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The animal backgrounds of Trump cabinet nominees Rollins, Bondi, & McMahon
(Beth Clifton collage) The Donald Trump cabinet appointee who should have animal history mostly does not WASHINGTON D.C.––Brooke Rollins, Pam Bondi, and Linda McMahon, among U.S....
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Cockfighters, raw milkers, bacteria, & bird flu meet in political alliance
(Beth Clifton collage) So-called “gamefowl commissions” pop up in Arkansas & Georgia, following Oklahoma LITTLE ROCK, SACRAMENTO, AUGUSTA, OKLAHOMA CITY––The scariest news about cockfighting to...
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$2.5 million hiring of “shelter expert” Kristin Hassen brings taxpayer lawsuit
Jeff Van Wagenen, Kristin Hassen, & lawyer in front of Riverside County offices. (Beth Clifton collage) Eleven Riverside County plaintiffs call deal “an extraordinary waste of taxpayer funds”...
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Fugitive “animal rights terrorist” Daniel Andreas San Diego busted in Wales
Daniel Andreas San Diego. (Beth Clifton collage) Arrest in $541,344 Welsh hideout ends 21-year flight from justice LLANWRST, Wales, U.K.––Alleged “animal rights terrorist” Daniel Andreas San Diego,...
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Trump names veggies Ramaswamy & Gabbard + vivisector Oz to inner circle
(Beth Clifton collage) Ramaswami & Gabbard will have no direct authority over animal policy, but Dr. Oz & David Weldon will have a role in directing animal research WASHINGTON D.C.––“A growing...
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Will Paul Watson be home for Christmas, or headed to Japan in chains?
Captain Paul Watson. (Beth Clifton collage) Greenland court extends Paul Watson time in custody until December 18, 2024 NUUK, Greenland––“The court in Greenland has today decided that Paul Watson...
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Did defeat of U.S. Representative John Duarte finally kill the EATS Act?
(Beth Clifton collage) Zombie bill to undo California law to ease conditions for farmed animals has already failed in six successive Congresses over 12 years, but keeps coming back MERCED,...
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History repeats in four pit bull fatalities near scenes of previous attacks
(Beth Clifton collage) Pit bull attacks kill three times as often as lightning PHILADELPHIA, Pa., ROCHESTER, N.Y., JACKSONVILLE, N.C., LONDON, U.K.––Lightning, killing an average of...
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Asian Animal Protection Network founder John Wedderburn, 83
(Beth Clifton collage) Medical doctor John Wedderman quietly linked 759 Asian animal advocates into the beginnings of an international movement HONG KONG––Asian Animal Protection Network founder John...
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Mexican humane law passes: eyewash, or a start against endemic violence?
(Beth Clifton collage) Unanimously passed Mexican law could be a new beginning, but results may take time to see MEXICO CITY––Does it matter that the Mexican federal legislature has passed non-binding...
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Is light sentence in Kentucky cockfighting case part of a trade for testimony?
(Beth Clifton collage) Alleged ringleader Robert Dwayne Baker gets eight months on home detention LEXINGTON, Kentucky––Robert Dwayne Baker, owner of the Whitesburg Chicken Pit or American Testing...
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Greyhound racing sprints to the finish in New Zealand, edging U.S. by a nose
(Beth Clifton collage) Seven tracks in New Zealand to close while two in West Virginia run on WELLINGTON, New Zealand––Among the last great races in greyhound history appears to be which of the last...
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Trump administration government cuts may bring reduction of animal testing
(Beth Clifton collage) Much depends upon whether controversial cabinet picks are approved––and if they do what they say they will WASHINGTON D.C.––The incoming second Donald Trump administration, like...
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Dogfighter Moorefield Jr. sentenced as time runs out to pass the FIGHT Act
(Beth Clifton collage) High-ranking Pentagon official Frederick Douglass Moorefield Jr. ran dogfighting ring & electrocuted losing dogs for 20 years BALTIMORE, Maryland––U.S. District Judge Richard...
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Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson freed from Greenland jail & heading home
Paul Watson Freed from Nuuk jail after 5 months. (Paul Watson Foundation photo from video) “We are happy and relieved that Paul Watson is now free.” NUUK, Greenland––Jailed in remote Nuuk, Greenland...
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H5N1 avian flu, not humane improvement, jacks up the price of eggs
(Beth Clifton collage) How exactly did Louisiana H5N1 victim become infected? WILTON, Iowa; ANN ARBOR, Michigan––Much as agribusiness might hate to admit it, pressure to improve poultry welfare...
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San Diego cat control trial verdict & L.A. shelter fine expose “no kill”...
(Beth Clifton collage) “Cat control trial of the century” finds “return-to-field” of friendly cats inhumane SAN DIEGO & LOS ANGELES, California––“No-kill” strategies favored by Los Angeles Animal...
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“RSPCA Assured” failures bring resignations of board president & VP
(Beth Clifton collage) Humane Society of the U.S. meanwhile announces first major improvement in Global Animal Partnership standards for farmed animals since 2005 LONDON, U.K.; WASHINGTON...
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Can one baby gorilla rescued in Istanbul stop the deadly great ape traffic?
(Beth Clifton collage) The Istanbul baby gorilla is one among thousands bootlegged out of war-torn central Africa ISTANBUL, Turkey––An approximately eight-month-old baby western lowland gorilla,...
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Bald eagles get national honors & more lead shot in their guts for Christmas
(Beth Clifton collage) Officially named the U.S. national bird after 242 years, bald eagles can’t get a break from the gun lobby WASHINGTON D.C.––Two hundred forty-two years after first...
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