Oct 17
Sorry for the cliffhanger, yesterday. It wasn’t intentional. Mr. Wade Pilloud, principal of the K-12 school in Indus, Minnesota, resigned after shooting and killing two kittens whose mother was killed in an animal trap. He could be charged with felony…
Mr. Wade Pilloud, principal of the K-12 school in Indus, Minnesota, has resigned after shooting and killing two kittens whose mother was killed in an animal trap. “Pilloud said the shooting, which occurred on school grounds, endangered no one.” Um,…
For the most comprehensive discussion about the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA), go to www.stopaeta.org. There, you will find links to the bill, to your representatives, and to the organizations supporting and opposing the AETA. It goes down as you…
Oct 15
Twenty years ago, I couldn’t stop telling people how to live their lives and how much their choices were damaging the environment, animals, and their own karma. Ah, those were the days, when I had a shaved head, nine earrings…
Oct 14
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote Spinach Isn’t the Culprit, and referred to Nina Planck’s NYT Op-ed, which explains how to reduce the risk of E. coli (change the cows’ diet from grain to grass and hay for a…
The good news for the 60,000,000 (yes, 60 million) homeless and feral cats in the US is: Genetic Savings and Clone, the California company whose mission was the cloning of pets, has gone out of business after cloning only two…
I’ve called myself an Animal Person for close to 30 years. But what does that say about me? That I like animals? If so, to what extent? Would you assume that maybe I’m the proud owner of a spectacular specimen…
Oct 11
The best responses from legislators are the ones that disagree with you and don’t think they’re disclosing that. This brings us to a letter dated October 5 from E. Clay Shaw, Jr. (R-FL), in response to my letter about H.R….
Oct 10
In yesterday’s New York Times, psychology professor and author Frans de Waal corrects South African scientist, Paul Manger, who has called dolphins ‘flippin’ idiots’ (among other things) in Looking at Flipper, Seeing Ourselves (10/09/06). Manger claimed that dolphins are dimwits,…
A few weeks ago, I decided to jump in and host a party for the Humane Society’s Legislative Fund, and thanks to readers like you, I raised over 900 NOT tax-deductible dollars that will go to lobbying, the supporting of…
As you may know, Charles Hobson Booger, III has been a bit of a nipper. In order to deal with the behavior, we first bought a snazzy red muzzle, which he actually liked. He would dive into it when I…
Oct 8
When I see a particularly offensive or misleading commerical (I know, I know, they’re all misleading), I get right on the Internet to contact the company and tell them how I feel. You laugh, but that Windex commercial where the…
In Foie Gras on the Legislative Plate in today’s New York Times, Dan Mitchell reports that Michael J. Panter, a New Jersey legislator, has joined other compassionate legislators in proposing a ban on the force feeding of ducks to make…
Several weeks ago, I was at an all-day party where we all brought food. I brought various munchables from the Whole Foods deli department. Because they were from the deli department, there were huge labels across the tops of the…
It has become clear that I am not providing enough information, and I believe in that trite slogan, knowledge is power, so here goes. Go to www.house.gov, and click on Find a Bill or Law, under Legislative Information (the column…
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