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On the Renewed Debate Over Horse Slaughter

Animal Person

" Surge in Abandoned Horses Renews Debate Over Slaughterhouses " in today's New York Times begs a lot of questions that I wonder how you would answer. Abandoned horses tied to telephone poles. If you want to address the problem, you do something about the people abandoning and neglecting horses.

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It’s Time to Move Mothers Day

10,000 Birds

Here in New York Saturday was highlighted by a deluge of rain and wind as a nor’easter blasted the Big Apple. My mother-in-law, sister, and sisters-in-law are additional marvelous mothers and I don’t wish to cause any of them any offense. But I for one can’t continue on this way. What caused me to snap?