Thanks, Vicki for your thoughtful reply. Yes, skillful - there's the rub - this requires aligning in some way and feeling empathy for the perpetrators to even...
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David Dillard-Wright
davidd@...
Dec 1, 2009 3:27 pm
Regarding the Gadhimai festival in Nepal, I think we need to be very careful when using the word "superstition." It is not so easy to separate "superstition"...
Whether an animal is slaughtered by a vegetarian in India or a meat eater in Texas is of not consolation to the slaughtered animal The reality is a massive...
This is where skilful means comes in. As an earlier writer said, (I apologize for not remembering names), we do need to be careful talking of "superstition"...
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n.lloyd@...
Dec 1, 2009 7:10 pm
Hello all People reading this thread will be interested in the India Wildlife Trust, which, among other campaigns, has worked to change relationships between...
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David Dillard-Wright
davidd@...
Dec 1, 2009 9:10 pm
I agree with Vicki's point about skillful means, and the monkey story is a great example. If we want to be effective advocates for animals, it won't do any...
I am new to the group and wanted to post an article that I felt rather disturbing. Please , let me preface this post by saying that I am saddened by the death...
I have just read one article that stated the dog was a Bull Mastiff, in which case it was not one of the four banned breeds cited in the article. This is just...
Sandy, I agree, I have always admired the UK for being progressive especially with some of the programs of the RSPCA. I also have great respect for many of...
The dangerous dog issue is indeed a difficult one, especially for "animal people." I've been party to an attack issue in a town and metro area that has many...
Dear Everybody, Coming from the UK and as a Clinical Animal Behaviourist who works in the inner city where PBT 's are prevalent I would like to say how serious...
How can so many of any breed of dog do so well behaved and a poorly acting dog causes breed discrimination. Thank God we can not dislike a person well enough...
While perhaps I should not be, I was somewhat surprised to read Judith's response. As a clinical animal behaviorist, I thought she would have a more realistic...
I have been following this thread with interest. Those of you interested in the social constructions of pit bulls (or any other breed) as a dangerous class may...
Hi Stephanie, Those of us who work in the field of behaviour modification are absolutely behind your sentiments regarding "Deed and not Breed", and breed ...
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kenneth shapiro
ken.shapiro@...
Dec 3, 2009 2:39 pm
I think the study discussed in the Research Nutshell (a regular feature of ASI website) pasted below is of interest in the current thread. DNA Breed Testing in...
December 1, 2009 This is an update and message to all concerned scholars regarding the case of our colleague Scott DeMuth. Scott is currently out of jail,...
Sociology graduate student at the University of Minnesota jailed and charged with contempt of a grand jury and conspiracy under a terrorism law for maintaining...
The more that I've learned about dogs, socialization, and training through my work with therapy dogs and the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, these horrible...
Because this is my first post here, I'll provide some context relevant to this topic. I am a dog behaviourist/trainer, researcher of human-canine relationships...
Having been involved in shelter work for 10 years and in breed rescue for longer, I've seen problems with all breeds. I believe it was the University of PA...
I would like to urge members to advocate for the re-establishment of the service dog-training program described in the newspaper article pasted below. Sites...
I just wrote. Here is the website to contact them. http://www.csc-scc.gc.ca/text/cont-eng.shtml I wrote asking for information as a researcher of animal...
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Renate Sander-Regier
rsand071@...
Dec 4, 2009 4:21 pm
Hello, ... Thank you for sending that. I just wrote to them as well, and to the minister responsible for the Correctional Service of Canada: Peter Van Loan -...
Everyone please take a look at the HSUS web site. They are claiming responsibility for saving a pit bull named "Faye" and raising hundreds of thousands of...
Marcy I smelled a rat when I saw that yesterday. They and PETA both insisted on putting the Vick dog’s down. I meet this guy through some of the work shops...
HSUS has taken credit or tried to take credit for rescues done by other organizations in several situations. Ironically, in some of those situations, like...
I cannot speak to HSUS taking credit for the work of others, but they actually do quite a bit to provide resources to shelters and to advance companion animal...
A better way might be to look at how they are organized and what their mission statement is. If they are organized as a 501(c)(3), there is a limit to what...
Generally, 501(c)(3)'s can lobby for legislation but not specific candidates. ________________________________ From: Debbie Coultis <coultis@...> To:...
