Today I had my fifth appointment with an opthamologist to figure out why my vision is screwy. It’s not major but it’s definitely inconvenient and I figured I just needed some new glasses. I’ve had this problem most of my life and it’s been controlled but since right before Mina died it’s gotten worse. There [...]
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It’s my birthday. It’s not nearly the big deal it was last year when I had a party at Barrel Oak Winery and 20+ friends showed up from near and far, we drank a case of wine and raised more than $800 for Wildlife Direct. The staff at WLD called my cell phone – from [...]
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Here’s a DawnWatch Alert about the horrible abuses of baby elephants uncovered by PETA: The Wednesday December 16 Washington Post has an article by David Montgomery titled, “PETA, Ringling Bros. at odds over the treatment of baby circus elephants.” (Page C1.) The article shares shocking information given to PETA by a Ringling Brothers elephant trainer [...]
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Come out and hear Dr. Lucy talk about her experience treating Rwanda’s wild mountain gorillas, plus stories from her book, “The Rhino With Glue-on Shoes.” WHO: Dr. Lucy Spelman (see bio below) WHAT: Lecture & Book Signing “Taking Care of Wild Animals, One Patient at a Time:The Rhino with Glue-on Shoes—and More” WHERE: Signature Theater [...]
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The Age of Stupid premieres in the U.S. on September 21 and elsewhere on the planet on September 22. I have my tickets for the U.S. premiere! From the Web site: “The Age of Stupid is the new movie from Director Franny Armstrong (McLibel) and producer John Battsek (One Day In September). Pete Postlethwaite stars [...]
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UPDATE According to Ecorazzi: About 5:30 a.m. yesterday, fisherman from the small coastal town — made infamous as the backdrop for the new dolphin documentary The Cove — drove about 50 pilot whales and 100 bottlenose dolphins towards the shore. Instead of funneling the dolphins into the deadly cove for a blood bath, it appears [...]
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Thanks to Amy, here’s a link to the Ringling elephant trial transcripts online: http://www.bornfreeusa.org/a1a6f_updates.php The hearing for the second part of the closing arguments has been postponed to September 16. Doesn’t look like we’ll get a decision any time this summer. s.
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All day long I’ve been reading tweets, newspaper reports, signing letters for PETA, and spreading the word about PETA’s recent undercover investigation of Ringling Brothers Circus. This time, the hacks at Feld Entertainment can’t claim the eles being beaten by the “trainers” aren’t their eles because they’re wearing Ringling show harnesses. Be sure to visit [...]
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“Because my concept of democracy as the right to live widens beyond Homo sapiens, and because I knew a young orangutan when I was young, the death of his whole life-form will seem such a particularly genocidal tragedy to me–like that of chimps, the great whales, elephants, and other megafauna I’ve been privileged to encounter [...]
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