Why Do Animals Exist?

This weekend I got into a rather passionate debate with some friends of friends about animal rights. One of them was pretty educated about the evils of factory farming, and said that she didn’t eat much meat because she had to know where it came from. Her husband on the other hand, didn’t know much [...]

Read Full Post »

Let’s Catch Up!

There have been SO many things I’ve wanted to write about lately, but I’ve let summer get the best of me and been a bad little blogger. In an effort to “catch up”, here are just a few of the things I’ve been thinking about the last couple months: If you haven’t seen the documentary [...]

Read Full Post »

Kathy Bauck: The Face of Puppy Mill Cruelty

Kathy Bauck, owner of Pick of the Litter Kennels in New York Mills, MN, was recently found guilty of four misdemeanors: one count of animal cruelty, and 3 counts of animal torture.  Her crimes involved dunking dogs into vats of insecticide and performing surgery on dogs without a license. Several dogs at the kennel were [...]

Read Full Post »

Getting Emotional

Sometimes being an animal rights advocate is emotionally exhausting.  Today is one of those days. Last night I was watching Animal Planet, as I often do, and the show was about polar bears in the wild.  There was a  mama polar bear and her 2 cubs who were not yet full grown, but also not [...]

Read Full Post »

Hero Dog Tries To Help Wounded Dog

This video just melts my heart.  It is a great example of how loving and selfless non-human animals can be.  The whole idea that so many people hold that says somehow humans have a monopoly on emotions kind of gets tossed out the window when you see something like this.  We could all learn a [...]

Read Full Post »

Breed Bans are NOT the Answer

I get frustrated when people suggest that all Pit bulls are a danger to society.  I work with someone, in fact, who is so prejudiced against these beautiful dogs, that she will leave a dog park with her dogs if a pit bull arrives.  While Pit bulls are incredibly strong and can therefore inflict a [...]

Read Full Post »

Dogs are an Elephant’s Best Friend…?

An unlikely friendship between and elephant and a dog.

Read Full Post »

Designer Karl Lagerfeld Defends Inexcusable Use of Fur

Designer Karl Lagerfeld recently attempted to defend his use of fur in his clothing lines.  What was his brilliant argument, you might be wondering?  “In a meat-eating world, wearing leather for shoes and clothes and even handbags, the discussion of fur is childish” and that hunters are only “killing those beasts who would kill us [...]

Read Full Post »

Adopt. Never Buy.

Read Full Post »

Spay & Neuter Your Companion Animals!

A great PSA illustrating the importance of spaying & neutering your pets!

Read Full Post »