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Interesting article here, posted to the AR News by Leilani Sanctuary. http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/24/us/drought-missouri-dairy-farmers/index.html?h\ By interesting, I mean many things, particularly the assertion by the wife of one of these farmers that “we did everything right,” but the “system failed us” because (apparently) the government isn’t giving enough subsidies to these people. Dairy farmers aren’t given . . . → Read More: Interesting Article about Drought, Dairy “Farmers” WARNING: This blog will be even more personal than usual, so if you’re uninterested in that whole personal-meets-political stuff, this one isn’t for you. Last week, my Uncle Paul had a heart attack, followed by triple bypass surgery the following day. Apparently, there was only one artery they could get a balloon catheter into, and . . . → Read More: Heart Attacks and Animal Rights: Some Thoughts The Strolling of the Heifers in Brattleboro is something I’ve wanted to write about for a long time now. Each year, though, I seem to miss the deadline, as I did this year. I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m dissociating the event, so since that is the case – and since the issues involved . . . → Read More: The Strolling of the Heifers and Dissociation: Some Thoughts The following is an essay by Cheryl Wylie, who is the caretaker for the ones who live on the hill (sounds like a horror movie, doesn’t it?). She’d been saying fascinating things about the differences between farms and sanctuaries in terms of the overall energy of each kind of place, and how it’s clear to . . . → Read More: “Farm Mentality” versus “Sanctuary Mentality:” Some Thoughts on the Matter The other day, a woman asked me if I thought she was a bad person because she ate meat. Beyond feeling admiration for her for asking the question at all – most people don’t have the guts – I found myself thinking about what, exactly, constitutes a good person in the context of humanity as . . . → Read More: Reclaiming Anger So We Can Speak Truth to Power But it’s not. At least, not entirely. Mostly it’s about us — the world we’ve created — a world that encourages people like Ted Nugent to be born and shaped into — well — Ted Nugent. In case you haven’t heard, Ted’s latest idiocy is to make veiled threats against the life of President Obama, . . . → Read More: Ted Nugent, You Probably Think This Blog Is About You Animal sanctuaries that accept chickens often will avoid rescuing certain kinds of hens, especially cockfighting breeder hens. Why? First of all, they tend to go feral about 10 minutes after you introduce them to their new coop, which of course they disdain in favor of the tallest trees. Because of this, there’s often literally no . . . → Read More: Our Profound Alienation Runs Deeper Than We Realize Friend of the sanctuary and author of the brilliant Elephants on the Edge Gay Bradshaw has published an insightful critique of Amber Hansen’s art project, The Story of Chickens: A Revolution on her Psychology Today blog. Here’s the link: 15 Minutes of Shame | Psychology Today As Bradshaw reports: Over a several week period, . . . → Read More: Dissociation Today This just in: “Thousands of dead blackbirds rained down on a town in central Arkansas last New Year’s Eve after revelers set off fireworks that spooked them from their roost, and officials were reporting a similar occurrence Saturday as 2012 approached.” That’s right: After finding thousands of dead bird bodies in the street . . . → Read More: Bye Bye Blackbirds |
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Solar-Powered Insects and Mad Scientists
Ever since I moved back to the sanctuary, I’ve been fascinated by insects. Don’t get me wrong: I’ve always appreciated them. But something about moving to a place where the insects are unfamiliar to me (and visit regularly) has heightened my awareness of the many charms of Arthropoda.
From whence I write (that's . . . → Read More: Solar-Powered Insects and Mad Scientists