Jun 14
Everyone bashes puppy mills–and the bashing is richly deserved. However, I fail to grasp why non-puppy mill breeders get away with adding to our existing cat and dog overpopulation problem. No matter how well breeders are treating their products, they…
I love being able to say: Today, I like Jeb Bush. He vetoed legislation (perhaps thanks to a nudge from thousands of his constituents, including yours truly) that would have given over $300,000 in subsidies to a greyhound racetrack in…
I just finished Kindred Spirits: How the Remarkable Bond Between Humans and Animals Can Change the Way We Live, by Allen M. Schoen, DVM, and I think it’s a great primer for people who have an inkling that our relationship…
I read a blog this morning referring to animal people as “terrorists.” You’ve heard it before, so I don’t need to promote his blog. The Animal Liberation Front, which I do not claim to know personally, destroys property and liberates…
In today’s New York Times, Susan Moran writes of how organic meat is more popular than ever, and even big, conventional producers want a piece of the action (“The Range Gets Crowded for Natural Beef,” 06/10/06). The Gray Matter here…
On CNN this morning: After a snippet on a shark bite in South Carolina and before a segment about kittens rescued from somewhere near the brakes of a car (and then coverage of a K-9 being honored) was yet another…
Jerry Buck Inman, admitted rapist and killer (Man Confesses to Killing Student in S.C., AP, by Jacob Jordan, 06/08/06) was asked why he raped and killed. “[A]ll he would say was that he’s a sick animal,” said Jefferson County, Tenn.,…
Gray Matters are those issues that aren’t as black and white as they may appear. I have two rescue greyhounds, Violet Rays (diabetic, blind in one eye) and Charles Hobson Booger, III (don’t ask). I’ve been feeding them the controversial…
When I saw the AP article entitled, “Cloned Mules Win Preliminary Races in Nev.” (06/04/06, by Martin Griffith), I was sure I was hallucinating. I didn’t know where to begin. Luckily, I don’t have to say much. A Mr. Ron…
Gray Matters are those issues that aren’t as black and white as they may appear. The Body Shop was sold to L’Oreal, which still tests on animals. Tom’s of Maine was sold to Colgate Palmolive, which still tests on animals….
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