Avian flu is back in the Los Angeles times today. Over the weekend, the New York Times covered a duck...
Author: dawnwatch (Karen Dawn)
DW-CA: “Canada urged to halt importation of monkeys…” in Montreal Gazette, 1/26/25
Canadians: Saturday’s Montreal Gazette included a prominent article, page A4, titled, “Canada urged to halt importation of monkeys from Cambodia.”...
LA fire pet evacuees Dallas front page + plant-based processed meat NY Times +more 1/20/25
Over the weekend, major media animal news was mostly about the Los Angeles Fires, including a lead story in the...
LA Fire animal aid, plant-based coverage, elephants, rodeos + more 1/13/25
I open this weekly alert on a personal note. Those of you who have been on the DawnWatch list for...
Avian flu, Orca loses calf, Trump’s “pro-animal” line-up, rodeo, veganism 1-6-25
Happy New Year! Those who have read the DawnWatch End-of-Year Roundup know I cited avian flu as the number...
DawnWatch End-of-Year Roundup 2024 – Happy New Year!
At the end of year I like to take stock, to sort through the animal news I’ve covered over the...
Govt program breeds pheasants to shoot, tortoise conservation front page, zoos +.. 12/29/24
Today I share a shocking New York Times report on government conservation spending that goes to a program that raises...
DW-LA: Front page on canine blood banks, where unlucky donors live in small pens. 12/23/24
Angelenos: Canine blood banks, where dogs spend their lives in cages so that other dogs, lucky enough to be loved,...
“Reports from the Slaughterhouse” in NY Review of Books + avian flu, RSPCA resignation + more 12/22/24
The current edition of the renowned New York Review of Books has Professor Marth Nussbaum discussing slaughterhouses as she reviews...
DW-LA: “Let’s Stop Killing Animals in Shelters and Get More Adopted.” LA Times editorial, 12-18-24
Angelenos: The wonderful Los Angeles Times has an editorial (the paper’s official opinion) today, Wednesday December 18, page A10, titled,...