Hawaii: Animal-cruelty bill faces impasse |
This is an interesting, though aggravating, look at the roadblocks that opponents of stronger anti-cruelty laws throw at even minimal legislation. My comments are interspersed in red throughout this s...
Posted by Paul (aldfvol) on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:19:00 PST |
Foster kitty! :-) |
I have a foster kitty! I've actually been fostering him for over a week, but just got pictures. A friend of mine caught him in a humane trap while taking part in a TNR (trap-neuter-return) project wit...
Posted by Paul (aldfvol) on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 07:08:00 PST |
The first animal cruelty law in the English-speaking world |
Just a bit of historical interest.It's often said that people who abuse animals, and those who oppose efforts to protect animals, need to wake up and join the 21st century. I agree, of course. And fai...
Posted by Paul (aldfvol) on Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:42:00 PST |
The link between animal cruelty and interpersonal violence |
Opponents and the curious often ask what proof we have of the link between animal cruelty and later violence against humans. Some doubt it outright. So I have put together a short discussion of what I...
Posted by Paul (aldfvol) on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 07:20:00 PST |
Felix - my most dramatic childhood rescue |
This is the story of Felix, perhaps the most dramatic of my childhood animal rescues.
I found Felix in a hospital parking lot adjacent to a wharf. I had broken my leg a few weeks before, and my mother...
Posted by Paul (aldfvol) on Sat, 15 Apr 2006 09:44:00 PST |
Gideon: condolences from friends |
I'm really missing my Gideon tonight. It's two o'clock in the morning; I'm online as I usually am at this hour, but there's no Gid meowing at me to come downstairs and feed him...or open his window so...
Posted by Paul (aldfvol) on Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:31:00 PST |
Debate over rights |
I thought I'd share a response I made to an anti-ARA who was attempting to explain why, in his opinion, animals cannot and should not have rights. This dialogue may be helpful to others in debates or ...
Posted by Paul (aldfvol) on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:25:00 PST |
Comprehension and Resolve |
I wrote this animal rights poem a few years ago. It's admittedly not one of my better ones, since I wrote it while Instant Messaging with a friend (just as a way to pass the time while waiting for res...
Posted by Paul (aldfvol) on Sun, 26 Feb 2006 03:19:00 PST |
