by Jamie Sickles | Jul 22, 2020 | Canine Welfare, Cruelty to Dogs
Torturing Dogs–It’s Still a Part of Modern Life In the 17th century, many thinkers, following Descartes, thought animals were machines. Not too many people today would think such a barbarity. Yet often dogs and other animals are still treated as if they were nothing...
by Jamie Sickles | Jun 30, 2020 | Canine Welfare
The menace of puppy mills and the pet stores they supply is a problem for dog lovers and the community at large. Puppy mills are about making money for the owners. But isn’t that what all businesses are about? Not exactly. Most business are not run by quick-buck...
by Jamie Sickles | Jun 22, 2020 | Canine Welfare
Every year we slaughter about 30 million nameless dogs for food. We usually either hang them or electrocute them. The ‘we’, refers to people who actually eat them or those of us who may be complicit in the atrocity. Some of these dogs are born and raised for this...
by Jamie Sickles | Jun 16, 2020 | Animal Welfare
Six months ago how many of us could have imagined the loss of life and wealth caused by the Covid-19 pandemic?There is a projected economic loss of at least $4.1 trillion and a loss of life exceeding hundreds of thousands or even millions. Can we even imagine what our...
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