News analysis by Barbara Kay The news cycle of the last two weeks has turned up two remarkable pit bull-related stories in North America, both worthy of editorial mastication, so to speak. There is a third story, also noteworthy and included below, which didn’t make the mainstream news, but should have. The first story, out […]
“Don’t bully my breed, but we will bully the victims.”
by Beth Clifton A tribute art memorial entitled “Out of the Blue,” honoring 30 recent victims of fatal dog attacks, was unveiled on September 24, 2014 in Grand Rapids, Michigan by Wyoming, Michigan resident Joan Kowal as an entry in ArtPrize, an annual outdoor art contest attracting upward of 1,500 entrants and more than 400,000 […]
Hoofin’ It: An open letter to Wayne Pacelle, from Joan Harrison, Ph.D.
An open letter to Wayne Pacelle, from Joan Harrison, Ph.D.: To: Wayne Pacelle Chief Executive Officer and President The Humane Society of the United States It is part of the mechanism of domination to forbid recognition of the suffering it produces, and there is a straight line of development between the gospel of happiness and the […]
Ag-gags from a business owner’s perspective
Why would I need these laws in my work unless I had something to hide? by Doug Arch My thoughts are on the “ag-gag” legislation recently introduced in almost every state with significant involvement in animal agriculture. I own a business. I run a janitorial corporation, and have also owned rental property. Therefore, we are in other folks’ […]
Pit bulls, immigrants, & the alleged Islamic jihad against dogs
Alexandra Semyonova comments from The Netherlands: Every once in a while allegations that Muslim immigrants to Europe are anti-dog erupt again in the media, sometimes due to a real declaration by a radical Muslim group, but more often due to a widely publicized incident involving someone who happens to be Muslim objecting to the presence of a dog somewhere. […]
Perilous pathogens & pathological PR: the rabies war in Bali
by Lisa Warden, director, DOGSTOP Re “Dog-eating, dogfighting, & corruption feed recurring rabies outbreaks in Bali,” posted by ANIMALS 24-7 on May 1, 2014, the ongoing experience in Bali provides an excellent case study in trial and error, at the cost of human and animal lives. The […]
Pet Overpopulation and the 70% Rule
by W. Marvin Mackie, D.V.M. March 2003 In an October 2002 article about the national Animal Birth Control program in India, entitled “Get 70% or flunk”, ANIMALS 24-7 editor Merritt Clifton mentioned the Fibonacci 70% rule. His writing piqued my interest to the point that I asked him for further clarification, and then conducted some research of […]