Category Archives: animal rights

Asshole of the Day

Posted on 11 August, 2010 by

Gary Korkuc, who left his (live) cat marinating in crushed red peppers, chili pepper, salt and oil in the trunk of his car because the cat was “possessive, greedy, and wasteful”: Oliver the cat has since been adopted.

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Farewell, Red.

Posted on 30 June, 2010 by

There are several animals at the Yonkers Animal Shelter and the Yonkers Petsmart who are near and dear to my heart, and one dog whose story always managed to pull on my heartstrings was Red.  She was brought to the … Continue reading →

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America Ferrera to produce “Pedro & Maria”

Posted on 13 April, 2010 by

via Yahoo! News America Ferrera is set to be the executive producer of a new interactive television show for MTV, “Pedro & Maria.”  The show will be a telenovela based on Romeo & Juliet, and the audience will be able … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Link Love: Thanks-Giving Edition

Posted on 25 November, 2009 by

Steven R. Gundry: Your “All Natural, Organic, Free-Range Turkey” Never Ate Its Natural Food Or Stepped Outdoors Nina Sankovitch: Great Women Writers of 2009: Give Thanks Cake Wrecks: Talkin’ Turkey Tuesday, Too Ray Hanania: An American Arab Thanksgiving A Radical … Continue reading →

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Act On It

Posted on 5 November, 2009 by

Stop Screaming at the Op-Ed Page and Start Writing It. Submit an entry for the 2010 Love Your Body poster contest (postmark deadline: December 1). Head over to Her Life with Boobs and fill out their questionnaire. Ask President Obama … Continue reading →

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This type of shitty reporting PISSES ME OFF.

Posted on 26 October, 2009 by

This article just went up a while ago.  It’s supposed to be about the lack of funding at the Brownsville Animal Regulation and Care Center, and how their shelter is too tiny to deal with the number of animals they … Continue reading →

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Give a senior kitty a hand?

Posted on 3 October, 2009 by

Reposting this from the YHS website; they are pretty desperate for some medical funds.  Full disclosure: this was my cat’s “cellmate” at the shelter for at least a good six months (yeah, they were both there a really long time).  … Continue reading →

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Horse-drawn carriage accident in Central Park today

Posted on 19 September, 2009 by

They need to ban this industry already.  I hope the horse and taxi driver are okay. UPDATE: Okay, I don’t know how accurate this is since it’s coming from the “esteemed” NY Post, but apparently the cab driver suffered a … Continue reading →

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Weekend Link Love

Posted on 6 September, 2009 by

The New Yorker: Trial by Fire: Did Texas Execute an Innocent Man? Vegans of Color: For as long as my skin is Black I will be a devoted anti-speciesist What Tami Said: Exploring My Privilege Devilstower, Daily Kos: Five Biggest … Continue reading →

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News roundup

Posted on 17 July, 2009 by

Conservatives say Texas social studies classes give too much credit to civil rights leaders “To have César Chávez listed next to Ben Franklin” – as in the current standards – “is ludicrous,” wrote evangelical minister Peter Marshall, one of six … Continue reading →

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