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SHARK yanks Hooved Animal Humane Society’s tail over charreada
(Beth Clifton collage) Hooved Animal Humane Society belatedly issues public statement against steer-tailing and other charreada animal abuse GENEVA, Illinois––Showing Animals Respect & Kindness...
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River otters return to Israel & 500 million birds pass over before Passover
(Beth Clifton collage) Jewish Vegan Life urges Jews to go vegan in combined Passover/Earth Day campaign TEL AVIV, Israel––River otters offer perhaps the best news coming out of Israel lately. War is...
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Life of Pei: the battle for compassion; my story and journey so far
Pei Su. (Beth Clifton collage) by Pei Feng Su Lantern Publishing & Media P.O. Box 1350 Woodstock, NY 12498 www.lanternpm.org Reviewed by Merritt Clifton The animal advocacy world knows Pei Feng Su...
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New Alameda anti-animal testing ordinance: what does it really do?
Believe this image of animal research & you might get elected in Alameda, California. (Beth Clifton collage) Unlicensed lab case shows difficulty of enforcement ALAMEDA, California––The...
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Pit bulls can’t find homes? Don’t blame landlords!
(Beth Clifton collage) Data from both the U.S. and U.K. shows that lack of rental housing has little or nothing to do with pit bull surrenders and lack of adoptions JERSEY CITY, N.J.;...
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Sandy Rowland, 77, longtime Humane Society of the U.S. representative
Sandy Rowland.(Beth Clifton collage) Car crash ends 20-year career in Bowling Green civic affairs & politics BOWLING GREEN, Ohio––Sandy Rowland, 77, for more than 30 years a dynamic Great Lakes...
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Pit bulls: Truth or Consequences? by Beth Clifton
(Beth Clifton collage) Pit bull pushing is not a game show Humans appear to have discovered the rewards of canine companionship to enhance and enrich our daily lives so far back in the Ice Ages that...
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How South Dakota governor Kristi Noem upstaged a monkey torturer
(Beth Clifton collage) Noem also upstaged the sentencing of paramedics who killed Elijah McClain, a fatal pit bull attack, & her own bloody wildlife bounty program WASHINGTON D.C.––Two-term South...
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Rabid street dog or hungry pit bull: if at risk, get help!
Jamaica Star Seraspe & friend;Kaheem Robinson. (Beth Clifton collage) Jamaica Star Seraspe asked for help too late; Kaheem Robinson apparently never asked. But both knew they were in trouble....
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Alleged child sex trafficking gets Louisiana cops to notice gamecocks
(Beth Clifton collage) Sex trafficking & cockfighting suspect Derek F. Thibodeaux, Jr. also charged with severe neglect of a dog LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana––Charges of trafficking of children for...
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New Horse Protection Act regs: 270 days & election from enforcement
(Beth Clifton collage) Stronger new Horse Protection Act rules will not take effect until after the 2024 show season; could be killed, again, if Donald Trump returns to the White House WASHINGTON...
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Marmoset monkey torture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
(Beth Clifton collage) It isn’t what the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center shows you on the “Callicam” MADISON, Wisconsin––The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center at the University of...
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Last zebra back behind bars; owner Kristine Keltgen bales on barista biz
(Beth Clifton collage) Weird Washington wildlife story of the week gets weirder (See also How one zebra won more concern than vanishing mountain goats.) NORTH BEND, Washington––No more zebras zooming...
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How one zebra won more concern than vanishing mountain goats
(Beth Clifton collage) Yipes! Stripes make a difference in who gives a damn. CONCRETE, Washington––With global attention focused on Shug the escaped zebra running at large through mountain goat...
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What’s wrong with this picture? What does the RSPCA do for logo animals?
(Beth Clifton collage) “Some animals are more equal than others.” LONDON, U.K.––What is wrong with this picture, or rather the series of 19 pictures of animals who in various arrangements...
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How cockfighters, charros, & animal advocates celebrated Cinco de Mayo
(Beth Clifton collage) Most partied. Showing Animals Respect & Kindness worked. CHICAGO, Illinois––Cockfights and charreadas featuring cola, in which mounted charros yank running...
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Calgary pit bull death perp Bagarić fined $18,000; U.S. perp gets 35 years
(Beth Clifton collage) British perp in egregious XL Bully case got 20 months jail time max CALGARY, Alberta, Canada––Denis Bagarić, 33, whose three pit bulls on June 5, 2022 killed 86-year-old Betty...
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No, starving dolphin crisis in Bahamas is not “like Gaza.” But it is a crisis.
(Beth Clifton collage) Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin Project hopes resort failure can lead to starting a sanctuary NASSAU, Bahamas––Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin Project on May 7, 2024 launched an international...
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New rabies prevention rules for “rescue” puppy imports; HSUS squawks
(Beth Clifton collage) CDC crackdown might encourage more overseas vaccination & s/n work, but may mean fewer photo-ops WASHINGTON D.C.––Pandering to the “rescue” community, including publicity...
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Accused Georgia bird trafficker allegedly holds “live pigeon shoot” in yard
(Beth Clifton collage) Surgeon allegedly massacres birds both before & after they hatch CATAULA, Georgia––Orthopedic surgeon John Waldrop, 74, arraigned on October 16, 2023 for...
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