On Horses and Street Musicians
I’m at the rehearsal dinner for Dave’s cousin and my mother calls: “Did you hear? Did you hear about the horse in Central Park?” “Um, no mom, I’ve been kinda busy.” “There was some accident and the horse either died…
Posts from the ‘Economics’ Category
Sep 16
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Sep 13
Are My Morals Better Than Yours?
Vegans are frequently met with non-vegans who claim we think we’re morally superior. I don’t recall ever telling someone I’m morally superior. But when I remove myself from the equation (tough to do, but stay with me) and I look…
Sep 11
The Animal Person Minute: On Customer Service
Our photo today made me cry when I saw it on the Internet. That’s my Violet Rays in 2002, I think, during her 2 1/2 years of racing in Oregon and Florida, after being bred and trained at a greyhound…
Sep 8
NYT on Why We Shouldn’t Own Horses
(The NYT inadvertently presents a great argument for not allowing people to own horses.) Earlier in the week, the New York Times ran a story about how badly the carriage horse are treated, by their owners. If that’s not a…
Sep 6
Write Mayor Bloomberg
I lived in New York City (downtown, but still) as an adult, spent my young adulthood there, and visited the museums with my parents as a child. And I’d move back to Manhattan in a nanosecond if it weren’t for…
Sep 5
On Deer Hunting Facts
I realized in all the brouhaha in the last 48 hours, I neglected to address (in more than a comment) the most common arguments that those who like to stalk and kill sentient beings use to rationalize how they spend…
Sep 1
On Cashing In On Michael Vick
As you know, the ASPCA has Michael Vick’s dogs and they are being evaluated by experts in such things and the hope is that some may be able to be “re-homed” (a word which is linguistically odd in that re-…
Aug 31
On “Hogwashing”
If you consider yourself an environmentalist, you’re probably familiar with the term “greenwashing,” which is a marketing strategy that paints a corporation (usually one with a less-than-stellar reputation regarding its treatment of the environment) as environmentally sensitive or friendly when…
Aug 30
The Real Deal on Gambling and Greyhound and Horse Racing
I try check the blog for the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida weekly, as I do live in Florida and they appear to be the only group that goes beyond cats and dogs and, of course, wants to banish greyhound…
Aug 28
The Animal Person Minute:: There’s Hope for the Animal Planet Series
Our photo today is of Violet Rays. That’s her excited face. She’s going to the completely fenced in middle school grounds that has four different fields for her to run in, and no, she doesn’t run on the baseball fields…
Aug 24
Animal Person Solution for Vick’s Dogs
As you may know, Michael Vick’s dogs will most definitely be euthanized, perhaps even today. As you might not know, I had a potential solution that would have had a different outcome. When the story first broke, I sent an…
Aug 22
The Veal “Victory:” Behind the Music
When I heard about the “victory” claimed by PETA regarding ceasing the use of veal crates by 2017 (to replace them with another housing system), at which point I’ll be nearly 50-years old, my first thought was: that’s a victory?…
Aug 19
Your 401(k) Experiments on Animals
Just in case you were thinking you don’t contribute to research involving live nonhumans, I’ve got news for you: If you have a 401(k) or other retirement plan at work that requires you to choose from a list of mutual…
Aug 18
Is There Any Corporation I Shouldn’t Be Boycotting?
This is one of those days when I have to buy a couple of things and I wonder: Is there any store I can go to that’s near me where I can feel like I’m not compromising at least one…
Aug 15
The Animal Person Minute: On Greyhound Racing and Horse Slaughtering
While in Princeton over the weekend I was accused of favoring Charles in my blog. I have a gazillion photos of Violet to choose from, but not with my new camera, though, so they don’t count. Once again, here’s Charles….
