June 2010

  • It's Like Herding Cats

    By lisala on 6/30/10 7:39pm
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    These are Cardian Welsh Corgie puppies, isntintively doing what they've been bred for; herding. In this case, they're herding a cat, not cattle, but you'll notice that the cat is enjoying herself, and when she's tired of playing, retires.

  • Help Stop Puppy Mill Abuse

    By sarajean on 6/30/10 5:31am
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    When it comes to puppy breeders, you have to wonder why we even allow them to be in business. I know there are plenty of kind and generous breeders who take good care of their pups, ensuring their safety and protection, making sure they go to good homes, and trying to make a living; I don’t mean to disrespect these individuals. But between the gross numbers of puppy mills where dogs are treated horribly and the numbers of overpopulation we face when it comes to dogs (as well as other companion animals, particularly cats), isn’t it time that we phased out this whole “purebred” business and instead focused on adopting the animals we already have?

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  • Stop Experiments on Beagles

    By sarajean on 6/15/10 5:30pm
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    When you think about animal testing, you probably imagine all kinds of different horrors. Maybe you think about how Proctor & Gamble is famous for sewing the eyes of baby kittens shut just to test human beauty products on them. You might imagine lab rats, bunnies, monkeys, and many other animals kept in cages, unable to see the light of day, injected with all kinds of harmful chemicals and diseases just to ensure that we won’t break out by using some new skin cleanser. (Of course, studies have proven this to be ineffective at best and harmful at worst; since humans are not the same as these animals, we often still get sick—even die—though studies showed ingredients safe on animals like pigs.)

    But did you ever think that man’s best friend, the domesticated dog, would be the subject of animal testing?

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