Entries by Carol

Animal Rights Urban Legends

A recent email to several mailing lists I’m on left me baffled. It detailed a woman who had apparently called to book an airline flight for a dog. According to the email, The guy (named Al in Denver’s cargo office) told me there was a 4 hour layover and was I sure I wanted to […]

When is a Frenchie not a Frenchie?

According to the author of this newspaper article about an Arkansas “Pit Bull” attack, a Frenchie is not a Frenchie when it’s actually a Pit Bull. Ditto Bostons and (English) Bulldogs, by the way. The American Pit Bull Terrier was bred first to bait bulls and bears. When baiting bulls was deemed inhumane, dog fighting […]

Countering the Bryant Spin Machine – New Video

The Bryant media spin machine is now calling the death of Darcy Sheppard a ‘fatal accident’, and has done everything in its power to paint Bryant as the innocent victim of an attack by a drunk and out of control cyclist. What they’d very much like all of us to ignore is the initial incident […]

Sarnia Kills Puppies

From the Sarnia Observer: Suspected Pit Bulls on Death Row Korinn Seabrook and Sonya Pimentel are desperate to stop Sarnia from euthanizing their puppies, but neither is optimistic they can be saved. The women, who are friends, each adopted an 11-month-old dog they believe are boxer mixes from a mutual friend. “Both the mom and […]