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Animal Welfare at Change.org

Animal Person

Did you see that Change.org now has an Animal Welfare page? I think this is fabulous because Stephanie Ernst (the AW blogger is Stephanie Feldstein, so be careful referring to "Stephanie," or to the blogger with the pit bull!) is clearly someone who advocates for animal rights.

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Great Response to Jesse Jackson's Vick Offensive

Critter News

The defense is not from an animal rights perspective, but it's still good, especially in exposing the lame attempt to make this a civil rights issue. Tags: pit bull animal cruelty Michael Vick sick.

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Hal Herzog's "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat"

Animal Person

Hal Herzog’s “ Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat ” (Harper 2011), though fascinating, is ultimately depressing for vegans and animal rights activists. Over at Animal Rights and AntiOppression , we’ve been discussing tactics and sharing our thoughts and experiences about what works and doesn’t work when it comes to advocacy.

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Breed Specific Legislation

4 The Love Of Animals

According to information gathered by Best Friends Animal Society , the charity beneficiary of funds raised by ITo, “cities around the country are passing bills to round up and kill family pets, who simply look like the kind of dog who might attack someone.” ITo recently also introduced an “I’m Tired of Animal Cruelty&# t-shirt.

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On THE DOG WHO COULDN'T STOP LOVING

Animal Person

Masson traces the history of our relationship with dogs, and sprinkles in stories from various cultures that love as well as despise them, and concludes that dogs are more significant to humans than any other animal (39). I don't know enough about pit bulls, however, to say that any part of it is incorrect. And he details why.

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