSSELS, Belgium––The...
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Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono stands up to cockfighters as other pols quail
(Beth Clifton collage) Despite recent cockpit murders, only 12 of 76 Hawaii state legislators favor making cockfighting a felony and enforcing the law HILO, Hawaii––Arriving from Japan at age eight...
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