And So It Begins . . .
The incoming Trump administration promises to accelerate the disaster that’s now underway for animals and for the planet overall.
Zika Related to Cattle Farming?
It’s now an unfolding pandemic, and it may be caused in part by intensive cattle farming.
Can There Ever Be a ‘Humane Economy’?
Is it possible for us humans to coexist peacefully with our fellow animals in a modern capitalist economy? Two books come to opposite conclusions.
Anything Missing from This Word Cloud?
During the GOP debate last night on the Fox Business channel, moderator Maria Bartiromo put this word cloud up on the screen. “We asked Facebook to…
Gov. Christie at the Pig Trough
Remember last November when Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill that would ban the use of gestation crates for mother pigs at factory farms in New…
The Sinkhole Swallowing Southern Utah
The road to a planned development that’s been scrapped because the water table is drying up and creating sinkholes. Here in the beautiful red rock country…
The Growth Monster
“Six years on from the financial crash that brought the world to its knees, red warning lights are once again flashing on the dashboard of the…
Psychologists Explain Why So Many Republicans Are Climate Science Deniers
If you care about the animals and nature, Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma is the climate science denier you love to hate. The senator, in turn,…
How We Just Voted for Extinction
Asked whether he thought the new Senate will be able to pass any bi-partisan legislation at all, Senator-elect Cory Gardner of Colorado paused for a moment…
U.S. Military Warned about Climate Change
Climate change-denying senators scramble to respond Yet another major report this week on climate change. This latest, published on Tuesday by the CNA Corporation Military Advisory…
Of Chickens, Gays and the Arizona Legislature
We were a motley crew, to say the least. And we were laughed right out of the Arizona State Legislature. It was 1978, and we weren’t…
Meet the (Brain-Dead) Press
Various blogs, including this one, have noted that the Sunday morning network news shows have been devoting no more than a few minutes each year to…
Martin Luther King on Cruelty to Animals
On this day, 50 years after his “I Have a Dream” speech, some of us wonder what one of the greatest champions of rights might have…
Congressional Cave of the Week
All it took was one letter from the meat lobby – and Congress caved. In keeping with a growing number of institutions that promote “Meatless Monday”…
A Conservative Catholic Plea for the Elephants
It’s always special when Matthew Scully writes about animals. He’s done it again with a remarkable article in The Atlantic about the “global industry that’s slaughtering…
"My Fellow New Yorkers and Animal Lovers …"
It was like one of those early Republican primary debates where all the candidates try to outdo each other in terms of how many assault weapons…
Senator’s Remarkable Climate Sermon
An oration about climate change … loaded with Bible quotes … invoking the name of the Almighty in almost every other sentence. Must have been delivered…
Giant Governor Squishes Tiny Spider
One small spider: less than an ounce. One New Jersey governor: around 330 pounds. The governor heaves himself over to his desk in front of a…
How Congress Will Address Climate Change
Who will be the new chairman of the Congressional Science Committee in the House of Representatives? Someone who believes what science tells us? Or perhaps one…
Mother Nature’s Extra Vote
Last week, Mother Nature cast an early vote, with Hurricane Sandy reminding us all that there’s just one overarching priority for the next administration and the next Congress. This week another storm is brewing.
Last night, when President Obama spoke to his supporters and to the nation, he laid out his priorities for the next four years: