Oct 14
Yet another embarrassing scandal has come out of the Sunshine State, and this one affects me because it affects greyhounds. Remember when Florida congressman Mark Foley (R) resigned after being outted (!) for sending sexually explicit text messages to pages?…
Oct 6
Next month, Massachusetts voters will get yet another chance to ban greyhound racing in their state. The last election (in 2000) was very close, with the dogs losing and sentenced to further boredom and loneliness, living in kennels, combined with…
Aug 17
Last week there was a segment on my local news about a canine blood drive in Denver. Greyhounds make up the largest percentage of “donors” by breed, as most are universal blood donors (and are docile and easy to work…
Jul 20
I saw The Dark Knight on Friday and when the Rottweilers came on screen I thought, “People who have Rottweilers sure must do a lot of damage control because of movies like this.” (There are vicious, man-eating Rottweilers in the…
Jul 6
“A Ban on Cockfighting, but the Tradition Lives On,” by Adam B. Ellick in today’s New York Times, raises several important questions for me. Let’s deconstruct: I was left wondering whether when cockfighting is made illegal, there’s any kind of…
Jul 5
First let me say that everyone is fine. No one was better prepared than I for seizing dogs and vomiting cats. The thunderous display meant to mimic the experience of being on a battlefield was over by 11pm and we…
Remember how I wrote that at least two of the sentient nonhumans who share my home would be dead in short order without me? Well, approximately quarterly, the most uncanny occurrence repeats itself in my house. For some reason, I’ll…
Jun 30
As you probably know, “Spain’s parliament voiced its support on Wednesday for the rights of great apes to life and freedom in what will apparently be the first time any national legislature has called for such rights for non-humans.” Yes,…
Jun 26
Supporters of a ban on Greyhound racing in Massachusetts have submitted 45,000 signatures (11,099 were needed) and in November the people will decide whether or not to shut down Raynham-Taunton and Wonderland Greyhound Parks (yes, “park” is part of the…
Jun 12
The pro-Greyhound racing people are very much like pro-mushers, with their “they love to run” mantra. A mean-spirited, semi-rational person ranting about Porphyry’s comment about breeding being the problem, asked me how I would feel when there were no more…
Jun 3
Charles Hobson Booger III and Violet Rays aren’t names you’d ever see in a sentence with the word “snuggly,” just as Mary Martin isn’t a name you’d see in a sentence with the words “good photographer.” Nevertheless, I did manage…
May 28
Because the ALF discussion has a tad of momentum, I thought this was a good time to hear from Ronnie Lee, one of the founders of the ALF. His interview with Claudette Vaughan at Abolitionist-Online might be helpful when you’re…
Apr 2
People who adopt Greyhounds are given quite a few speeches about what to do and not to do and they’re all for the safety of the pooch and everyone around her, though they can seem a bit over-the-top for the…
Jan 30
It is with utter devastation that I must report that Greyhounds in Miami-Dade are doomed. Due to the passage of Question #3, thanks to a $5 million campaign by the bloodsport industry, slot machines will be added to the tracks,…
If you live in Miami-Dade or know anyone who does, remember today’s mantra: Vote No on Question 3 if you want to end Greyhound racing. Question 3 isn’t actually about Greyhound racing; it’s about adding slot machines to the tracks….
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