Archive - Animal Politics with Ed Boks

Progress or Projection? The 63% No-Kill Number Doesn’t Add Up

Best Friends’ 63% claim rests on selective data, machine-learning estimates, and a sample that may represent fewer than 9% of U.S. brick-and-mortar…

6 hrs ago •

Beyond TNR: A New Blueprint for Managing America’s Free-Roaming Cats

The Summerlee Report calls for systemic change, data-driven strategies, and a renewed focus on spay/neuter to finally turn the tide on cat…

Apr 28 •

Riverside County’s Department of Animal Services on Trial

A sweeping legal case lays bare systemic neglect and mismanagement—but with new leadership and public pressure, it may also offer a path to reform.

Apr 26 •

Ask Me Anything #6: Los Angeles Animal Services - What To Do?

Budget Cuts, Public Outcry, and a Roadmap for Saving LA’s Shelters

Apr 24 •

The No-Kill Feedback Loop: Curate > Transport > Repeat

How Best Friends Turned Animal Welfare Into a Self-Sustaining Crisis Machine

Apr 23 •

San Diego Humane Society Weaponizes Compassion to Protect Power

As SDHS warns of dogs in the streets and gutted enforcement, critics reveal a nonprofit empire built on fear, bloated salaries, and a war against…

Apr 21 •

Harvard’s Preventable Crisis: A Research Giant Caught Unprepared

As federal funding freezes derail critical studies, Harvard’s failure to plan exposes systemic weaknesses and outdated research priorities.

Apr 20 •

Ask Me Anything #5: Rescue vs. Prevention

The Hidden Disconnect Undermining Animal Welfare Progress

Apr 19 •

The Big Dog Superhighway Bypasses the Only Exit That Works: Spay/Neuter

A Solution Manufactured for the Camera—While Proven Strategies Are Left Behind

Apr 16 •

The Battle for Brooklyn’s Canopy

Fort Greene Park’s Tree Controversy Exposes the High Cost of Short-Sighted Urban “Progress"

Apr 14 •

FDA Declares Endgame for Animal Testing

AI, organ-on-a-chip tech, and bipartisan legislation usher in a humane and effective new era in drug development

Apr 13 •

Ask Me Anything #4: No-Barrier Adoptions

A Dangerous Shortcut Masquerading as Progress

Apr 12 •

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