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San Antonio & Brussels reign in horse-drawn carriages
(Beth Clifton collage) But New York City carriage debate still plods in circles through the same old horseshit SAN ANTONIO, Texas––San Antonio, Texas appears poised to follow Brussels, Belgium as the...
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Can guts of wolves & mountain lions purge North America of CWD?
(Beth Clifton collage) Veterinarian Jim Keen suggests they can GRAND LAKE, Colorado––Five people spoke at an August 22, 2024 online media conference in support of the “Cats Aren’t Trophies” ballot...
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British King Charles III adopts hens, quits pigeon racing
(Beth Clifton collage) But will Charles, patron of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, give up recreationally shooting birds by the thousands? LONDON, U.K.––King Charles III of...
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Pit bulls kill two men miles from home, one in home, & one in front yard
(Beth Clifton collage) Nowhere is safe, despite U.K. “XL Bully” ban CHICAGO, Illinois; BIRMINGHAM, U.K.; JACKSONVILLE, Arkansas––Chicago police are reportedly still investigating how Keshon...
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Esther Klein, 96, was voice of the Animal Defence League of Canada
Esther Klein and Willy.(Photo provided by family) Esther Klein helped to start the chain of events leading to the existence of ANIMALS 24-7 OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada––“Sadly, Esther Klein passed away...
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Doberman breeder murder spotlights changed motives for dog theft
(Beth Clifton collage) Pit bull thefts are down; purebred thefts skyrocket, along with the money involved IDAHO SPRINGS, Colorado––The Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office on August 30,...
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Robots to the rescue of Indian temple elephants!
(Beth Clifton collage) Technology challenges a cruel pre-technology custom that originated with the Buddhist prescription for kindness to retired working animals CHENNAI, India––Thirty-five years...
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Doggy crap game: Las Vegas gambles again on a “no-kill” panacea
(Beth Clifton collage) Founded to fix dog & cat overpopulation, the Animal Foundation turned to shuffling the animals instead LAS VEGAS, Nevada––Perpetually overcrowded, especially with pit...
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Paul Watson jailed, Hvaldimir dead, Japan & Norway go on whaling
(Beth Clifton collage) Japanese & Norwegian whalers enjoy activist & media distraction COPENHAGEN, OSLO––The Japanese and Norwegian whaling industries appear to be winning the 2024...
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New virology study shows just how sick the fur trade is
(Beth Clifton collage) 36 viruses unknown to science found in 461 samples of mostly fur-farmed animals SINGAPORE, SYDNEY, HONG KONG––Two years after fur farmers worldwide were compelled by...
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Deaths demonstrate: guns, pit bulls, & responsible parenting do not mix
(Beth Clifton collage) But parents who give a disturbed adolescent a gun &/or keep pit bulls with toddlers are rarely brought to justice WINDER, Georgia; VISALIA, California––Parental...
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Why did Hvaldimir have a 14-inch stick stuck in his mouth & throat?
(Beth Clifton collage) The friendly beluga was not shot, but starved to death OSLO, Norway––The Norwegian Veterinary Institute on September 9, 2024 released preliminary findings from the official...
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Newly elected U.K. Labour Party government moves to end badger culls
(Beth Clifton collage) Shift to a vaccination strategy against bovine TB fulfills an election promise LONDON, U.K.––With all eyes even in the United Kingdom seemingly fixed on the U.S. presidential...
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“Run Spot Run” from Trump/Vance bogus claims about dog & cat eating
(Beth Clifton collage) Hours after J.D. Vance eats false allegation about immigrants devouring dogs & cats in Springfield, Ohio, Donald Trump repeats it in debate against Kamala Harris...
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Wolves & mountain lions are dog & cats too, voters warn western states
(Beth Clifton collage) “Ballot box biology” is “ballot box morality,” ethologist Marc Bekoff tells Wyoming & Colorado CHEYENNE, DENVER––Continuing failures on the part of the Wyoming Game...
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Dogfighters cop pleas, cockfighters fail to block federal law enforcement
(Beth Clifton collage) Cases help to make case for passage of the FIGHT Act WASHINGTON, D.C.––Frederick Douglass Moorefield, Jr., 63, of Arnold, Maryland, faces up to five years in...
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“Big lickers” reined in, but tongue-tied horses remain at mercy of shavetails
(Beth Clifton collage) Soring horses to induce the “big lick” is far from the only questionable training & show tactic SHELBYVILLE, Tennessee––Keith Dane, senior director of equine protection for...
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PETA urges HSUS, ASPCA, & CIWF to quit “Global Animal Partnership”
(Beth Clifton collage) PETA breaks with policy of not criticizing other animal advocates over “endorsement of deceptive ‘humane’ meat, egg, and dairy certification” WASHINGTON D.C.––People for the...
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“Latin Kings” gang sign in court as killer pit bull owners are sentenced
Christian Moreno throws a Latin King gang sign in court on his way to an 18 year prison sentence.(Beth Clifton collage) Was the gang sign a threat to witnesses, gesture of defiance, or meant to...
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Wade Lemon goes to prison; helped Donald Trump Jr. kill bear & puma
(Beth Clifton collage) Trials twice delayed because Donald Trump Sr. was running for president DENVER, SALT LAKE CITY––Followers of Wade Lemon Hunting and Shaun Buffee Safaris on social media saw on...
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