tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post6458854127828982341..comments2024-03-01T04:59:15.749-04:00Comments on Me and my dogs in Halifax, Nova Scotia: Awesome article from New Brunswick BeaconJoan Sindenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04457437859009705213noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-58351201716860478382010-03-18T14:19:18.767-03:002010-03-18T14:19:18.767-03:00We'll never get rid of things like puppy mills...We'll never get rid of things like puppy mills, abattoirs - and I include the seal hunt in that term because that is simply an abattoir without walls, and abused animals - because we'll always have humans who want to make money off of sentient beings they see as being less powerful than them - and humans will abuse other humans - so to abuse an animal is even easier - so even more animalsJoan Sindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457437859009705213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-69337587049965873432010-03-18T14:03:42.759-03:002010-03-18T14:03:42.759-03:00True enough, Joan. But in my opinion the attention...True enough, Joan. But in my opinion the attention people give a reported suffering is short lived and rarely leads to the kind of changes that diminishes suffering long term. <br />I mean, we still have puppy mills, abused animals - owned, farmed and researched - look how long it took to make changes to the seal slaughter. You are correct that the footage rallied millions to give to Haiti, but silvia4dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754651331524490306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-25811295322238398012010-03-18T13:29:37.757-03:002010-03-18T13:29:37.757-03:00That's interesting, Silvia - because I'm s...That's interesting, Silvia - because I'm sure you're like me and get a lot of gratuitious suffering that I can't do anything about through my inbox everyday - and I don't look at those pictures either. And when I see documentaries on the television that show a lot of suffering - I don't watch those either. But I think there are some things that do need to be seen - thinkJoan Sindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457437859009705213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-76835464611860719512010-03-18T13:23:02.880-03:002010-03-18T13:23:02.880-03:00Personally, I am so haunted by photos that I usual...Personally, I am so haunted by photos that I usually don't read the text but skip the story altogether. I do best work when my mind is clear and so I do what is behaviorally common - I avoid!<br />The thing is, everyone who turns on the TV or opens up has seen disturbing footage again and again and again - and what has changed? Nothing! So, for me, I la-la-la-la keep my head stuck in the sandsilvia4dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754651331524490306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6732797.post-13363336056395984072010-03-18T11:16:37.929-03:002010-03-18T11:16:37.929-03:00Thanks for sharing this article - very thought pro...Thanks for sharing this article - very thought provoking - I do find the SPCA statement has me perplexed instead of sugar coating the SPCA should be actively lobbying in all public forums to mobilize the public for change in laws. The need to 'shock' and show the sad state of this dog was necessary to educate the public to the cruelty of chaining dogs and neglect. Again federal law, Janet W Cherninnoreply@blogger.com