On Sarah Palin
Sorry. I couldn’t resist. From today’s New York Times and entitled, “Palin, an Outsider Who Charms.” My husband just said, “Honey, leave the lady alone. When she’s Vice President she’s gonna have you hunted down and killed.”
Archive for
Aug 31
23 Comments
Aug 31
Should We Keep Pets?
The folks at Opposing Views asked me what my thoughts were about the keeping of pets. First, let me say I’m thrilled there’s an “Is There a God?” debate. And as the inadvertent, official videographer at our best buddies’ new…
Aug 30
On “Behind the Mask”
I finally watched “Behind the Mask” a couple of days ago. (Here’s a different the trailer. Embedding has been disabled for some reason, and here’s the official description of the film.) My thoughts as a viewer and accidental documentary filmmaker…
Aug 29
On Painting Cats
There I was, listening to the local news while working yesterday (sometimes I keep the television on in the great room to distract the dogs from the sound of the neighbor’s dogs) and I hear the anchor woman say: “You…
Aug 28
On Welfarists and Nazis
Robert Cohen, of NotMilk.com, writes: Thanks to Rutgers University law professor Gary Francione for creating a work of art by combining my words with music and photographs. I’m sure we know what bunny thinks, as she brought this to our…
Aug 27
Should We Eat Meat?
Edgar at Opposing Views contacted me a couple of days ago about posting on a couple of debates: Should we eat meat? and Should we have pets? I encourage everyone to comment or submit as an expert. I’d rather pose…
On Steve Best and YOU
There’s a deafening silence over here at Animal Person regarding yesterday’s post, and I’m thinking two things: “Mary, how on earth can you expect anyone to read a daily blog and then post something so long? Do a recap and…
Aug 25
Steve Best on Wayne Pacelle, HSUS and the FBI
As promised, today I bring you Steve Best on Wayne Pacelle and HSUS (which is also posted at Critical Animal Studies and at Thomas Paine’s Corner) . . . Agent Wayne Pacelle, the Hypocrisy Society of the United States, and…
On China, Silencing Dissidents and New Strategies
Fresh from Beijing this morning, I bring you thoughts and an appeal from an Animal Person reader that isn’t just about eating cats, which is as unacceptable as eating chickens. It’s about the industry and the environment that breeds not…
Aug 23
On the Palm Oil Crisis, Trolls and Steve Best
The palm oil crisis has had another big break. In terms of coverage, at least. Fortune magazine’s “Eco-police Find New Target: Oreos,” by Marc Gunther, re-alerts the masses that . . . “The link between the supermarket shelf, climate change…
Aug 22
Baby Whale Off Sydney “Put Down”
What to eat today? Easy. Need new dress shoes. Where to buy? Easy. (Though when you factor in the environment and workers’ rights, definitely more expensive. Like close to a hundred times more.) Whether or not to kill a baby…
Aug 21
The PETA I Knew and Loved, Sort Of
A handful of people sent me an article I wasn’t surprised at, until the end. In January, I wrote about how Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) was promoting veal. Well, they’re still doing that, and now they’re joined by none…
Aug 20
Voice Your Opposition to AETA
Today, Angela brings us the following: Please voice your opposition to AETA Please send letters for Abolish AETA as a presidential proposal. Candidate contacts: Senator Barack Obama Obama for America P.O. Box 8102 Chicago, IL 60680 Phone: 866-675-2008 Online Contact:…
Check Out Pigs Peace
First of all, never trust a storm track forecast. Lucky we did some last minute preparation in case we got pounded. Fay turned a bit and the eye isn’t far from me and we’ve been getting the brunt of the…
Comments Malfunction
The power and the cable were on and off today, and when I was publishing four comments this afternoon they evaporated into the blogosphere. One second they were there, and the next they were gone. I apologize and all appears…
