Mar 31
I don’t know about you, but I get annoyed when vegans (it doesn’t matter when other people do it) are relieved that cage-free eggs exist for those who still can’t kick the habit. They should know better. Then again, the…
In “Circus ‘Slave’ Forced to Swim with Piranhas,” we learn that two Bulgarian sisters were forced to perform in an Italian circus. It’s a five sentence article but so much about it (not the obvious parts, mind you) struck me…
Mar 29
I used to complain–a lot–to my husband about living in South Florida. I felt a kinship with almost no one, I was a freak to all, and the closest vegan restaurant is 70 miles away. I wanted to move back…
Mar 28
Part of my day yesterday was spent at Caring Fields Animal Sanctuary, about 30 minutes (because you can drive 80 mph on the Turnpike) north of me. I was there because Rae Sikora was facilitating a workshop on communication, and…
Mar 27
Today’s post is a combo-grande and I’ll only be around at noon to quickly moderate, then a couple of hours later. First, my mailbox was a-flooded late yesterday (and there was also a comment by tierraist–thanks!) regarding the, um, “art”…
Mar 26
The Walter and McBean Galleries in the Russian Hill neighborhood of San Francisco are currently exhibiting an installation by Adel Abdessemed called “Don’t Trust Me,” which they apparently believe warrant support of the San Francisco Art Institute. From the press…
Mar 25
In “The Explorer’s Club: Endangering Animals One Dinner At A Time,” Diana Odasso explains: Amidst admirable hours spent reflecting a precarious future and surrounded by accomplished explorers, researchers, and conservationists from the world over, I was therefore shocked to encounter…
Mar 24
The problem with the idea of “Compassionate Carnivores,” as I see it, is the name, for two reasons: Compassionate doesn’t belong with carnivore. Omnivore is more accurate, as long as we’re talking about language. I should tell you that the…
Mar 23
After a friend was appalled that Michael Vick’s dogs were going to get rehabilitated, I started thinking more about raising money for individuals. Now, the money for his dogs should have come from the money he was ordered to pay,…
Mar 22
Imagine, for a moment, that you knew that on this one particular day, you would have an audience with a larger percentage of people who disagree with you than normal. Suppose those people claimed to care about animals and the…
Mar 21
I have approximately three minutes as I have to go out for the day. However, I did see “Vaccine Failure is Setback in AIDS Fight” by David Brown in the Washington Post this morning. The payoff comes on page three–right…
Mar 20
I didn’t think I’d be reduced to writing about the British couple who made “jumpers” from the hair of their dogs, but here I am. By now I’m sure you’ve seen “Hair of the Dog,” which appears to be circulating…
Mar 19
I didn’t closely follow the case of Hiasl the 26-year old chimpanzee, for whom a lawsuit was brought to have him declared a “person” and assigned a legal guardian. I’m not one who thinks chimps should be granted personhood unless…
Mar 18
Angus Taylor directed me to this Canadian radio show, which might not be available too much longer, and you have GOT to listen to it. Scroll down to “Part 3-Carnivore Chic,” an interview by a former vegetarian (Matt Galloway) OF…
For anyone who would never entertain printing or handing out “Thinking Critically About Animal Rights” because it’s too long or too expensive to print, I give you Vegan-Abolitionist Nathan Schneider’s “Time to Get Serious: Rethinking Our Relationship with Non-Humans” (he…
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