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Ed Boks

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The Beagles Got Out. Accountability Did Not.

The rescue is easy to celebrate. The paper trail is harder to follow.

A total of 1,635 beagles have now been removed from Ridglan Farms, including another 135 this week. The rescue may prove to be one of the most structured large-scale a...

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What Shelter Animals Count's Kitten Report Reveals About ASPCA’s Growing Influence

Part 2 of our investigation into ASPCA’s control of Shelter Animals Count

When ASPCA acquired Shelter Animals Count in late 2025, the organization promised to maintain "the same neutrality, transparency, and consistency" the field had come...

7 days ago
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Google Wants EPA Approval to Release Millions of Mosquitoes in California and Florida. What Could Go Wrong?

Google’s proposed Wolbachia mosquito release program is under EPA review. EPA is accepting public comments through June 5 before deciding whether to issue an experimental use permit.

Editor’s Note: Current reporting on Google’s mosquito...

8 days ago
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Drowning in Data, Starving for Answers: What ASPCA's Shelter Reports Won't Tell You

America’s animal shelters are drowning in data while starving for insight.

In February, Animal Politics examined ASPCA’s acquisition of Shelter Animals Count and the implications of a neutral data platform becoming “a program of the ASPCA....

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The Two Waynes and Lauree Too

Editor’s note: This piece departs from my usual document-driven analysis. The story of the Ridglan beagles exists in a gray zone between protest and negotiation, rescue and prosecution, clarity and secrecy. It seemed to call for a more re...

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