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VINE Survives Irene

This is pattrice here, signing on to say that I spoke with Miriam by phone Sunday evening, and she reports that everybody at VINE Sanctuary is okay in the wake of hurricane Irene. Whew! That’s good news.

Miriam was rushing to check out a mysterious sound followed by a power outage, so we didn’t speak . . . → Read More: VINE Survives Irene

Excellent New Essay by Steve Best

Check it out. For whatever it’s worth, I agree completely with his assertions, including the one in which he notes that homo sapiens sapiens never HAS been a nice kind of species, regardless of what anyone might like to imagine in our more wistful moments. The reality is that we’ve been conquering, dominating creatures since . . . → Read More: Excellent New Essay by Steve Best

Explanation of Previous Half-Post

Sorry all — I posted a poem I wrote when the occasionally unbearable effort of saving one animal at a time when literally millions more are tormented and unable to be saved was getting to me. I am sure it happens to all sanctuary workers at one time or another. I tried to recall the . . . → Read More: Explanation of Previous Half-Post

Bias in the World of Animal Sanctuaries (and Beyond): Does it Matter?

When I was a high school English teacher, I worked for about six months at Delmar High School. I only worked there for six months, even though I was paid for twelve, because about halfway into my contract, a group of about 25 sets of parents had banded together to oust me. I’d known it . . . → Read More: Bias in the World of Animal Sanctuaries (and Beyond): Does it Matter?