(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 Wisconsin in Madison is proud of the Callicam,  an online exhibition of “Our current breeding lobby marmoset family.” Invites the Callicam website,  “Watch and learn more about these engaging monkeys. “The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center supports one of the largest colonies of common marmosets [Callithrix jacchus] in the United States,”  about 270 at any given time,&nbs ..read more

(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 D.C.––New Horse Protection Act regulations introduced on April 29,  2024,  but not to be enforced until February 1,  2025,  may at last end soring the legs of walking horses to make them do the “Big Lick” goose-step. If,  that is,  the new rules are enforced as written,  and not amended or otherwise weakened over during the 270-day grace period be ..read more

(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 sexual purposes, aggravated cruelty to animals,  and cockfighting are pending against Derek F. Thibodeaux, Jr.,  55,  of Sulphur,  Louisiana. The Thibodeaux case,  though making local headlines,  does not appear to have particularly shocked the community. Louisiana bayou waterfronts were notorious for cockfighting,  dogfighting,  pimping,  and slav ..read more

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. NEW YORK CITY,  N.Y.;  MANILA,  Philippines––Seventh grade student Jamaica Star Seraspe,  13,  of the Tondo district of Manila,  Philippines,  and Kaheem Robinson,  41,  of the Longwood district in Bronx,  New York,  had in common only agonizing,  terrifying deaths from dog attacks,  after not seeking help when they ..read more

(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 Dakota governor Kristi Noem, widely considered to be the top contender to become Republican vice presidential candidate on former U.S. President Trump’s ticket seeking to regain the White House in November 2024,  upstaged quite a lot to grab the animal news beat headlines on April 26,  2024. (Beth Clifton collage) Monkey torture video magnate gets four years Baby monkey t ..read more

(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 cave bears were a constant threat and a “Three-Dog Night” was not a band but an early form of home heating,  perhaps even before the use of fire. Archaeology suggests human use of fire came as long as two million years ago,  while the first unequivocal evidence of dogs as family members goes back only 33,000 years. That,  though,  may only be because rocks showing evidence of ..read more

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 Region representative for first the Fund for Animals and later the Humane Society of the U.S.,  died on April 17,  2024 “from extensive injuries sustained in a car accident on April 3, 2024,”  reported David DuPont for BG Independent Media. Rowland “spent the last two weeks in the Toledo Hospital intensive care unit,  and was not allowed visitors due to her medical ..read more

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 Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and other animal advocates may be celebrating an April 16,  2024 victory of sorts in Alameda,  California,  but only if they did not read the fine print in the ordinance sparking the cheers,  and did not think deeply about the consequences of the ordinance,  even if it could be enforced. “On Tuesday,  April 16 ..read more

(Beth Clifton collage) Both dairy & almonds are big water users.  One California industry or the other has to go. SACRAMENTO, California––The California watershed may not be big enough for its two most profitable farm commodities,  cow’s milk and almond milk. Already engaged in a shootout for consumer preference on grocery store shelves,  either the dairy industry or the almond industry may bite the dust,  at least in California,  if other agricultural production and the Sacramento River salmon runs are to survive. Cows with guns Dairy farmers and almond growers ..read more

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 as the intensely hard-working,  politely amiable,  fluently multi-lingual,  supremely capable and outwardly poised founder of ACTAsia for Animals,  a humane education society with offices in London,  Taipei,  and Beijing. Facebook followers are also aware that Pei Su is determinedly battling breast cancer,  raising a sixteen-year-old daughter with her Scottish ..read more