David Zincavage takes on Patrick Burns’ seeming complacence over the outrage. Also read the post below for a gut- wrenching description of what might happen to any multiple animal owner. Did you know that PETA’s new slogan is “There are NO good breeders!”
Tag: AR
A True Tale of Bureaucracy and Individuals
I posted this as a comment below but decided it could stand as a post. Re “individuals” and beaureaucrats. When Libby was in Bozeman an INDIVIDUAL woman who disapproved of Libby’s keeping company with a hunter (really) got the town to go after our then third dog, as no one could keep three without all …
Naturally
I have been simply flabbergasted by the controversy I’ve been reading about dog husbandry and the nit-picking crap described by Steve and our blogger friends in several recent posts. After reading the animosity represented, I suspect that some folks would have me put behind bars since our lifestyle doesn’t conform to their rigid standard for …
Puppy Mills?
Gail Goodman sent this interesting essay from the UKC on “Puppy Mills” What are they? Should we even use the word? “Twenty years ago, animal activists created the phrase “puppy mill”. Back then, it was only applied to commercial breeders, and then only to those who were breaking the law by neglecting their dogs. In …
Petition
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Latest AR threat
HB 669 is one of the worst proposed laws yet against the ownership of animals, and would totally outlaw the breeding and transfer of ANY species deemed”exotic”. Ostensibly authored by representatives from Guam, whee they have a real problem with brown tree snakes, it would shut down the pet industry and much of falconry (NAFA …
AR, PC, and all that
(They’re always out there). From Dr. Gale Goodman: PETA killed 95% of the animals they received last year. And they dare compare chicken farms to Auswitzch? David Zincavage reports on Thought Crime in Central Connecticut (which may be in a race with California and Maryland to be the most PC state): “On October 3, 2008, …
Vaguely or Not- So- Vaguely Gun Related links
Do you believe in “Gun- Free Zones”? You might want to check out this video. HT Jonathan Hanson. The shortage of ammunition, especially in popular small handgun loads, seems to make a statement that a LOT of people are interested in self- defense. Engrish Funny is always fun, but usually through a rather touching innocence. …
Be Very Afraid
Obama’s new “regulatory czar”, Harvard law prof Cass Sunstein, is getting praise from both liberals and conservatives. Maybe he shouldn’t. “In a 2007 speech at Harvard University, Sunstein argued in favor of entirely “eliminating current practices such as … meat eating.” He also proposed: “We ought to ban hunting, I suggest, if there isn’t a …
Barking Mad : “Sea Kittens”
Well, most sane people know that PETA is, but now they have outdone themselves. HT Blunt Object (read his take) via the Nerds.