Snipped from an email received from reader Renate: Subject: How do you cope? From: Renate Date: Tue, August 11, 2015 8:13 pm To: eiderdown@yesbiscuit.com There is one thing I’ve been wanting to ask you: How do you cope with the relentless stream of bad news and downright evil reported from the animal world? I sometimes … Continue reading Discussion: How Do You Cope?
Category: life the universe and everything
Thoughts on Cecil
Regardless of where one falls on the rather broad spectrum of views on hunting, I think nearly everyone agrees that poachers - those who hunt animals illegally - are the worst of the worst. Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer is a poacher, having plead guilty in 2008 to a felony related to a bear he illegally killed … Continue reading Thoughts on Cecil
Discussion: How Have Pets Helped Make Your Community Better?
A recently published study in Australia found that pets help connect people within communities: "We found that people who had a pet were more likely, than those who didn't own a pet, to get to know people in their neighbourhood that they didn't know before," says [Associate Professor Lisa Wood from the University of Western … Continue reading Discussion: How Have Pets Helped Make Your Community Better?
Olympic Animal Sanctuary is No More
(Note: This post is going to be uncharacteristic in a few ways: It's long, perhaps a little scattered and based on the assumption that readers know the back story.) I want to start by addressing a few issues that I think have been widely misunderstood regarding Olympic Animal Sanctuary in Forks, WA. For one, many … Continue reading Olympic Animal Sanctuary is No More
An Uncomfortable Conversation
Note: This post may be considered off topic by some and if you are interested only in how this post relates to the blog, skip to the final two paragraphs. Access to healthcare is a right, not a privilege to my mind. The U.S. is lagging shamefully behind such countries as Colombia, Iceland and … Continue reading An Uncomfortable Conversation
Waxing Rhetorical
On my worst days as a blogger, it seems like most commenters don't bother showing up unless they want to disagree with me on something. And I wonder why I am not in with the In Crowd, despite my numerous appealing qualities, which my Mom reassures me I possess. On my best days, I remember … Continue reading Waxing Rhetorical
“Look for the helpers.”
Keeping a good thought for all the victims, first responders and their loved ones at the Boston Marathon today.
In Memoriam
Tonight, as President Obama represents the nation in mourning the tragedy in Newtown, CT, I am sharing a couple photos of the brave women who gave their lives to protect the children in their care. Our public school teachers are national treasures and the 6 women who died on Friday in Newtown also happen to … Continue reading In Memoriam
Mental Health Break: Quote
"It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you are not." - Attributed to multiple authors on the internet, most commonly "Unknown"
Alleged Arizona Shooter was Shelter Volunteer
In the inevitable attempt to understand what sort of person commits mass murder, the media is digging into alleged Tuscon shooter Jared Loughner's past. He apparently liked dogs and some neighbors remembered he used to walk his own dog around the neighborhood. One year ago, Mr. Loughner volunteered to walk dogs at the Pima Animal … Continue reading Alleged Arizona Shooter was Shelter Volunteer
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