Apr 16
Here’s a great question I received via direct message on Twitter (www.twitter.com/mary_martin): “Do you think that even if Obama had adopted a shelter dog-it still may have caused a run on breeders? Would it matter?” This is why I didn’t…
Apr 15
Go here now. And thanks, Cyndi! http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/opinions/cartoonsandvideos/telnaes/telnaes04142009.html
Apr 14
There is a profound difference between what Sea Shepherd does and what the Animal Liberation Front does, but there are also similarities, and those similarities increase in number if a direct action by the ALF (or anyone else) is an…
Apr 12
They can say that the puppy was needing to be re-homed, therefore it’s like adopting from a rescue group. But I didn’t campaign for a presidential greyhound for exactly the same reason Obama’s decision was disappointing: it glorifies pure breed…
Apr 11
I received this steadily for a month or two and still find it heartwarming. And for all of you naysayers, it was verified by Snopes. ******* In 2003, police in Warwickshire, England, opened a garden shed and found a whimpering,…
Apr 9
She’s so close. She eats eggs for their protein. And sometimes cheese. She doesn’t tolerate beans and already takes probiotics and digestive enzymes. She might be gluten intolerant. She can’t eat a lot of nuts or nut butters, though she…
Apr 8
Stephanie posted the first of a series of guest posts by yours truly about TNR and Project Treadstone over at her immensely popular site at Change.org. Thanks, Stephanie! Speaking of Project Treadstone, Powder Puff, seen below, died over the weekend….
Apr 7
“Surge in Abandoned Horses Renews Debate Over Slaughterhouses” in today’s New York Times begs a lot of questions that I wonder how you would answer. Let’s deconstruct: The facts of the case: “Emaciated horses eating bark off trees. Abandoned horses…
Apr 6
In “Is This the Future of the Digital Book?” in yesterday’s New York Times, Brad Stone reported on a couple of new developments in the publishing world. The one that caught my eye as useful for vegans and the animal…
Apr 5
From Elizabeth Forel, of the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages . . . On Friday, April 3rd, Montana Governor Brain Schweitzer returned House Bill 418 to the legislature with suggestions for amendments. The danger is that the amendments will be…
From David Cantor . . . Responsible Policies for Animals Members and Friends! This past Monday’s botched radio interview is rescheduled for next Monday, April 6th — again at 3:00 P.M. East Coast time. The problem last time was the…
Apr 4
Stephanie wrote about horses dying across the pond yesterday. This morning I read that they’re dying here too, and those who defend thoroughbred racing might want to pay careful attention to who died and why. In “Prominent Horseman Faces Questions…
Apr 3
Earlier this week, the New York Times published an article that had what is perhaps the most offensive couple of sentences I’ve read in a long time. The article is called “How I Learned to Love Goat Meat” (thanks, Bea),…
Apr 2
(AP Photo/The Connecticut Post, Brian A. Pounds) A pet store in Connecticut received a shipment of products last week. Products, meaning rabbits. Sentient nonhumans for sale. The rabbits were produced, of course, by a rabbit mill that supplies “pet” stores…
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