The Delta we Deserve?
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety - Benjamin Franklin This quote attributed to Benjamin Franklin is widely paraphrased as “we get the government we deserve.” If Franklin were to observe our current Administration, he might have said, “They who can give up essential democracy … Read more
Disposable Horses
Proponents of horse slaughter in the United States, including the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), American Paint Horse Association (APHA), American Farm Bureau Federation, National Cattlemens Beef Association and Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) make common cause on an issue that most Americans do not … Read more
Feral is as Good as Wild: “No Garden of Eden”
The wild, free-roaming horses and burros of America are under attack again; this time by federal employee Ben Noyes of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely, Nevada office, who is quoted by undergraduate blogger for the New York Times Max Bearak in his post (Wild Horses and Hard Choices, October 11, 2001) on the BLM claim that … Read more
Animal Abuse and Slaughter
The Livestock Marketing Association (LMA), based in Kansas City, Missouri, is a trade association for livestock auction markets in the United States, where animal “producers” truck their “commodities” (live animals) to be sold at auction to buyers. Current LMA President David Macedo is president of Tulare Sales Yard in Tulare, California. According to the LMA … Read more
Lobbyist Charles Stenholm: “Grasshopper Killer”
Explains a lot. GRASSHOPPER KILLERPolitically embattled Charlie Stenholm, 57, was definitely among friends that night, but even the longtime congressman couldn’t escape the sharp-pointed recollections offered up. Most tales told seemed guaranteed to leave their subjects red-faced. Mark Lundgren, who was emceeing the evening, recalled how his aunt, Minnie Taylor, had spoken highly of Charlie … Read more
