(Reposted from The Every Animal Project.) It was 7 p.m. on a Thursday night in late winter. Instead of catching the tail end of happy hour with friends after a long day of editing scientific manuscripts, I was hunched over the kitchen floor with a soiled rag in one hand while the other groped around Read More
Tag: animal welfare
The Dodo: Who Is the Real Enemy In the Euthanasia Battle?
(This post was written for The Dodo.) In Virginia’s General Assembly, a seemingly innocuous bill is poised to change the definition of an animal shelter under state law. If enacted, Senate Bill (S.B.) 1381 will require that private shelters operate for the basic purpose of “finding permanent adoptive homes” for animals. With nearly 3 million Read More
Mary Matalin Fights “Ag-Gag” Bills
While working at PETA, I composed the script for the below video that was narrated by Republican strategist (and self-confessed meat-eater) Mary Matalin, who appealed to fellow conservatives in states around the country that were considering “ag gag” bills – bills that, if enacted, would ban the filming of horrific, often illegal abuses on factory Read More