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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ A Free Speech Battle Arises From Videos of Fighting Dogs ” (front page, Sept. In the 10 years that the law has been in place, it has been used only to stop people from selling videos of dogs tearing one another apart in organized dogfighting, the underlying crime now treated as a felony offense in every state.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

,” by Verlyn Klinkenborg (Editorial Observer, July 30), is right: “The rate at which dogs are purchased and euthanized in this country is not a sign of our affection for them. Every time someone buys a puppy or kitten from a breeder, a shelter animal loses its chance at a home and pays with its life.

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Book: Shift Your Habit

4 The Love Of Animals

The author, Elizabeth Rogers, is also the co-author of the New York Times bestseller The Green Book. If you’re not willing to go through the trials of house-training a young puppy or kitten, opting for an older shelter animal is an easy option. She presents the information in a great way. Pets are the same way.