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Faster Ingrid Newkirk, Kill! Kill! Kill!
An article called “How ‘saving’ animals at all costs can be a dangerous proposition” by PETA president Ingrid Newkirk, ran in several media outlets across the country a few days ago and appears intended to vilify the No-Kill movement. In the article Newkirk writes, Shockingly, pressure to raise shelter “save rates” actually increases the…
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Wauconda, IL “Pit Bull” Kills Shih Tzu. Result? Two Dog Victims
July 31, 2013 update: Sadly, word came today that “Chuck,” the dog being called a “pit bull,” will be killed following a 10-day rabies quarantine. Again, what a pity. “Chuck” in the hands of a responsible owner could have had a long and happy life, and so could the Shih Tzu, Shibui. …
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The sixth amendment gives you the right to face your accusers, but only in a court of law. What if you never get there?
The sixth amendment to the Constitution states that, In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the…
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Missouri Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer’s Repeated Calls for HSUS Investigation Go Ignored
From the Sportsmen’s & Animal Owners’ Voting Alliance: The IRS scandal continues to unfold in Washington with Congressional hearings underway and now investigation by the FBI into IRS actions and targeting of certain nonprofits. Discovery that the Director of the IRS division implicated in using the improper targeting, Lois Lerner, is an active member of…
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A Little Vindication for the Dog Lobby
A few years ago, when there was rampant fallout and internet spewing against Michael Vick, I (gulp) argued for Vick’s due process rights — i.e. that he not be tried in the court of public opinion, but rather that he be tried in a court of law. I even went so far as to…
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The ‘No-Kill’ movement’s historical trouble with momentum and the factioning that’s not helping
When Nathan Winograd’s groundbreaking book Redemption: The Myth of Pet Overpopulation and the No Kill Revolution in America came out a few years ago, those of us who were true animal welfarists — not that faction of animal welfare that was leaning dangerously close to animal rightism — finally had a voice. We rejoiced…
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Illinois State Rep. Jim Sacia tells it like it is about the HSUS
Editor’s note: Illinois State Representative for the 89th district Jim Sacia has posted a few times about the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) on his blog, but the blog post I’ve excerpted below is the most poignant. It is literally an answer to prayer (at least mine anyway) that elected officials start outing…
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BSL Not Imminent in Elgin, Illinois, but a Criminal Probe of Councilman John Prigge Should Be
Elgin, Illinois, City Council members this week discussed what to do after an incident in which a 9-year-old boy was apparently pinched by one of two “pit bulls” a week ago today in Elgin’s Festival Park. I say “pinched” because that’s what the Chicago Tribune called it. Interesting that this incident went from…
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I Love the Smell of a Set-Up in the Morning…
Why do I love the smell of a set-up in the morning? Because it makes it easier to expose shady wrongdoings which stink to high heaven. Anyone else getting the feeling that there’s something really rotten in Elgin, Illinois, based on Elgin’s most recent “pit bull” incident? The Courier News made sure…
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Yes Virginia, PETA Does Support “Pit Bull” Bans
My, my, my what passes for journalism these days. Yesterday, the United Press International (UPI) published an article about bully breeds, but it was difficult to determine if the article was advocating for these breeds, or if it was just more of the same conflicting information. For instance, the article stated that PETA…