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Love Them and Leave Them, Italian Style
Posted on June 27, 2011 | 15 CommentsI studied Italian in college and lived in La Casa Italiana for three years, so a number of my college friends make their way back to Italy in any given... -
Kennel, Kibbutz, and Konzentrationslager
Posted on January 7, 2010 | 3 CommentsThe tools of Eugenics are very much alike: be it the dog kennel, the Kibbutz, or Concentration Camp. In philosophy, engineering, and practice the three institutions are highly correlated. While... -
Redemption: Eyes Open and Crying
Posted on December 26, 2008 | 3 Commentsreprint from 12/17/2007 I’m not a bleeding heart type. Most people would consider me an asshole. I speak my mind, call it like I see it with no regard for... -
Killing for a Myth
Posted on December 25, 2008 | 1 Commentreprint from 2/24/2008 In my recent correspondence with a pet rescuer who has yet to embrace No-Kill, I saw firsthand the phenomenon that Nathan Winograd discusses in Redemption: that we... -
Redemption: First Thoughts
Posted on December 19, 2008 | No CommentsReprint from 12/16/2007 Update Today marks the one year anniversary of my enlightenment to the true state of the shelter system in this country, its sordid history, and the hope... -
Only Five Percent
Posted on December 14, 2008 | 6 CommentsHere at the beginning of the twenty-first century, over fifty million household dogs live in the United States. Europe houses an estimated thirty-five million. … If I add Canadian dogs... -
CO Humane Society Fraud
Posted on December 11, 2008 | No CommentsA lawsuit filed by the Colorado Attorney General alleges that the Colorado Humane Society has lied about being a No Kill shelter and misappropriated donations. Pretty much the two most... -
Garbage In, Garbage Out
Posted on December 2, 2008 | 5 CommentsStella on Snow There’s plenty of elitism in the dog world and where you get your dog is as much of a potential status symbol as the breed you’ve chosen... -
Killing for a Myth
Posted on February 25, 2008 | 9 CommentsIn my recent correspondence with a pet rescuer who has yet to embrace No-Kill, I saw firsthand the phenomenon that Nathan Winograd discusses in Redemption: that we hear so much... -
Parroting PeTA
Posted on February 22, 2008 | 18 CommentsHere’s an e-mail I got today from a horse and dog rescuer (Help A Horse Organization) who is rather miffed at my “Buy From a Breeder” rhetoric. I think she...
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