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Snow Leopard: Stories from the Roof of the World
Edited by Don Hunter Univ. Press of Colorado (5589 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 206-C, Boulder, CO 80303), 2012. 216 pages. Hardcover $26.95, e-book $21.95. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Don Hunter, who...
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Pope Francis’ Encyclical on Climate Change & Inequality:
On Care for Our Common Home Melville House Publishers, Brooklyn & London, July 2015. 165 pages, with notes. $14.95. Reviewed by Eric Mills, founder & coordinator, Action for Animals...
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Idaho ag-gag falls, AETA does nothing, & Will Potter’s drone allegedly flew away
SHARK founder Steve Hindi wants answers. Drone expert Steve Hindi asks Potter to account for $90,000 BOISE, CHICAGO, WASHINGTON D.C.––Which is the greater threat to animal advocacy:...
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The Lost Religion of Jesus: Simple Living & Nonviolence In Early Christianity
by Keith Akers Lantern Books (128 2nd Place, Garden Suite Brooklyn, NY 11231), 2001. 260 pages, paperback. $20.00. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Denver vegetarian advocate Keith Akers, perhaps...
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Opening doors, by Gary Ferguson
Carole Noon & Her Dream to Save the Chimps Save the Chimps (P.O. Box 12220, Ft. Pierce, FL 34979), 2014. 176 pages. 250 photos; hardcover. $24.95. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Opening Doors:...
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The Buffalo Field Campaign Road Show
Goodshield Aguilar (Beth Clifton photo) Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Opening in Williams, Oregon on September 12, 2015, the Buffalo Field Campaign Road Show is scheduled to present 24 concerts up and...
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“Confessions of a vegan” author Sam de Brito, 46
Sam de Brito (Twitter photo) Cause of death unknown Sam de Brito, 46, an internationally syndicated author and columnist known for acerbic comments about vegetarians and vegans before becoming a...
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A Gift from Bob, by James Bowen
St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10010, 2015. 171 pages, hardcover. $22.99. Reviewed by Debra J. White A sequel to the best seller, A Street Cat Named Bob (which I haven’t yet...
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The Old Man and the Cat, by Nils Uddenberg
Thomas Dunne Books, c/o St. Martin’s Griffin (175 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10010), 2015. 164 pages, hardcover. $22.99. Reviewed by Debra J. White Retired psychology professor Nils Uddenberg was...
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Cat books for the holiday season
A Gift from Bob, by James Bowen A sequel to the best seller, A Street Cat Named Bob, which is now becoming a film starring Luke Treadaway and Ruta Gedmintas, A Gift From Bob is about author James...
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Harpoon: Into the heart of whaling
by Andrew Darby DaCapo Press (11 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142), 2008. 320 pages, hardcover. $25.00. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Long covering whaling and whale-related politics for the...
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Horsewoman & horseman of the food Apocalypse
Project Animal Farm: An Accidental Journey into the Secret World of Farming & the Truth About Our Food by Sonia Faruqi Pegasus Books (80 Broad Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10004;...
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über source of pit bull myths: Pep, The Story Of A Brave Dog
by Clarence Hawkes Illustrated by William Van Dresser Milton Bradley Co. (Springfield, Mass.), 1922. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton The sole known published reference to the now popular “nanny dog”...
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Feds move to downlist manatees despite near-record boat kills
Manatee. (Trish Conner photo) Pressured by the Pacific Legal Foundation, representing the Florida power boat lobby, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service on January 7, 2016 announced at a Miami...
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The Human Side of Animals, by Royal Dixon
Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Project Gutenberg Ebook #19850, 2006. Free download from <http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/19850>. Originally published by Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1918. 254 pages,...
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Will legacy of Thai royal dog be prison for a dissident?
Tong Daeng was repeatedly honored on Thai postage stamps. Tong Daeng, 17, helped to turn around treatment of street dogs in Thailand BANGKOK, Thailand––Will the most enduring legacy of Thai King...
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Pigeon shooters in the Baseball Hall of Fame
Lefty Grove: An American Original by Jim Kaplan Society for American Baseball Research, 2000. 315 pages, paperback. $16.00. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton “I have come to know, in a manner of...
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Perp to serve no time for first U.S. federal “crush video” conviction
The Roadrunner never did time, either, for his atrocities done to Wiley Coyote, drawn by Chuck Jones for Warner Brothers, beginning in 1948. Credited with time served for Texas state charges...
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Greyhound racing & Custer’s Last Stand
Going to the Dogs: Greyhound Racing, Animal Activism and American Popular Culture by Gwyneth Anne Thayer University Press of Kansas (Lawrence, KS 66045), 2013.296 pages, hardcover. $34.95....
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Chasing Doctor Doolittle: Learning the Language of Animals
by Con Slobodchikoff, Ph.D. St. Martin’s Press (c/o MacMillan, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010), 2012. 308 pages, hardcover, $25.99. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton “My parents left Russia...
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