A quarter of a century later, recollections remain vivid & the aftershocks rumble on September 11, 2001, though it reshaped our world, is now as remote as Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941, was to Americans born in 1966, who have now reached or will soon be reaching 60 years of age. Yet the current […]
Wendell Berry, Gloria Steinem, & animal rights: idols meet (meat) reality
Berry raised animals for slaughter. Steinem believed “Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment.” Neither Wendell Berry and Gloria Steinem, each deceased at 92, on August 31, 2026 and September 2, 2026, respectively, were known primarily––or perhaps even at all––for their considerable influence on the late 20th century rise […]
No more neighs for ban on New York City horse-drawn carriage trade?
Fights to enforce NYC foie gras ban & win governor’s signature to prevent octopus farming also still underway NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.––”New York City Council speaker Julie Menin just publicly endorsed Romanch’s Law, formerly known as Ryder’s Law, the bill that would finally end the horse-drawn carriage industry in New York City,” exulted newly designated […]
Will human sacrifice end the New York City horse-drawn carriage trade?
Runaway horse brings death of 18-year-old tourist from India NEW YORK, N.Y.––The second and third major horse-drawn carriage accidents of 2026, one fatal to the horse, the other to 18-year-old Romanch Mahajan, visiting from India, appear to have shifted the discussion and debate over the presence of horse-drawn carriages into high gear. Mahajan, killed on […]
Absence of pit bull advocacy remorse prevents resolving the pit bull issue
Even pit bull advocates who recognize pit bull overpopulation & mayhem don’t accept responsibility for the monster they have created NEW YORK, N.Y.––“If we don’t do something progressive and humane,” lamented Animals Matter, NYC blogger and Coalition for NYC Animals founder Elizabeth Forel on April 6, 2026, “the status quo will continue with periodic […]
Malaga, Spain bans horse-drawn carriages; NYC campaign mires
All New York City mayoral candidates say they favor a ban, meaning none are accountable to horse advocates NEW YORK CITY; MALAGA, Spain––The future of horse-drawn carriages in and around Central Park may not be the biggest issue on the minds of New York City voters in the November 4, 2025 mayoral election, a three-way […]
NYC mayor Eric Adams endorses bill to phase out horse-drawn carriages
But could lame duck New York City mayor Adams even chase carriage horses out of the Central Park pond? NEW YORK, N.Y.––Does probable “lame duck” New York City mayor Eric Adams have the clout to kick horse-drawn carriages out of Central Park? Eric Adams, with few friends in politics lately other than U.S. president Donald […]
Why is the Battle of the Cats the longest in the 436-year history of El Morro?
Losing patience with cat-feeders, the National Park Service wants 200 cats gone SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico; WARREN, Vermont; NEW YORK CITY––El Morro, formally the Castillo de San Felipe, guarding the entrance to San Juan harbor, Puerto Rico since 1589, has survived at least seven sieges, from a 1595 British attack by Francis Drake to the […]
San Antonio & Brussels reign in horse-drawn carriages
But New York City carriage debate still plods in circles through the same old horseshit SAN ANTONIO, Texas––San Antonio, Texas appears poised to follow Brussels, Belgium as the latest cities to see the end of horse-drawn carriages on city streets, following Montreal (2019), Chicago (2020), and Philadelphia (2022.) The five-member San Antonio city council transportation […]
Dogo Argentino attack spurs notice of mayhem to shelter staff & volunteers
Frequent now, dog attacks on shelter staff & volunteers 20 years ago were almost unheard of LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK CITY, SEATTLE––Los Angeles Animal Services employee Leslie Corea, 58, kennel supervisor at the Harbor Animal Shelter in San Pedro, is reportedly recovering from a May 31, 2024 in-shelter mauling by a Dogo Argentino pit […]