Deep in the laboratories of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Professor Yoshihiro Kawaoka busied himself recently on a proud piece of work. Like a scientific acquaintance who once told me that "society should f*** off and let us get on with science!" the Professor and his team decided it was in the best interests of the rest of us to create not one but FOUR hybrid strains of killer bird flu, the class of deadly virus that many in the scientific and medical communities are worried might suddenly mutate... read more »
Earlier this year, along with someone I "virtually met", I set up a Facebook page, Save Anne the Elephant from Circus Cruelty, when, like many, many others, I was appalled by the secret video taken of keepers abusing the last circus elephant in Britain. Many people joined up in just a few days, and it was just one of several such groups as well as rather more major campaigns run by animal rights and welfare groups like Animal Defenders International (who took the secret video). For once genuinely catchin... read more »
"Planet of the Apes" (1968) wasa deeply satirical film about the decidedly non-Simian society that was the 1960s USA and, by extension, the western world at that time. While its liberalism was smuggled in under gorilla and chimpanzee masks to the ignorance (in more ways than one) of its lead actor, right-wing Republican Charlton Heston, its theatrical release brought a paean of praise for more than its groundbreaking special effects. Released at the height of the Vietnam war, both the original film and i... read more »
The horrific reports from Whistler B.C. of the culling of 100 sled dogs last year by Bob Fawcett is one of the most gruesome cases of animal cruelty that I have ever heard of. Joey Houssian the owner of the company and allegedly the man who gave the order for the cull in interviews stated that he takes full “moral responsibility” for what happened over two days last April. Apparently Bob Fawcett claimed compensation for post traumatic stress disorder after the event.That is how it came to light to the S... read more »
By Chris Harnick, August 5, 2009, Mobile Marketer The ASPCA reaches out through the mobile channel The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is continuing its mobile strategy with the launch of a mobile site meant to help our furry friends. The ASPCA’s mobile site aims to increase the organization’s visibility amongst on-the-go consumers. The [...] read more »
