Posted in May 16th, 2008
Submitted by ANIMAL RIGHTS MALTA’S BLOG
David Borg Cardona writes another of his series of pro-hunting letters. I shall not reproduce it in full, only because most of it has nothing of interest to animal rights advocates and campaigners. The complete letter, entitled “The rationality of hunting”, may be read in The Times.
However, some of […]
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Posted in May 15th, 2008
Submitted by An Animal-Friendly Life
Foie gras prohibition has been repealed in Chicago, and it comes as no surprise. Mayor Richard Daley was hell-bent on defeating the ban from the get-go.
However, I originally saw the near-unanimous support for this ban among Chicago’s aldermen as an encouraging sign. I supported the campaign at the time, thinking it […]
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Posted in May 15th, 2008
Submitted by An Animal-Friendly Life
“There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the roots.” — Henry David Thoreau (Walden)
Are you hacking at branches, or striking at the roots? How?
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Posted in May 11th, 2008
Submitted by ANIMAL RIGHTS MALTA’S BLOG
A simple comment by Fr Joe Borg in his blog post on world poverty, where he wrote that “Some blame corrupt governments in Third World Countries, others blame climate change, still others say that higher standards of living lead more people to eat meat and put more pressure on food […]
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Posted in May 8th, 2008
Submitted by ANIMAL RIGHTS MALTA’S BLOG
Mr David Borg Cardona’s letter in today’s The Times, entitled “Species of ‘least concern’”, is a very good example of the speciesist prejudice that makes it possible for otherwise rational people to find nothing wrong with the totally unnecessary killing of sentient non-human animals.
Mr Borg Cardona writes:
“The letter (The Times, […]
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Posted in May 8th, 2008
Submitted by An Animal-Friendly Life
Background
In its May+June 2008 Reader Letters section, VegNews magazine is taken to task by its activism advisor:
In the recent article about the humanecalifornia.org ballot initiative (”Taking the Initiative,” Jan+Feb 2008) to ban some of the worst confinement practices on factory farms, I was disappointed to see equal weight given to statements […]
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Posted in May 6th, 2008
Submitted by An Animal-Friendly Life
Today the Boston Globe published a letter I wrote in response to the widely-covered Eight Belles “breakdown” at the Kentucky Derby over the weekend. An article in the Globe had only mentioned her injury and death in passing.
My letter is only two short paragraphs, so click through and check it out […]
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Posted in May 3rd, 2008
Submitted by An Animal-Friendly Life
The past three years have seen a number of veg- and animal-related blogs come and go, though I basically lost track of what’s new out there as I got more involved with off-line stuff and cut back my daily posting here. So I’ve only really just had a brief chance this […]
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Posted in April 28th, 2008
Submitted by An Animal-Friendly Life
For today’s entry, I originally set out to review Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way We Treat Animals (Harper Collins, 4/29/08, $19.95), a forthcoming book written by my friend, Karen Dawn, but I ended up churning out a somewhat rambling essay instead, which some of you faithful readers may have come […]
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Posted in April 28th, 2008
Submitted by ANIMAL RIGHTS MALTA’S BLOG
Audrey Callus writes the following letter in today’s The Malta Independent:
“I was shocked and angry when I read a headline (The Malta Independent, April 24) that a good number of dogs are expected to be put down if the situation (hunting ban) persists. As I could not believe that what […]
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Posted in April 26th, 2008
Submitted by ANIMAL RIGHTS MALTA’S BLOG
One look at the hunter federation (FKNK) website, and one may judge for oneself whether to call “comic writing” this blog or else the official website of the FKNK.
In the FKNK news section, under the heading “Patriotic Maltese”, dated April 22, you will find the following:
“PRESS RELEASE:
The following hate mail […]
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Posted in April 26th, 2008
Submitted by An Animal-Friendly Life
It seems like there are a lot of conferences related to animal activism these days. A person could spend all year going from one to another (not that I recommend it).
I’ve been to FARM’s national AR conference twice now, and I’m returning again this summer, from August 14th-18th. I’ve found the […]
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Posted in April 25th, 2008
Submitted by ANIMAL RIGHTS MALTA’S BLOG
The European Court of Justice has decided to uphold a request by the European Commission to ban spring hunting this year until a final decision is taken by the court on the future of spring hunting.
“The overwhelming majority of the Maltese are against spring hunting. It is now time for […]
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Posted in April 24th, 2008
Submitted by An Animal-Friendly Life
Last Sunday, my spousal unit and I celebrated our 6th veganniversary. That is, we marked the 6th anniversary of the day that I chose to go vegan and my wife more or less went along with it (took her awhile to finish off the honey).
I get excited about veganniversaries, more so […]
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Posted in April 23rd, 2008
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
I adopted your dog today…
The one you left at the pound;
The one you had for ten years
And no longer wanted around.
I adopted your dog today…
Did you know that he’s lost weight?
Did you know he’s scared and depressed
And seems to have lost all faith?
I adopted your dog today…
He had […]
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Posted in April 23rd, 2008
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
Please help us get justice for Hannah!!
Hannah, a four year old German Shepherd was formerly owned by a Tattnall County, GA, K-9 Handler and from a very young aged was used as a breeding machine, confined until her muscles atrophied, starved and neglected. When she was deemed no […]
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Posted in April 23rd, 2008
In the wake of the HSUS Chino slaughterhouse investigation, several members of Congress are now calling for video cameras to be installed at slaughterhouses. Naturally, the USDA is dead set against this. Here’s an opportunity to grab a hold of this issue and take advantage of this window of opportunity. We would love for you […]
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Posted in April 23rd, 2008
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
This one took place right here in my home state of Wisconsin and the hero pup was an eight month old Springer Spaniel, just like my Jezzie and Bruti!Dave Emmer of N6494 Lakeshore Drive, Calumet County, WI can thank Mylo, his eight month old Springer Spaniel, Mylo for […]
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Posted in April 23rd, 2008
Submitted by ANIMAL RIGHTS MALTA’S BLOG
Let me immediately state clearly that it is not my style to ridicule people. However, it seems like some people heap ridicule upon themselves, both by replying to rational arguments in a ridiculous fashion, and also by constantly trying to ridicule people who make sensible claims.
Following yesterday’s article and my […]
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Posted in April 22nd, 2008
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
We all know that we should be kind, caring, loving and responsible when it comes to pets and animals and there are so many ways to do this. With ‘Be Kind to Animals’ week coming up May 4-10, the ASPCA has a little list of seven specific ways […]
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Posted in April 22nd, 2008
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
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Posted in April 22nd, 2008
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
This story of Snicker, the shipwrecked puppy has touched the hearts of people all over the world. Now he’s safe and sound and on his way to a new home.
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Posted in April 22nd, 2008
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
William C. Roberts, 57, Gloucester County, NJ, is well known to New Jersey Consumers Against Pet Shop Abuse, an industry watchdog group, they have been watching him for years and pressuring authorities to do something about him selling sick puppy mill dogs to unwary customers. Until now, they […]
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Posted in April 22nd, 2008
Submitted by ANIMAL RIGHTS MALTA’S BLOG
Some hunters have recently described this blog as “comic writing“. While thanking some of them for the publicity they are giving me, going as far as putting a link to this blog in the comments section of The Times (online version), I must say that perhaps I should start paying […]
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Posted in April 21st, 2008
Submitted by For The Love of the Dog
It was almost a year ago when the brutally tortured body of Timothy Wallisch’s dog was found in a shallow grave behind his South Hebbard Street house. The body was discovered after complaints from neighbors about Wallisch’s brutality.
During the necropsy, the dog’s body which had lain in the […]
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