Former U.S. Senate animal advocate Joseph Lieberman dead at 82
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by Merritt Clifton
14h ago
Joseph Lieberman.  (Beth Clifton collage) Had one of best U.S. Senate voting records on animal issues, 1990-2012 RIVERDALE, New York––Joseph Lieberman,  82,  a strong animal advocate during his 24-year tenure as a U.S. Senator from Connecticut,  but best remembered for running for U.S. vice president in 2000 alongside Democratic presidential nominee Albert Gore,  died on March 27,  2024 “due to complications from a fall,”  said a family statement. “His beloved wife,  Hadassah,”  whom Lieberman married in 1982,  “and members of his family were ..read more
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Why would anyone want to shoot half a million barred owls?
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by Merritt Clifton
2d ago
(Beth Clifton collage) Killing barred owls creates a distraction from failing to protect spotted owl habitat             WASHINGTON D.C.––Seventy-five organizations on March 25,  2024 jointly urged Interior Secretary Deborah Haaland “to nix a reckless and wholly unworkable plan to shoot more than 500,000 barred owls over the next 30 years across millions of public and private lands in California,  Oregon,  and Washington,”  jointly announced Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy. Why would an ..read more
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Peepers are out for spring, but where are the voices for frogs & turtles?
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by Merritt Clifton
4d ago
(Beth Clifton collage) California Department of Fish & Wildlife continues to ignore the advice of California Wildlife Commission to stop the import & sale of frogs & turtles at live markets OAKLAND,  California––Why is Eric Mills of Action for Animals apparently the only California animal advocate mobilizing to put pressure on the California Wildlife Commission and Department of Fish & Wildlife to ban the import and sale of frogs and turtles under horrendous conditions at live markets? Mills,  campaigning against live frog and turtle sales at least since 1995,  ..read more
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No miracles for pigs in genetically modified kidney & heart transplants
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by Merritt Clifton
4d ago
(Beth Clifton collage) More than 2,000 years of ethically questionable results continue BOSTON,  Massachusetts––Possibly not since Jesus allegedly cured two demon-possessed men by casting a legion of demons into a herd of pigs have more people been excited by the prospect of pigs becoming human saviors than in the wake of the March 16,  2024 first-ever transplant of a genetically modified pig’s kidney into kidney disease patient Richard Slayman,  62,  of Weymouth,  Massachusetts. The story of Jesus casting the demons into the pigs was reported in Matthew 8 ..read more
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Two “sportsmen” convicted of Capitol invasion & one of sheep-screwing
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by Merritt Clifton
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(Beth Clifton collage) U.S. Department of Justice bags trophy hunting guide,  promoter of catfish “noodling,”  & breeder of genetically modified bighorn sheep WASHINGTON D.C.––Bagging three prominent “sportsmen” participants in the Rocky Mountain region trophy hunting industry within 10 days,  the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia on March 20,  2023 announced the conviction of hunting guide Patrick Montgomery,  51,  of Littleton, Colorado, “of felony and misdemeanor charges related to his conduct during the January 6,  2021,  brea ..read more
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Travis John Branson pleads guilty in biggest ever eagle poaching case
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by Merritt Clifton
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(Beth Clifton collage) Co-defendant Simon Paul remains at large MISSOULA,  Montana––Travis John Branson,  48,   of Cusick, Washington,  on March 21,  2024 pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court of Montana to charges of conspiracy,  unlawful trafficking in bald and golden eagle feathers,  and of the Lacey Act of 1900,  which prohibits trade in wildlife,  fish,  and plants that have been illegally taken,  possessed,  transported,  or sold. Branson thereby reversed his pleas of “not guilty” to the same charges,  enter ..read more
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The “Stokes 7” are cats. Underlying issues include monsters.
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by Merritt Clifton
6d ago
(Beth Clifton collage) Why is the V.A. pushing to continue cat experiments against the will of Congress & the White House,  & offering top-of-front page links to advocacy groups for animal use in biomedical research? WASHINGTON D.C.––Initiated by the White Coat Waste Project on March 11,  2024,  the same day the U.S. President Joe Biden endorsed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024,  including language meant to end Department of Veterans Affairs funding for experiments on cats,  dogs,  and nonhuman primates,  the “Save the #Stokes 7 ..read more
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Stoney Greene tries to lose dogfighting & cockfighting tail
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by Merritt Clifton
1w ago
(Beth Clifton collage) A pit bull’s tail may be docked & a gamecock’s feathers plucked,  but that does not change the nature of the beast WILKESBORO, North Carolina––Maybe Wilkes County commissioner and favored candidate of pit bull breeders and cockfighters Stoney Greene is not as stupid as anonymous online critic “Sewerpit” alleged during the run-up to the March 5,  2024 North Carolina primary election. (See Dogfighter runs for office in North Carolina, backed by cockfighting money.) Greene on March 5,  2024 lost his bid for nomination as the Republican candidate for the ..read more
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Has the Pied Piper come to Lassa fever & rat-plagued Nigeria?
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by Merritt Clifton
1w ago
(Beth Clifton collage) Rat-borne Lassa fever kills more people now than either Ebola or rabies,  even if you have never heard of it LAGOS,  Nigeria––Amid sectarian violence and the mass kidnappings of as many as 5,000 people,  most of them school children since Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu took office on May 29,  2023,  it is likely that few people even within Nigeria currently give a rat’s ass that environment minister Iziaq Salako announced a “National Deratization Initiative” back on February 27,  2024. But the current plight of Nigeria strik ..read more
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Frans de Waal, 75, refuted “man the hunter” & “killer ape” theories
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by Merritt Clifton
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Frans de Waal.  (Beth Clifton collage) Primatologist & ethologist emphasized roles of empathy,  sympathy,  reconciliation,  and ability to follow social rules in evolution of civilization Frans de Waal,  75,  arguably the most influential primatologist of his time or any time,  died on March 14,  2024 from stomach cancer. De Waal and his wife of more than 40 years,  Catherine Marin,  lived in Stone Mountain, Georgia,  within commuting distance of his behavioral research laboratory at Emory University in Atlanta.  They also kept ..read more
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