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The liar and the thief rejoice in their first year only. –Greek Proverb

I remember the day I met Vicky Michaels. I will never forget that I almost missed the smile she gave me, looked up and saw it fading, saw her expression change to one that said, […]

The US Navy has proposed high frequency underwater sound testing in Hawaii, California and Atlantic coasts, and the Gulf of Mexico starting 2014. According to the Navy’s own estimates this testing will deafen 15,900 whales and dolphins and kill 1,800 more over the next five years. Strandings and deaths of cetaceans have already […]

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I should be careful what I watch or think about. Lately, the turn around has been fast, less than a day in some cases. Last year I spent the winter and early spring on the Cape with my friend Liz and her two girls. I was on an 80s movie kick in […]

by Tristan Luke

-Once, when I was a kid at summer camp, I waited in line to climb a rickety wooden ladder onto a small platform off of which kids jumped into the murky lake the camp was built on. I got to the top and panicked. “I have to […]

People do not seem to realize that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
On the subject of governments, authority, and world affairs, I feel cynicism is appropriate and essential. Actually, more appropriate would be moral outrage and vigilant […]

One of my favorite names. Also spelled Genevieve.

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http://www.examiner.com/x-3118-Boston-Dog-Laws-Examiner~y2009m6d27-HB344-Devocalization-law-could-harm-more-than-it-helps
Beth Coughlin’s Examiner article is relatively short, so please allow me to quote here it in full:
Only July 14th the Massachusetts State House of Representatives will be holding a committee meeting regarding House Bill 344 (HB344): An Act Prohibiting the Devocalization of Dogs and Cats.
On the surface, many dog-lovers may say “good law”.
When you […]

HB 344 in Massachusetts is an encouraging and hopeful bill that would make illegal the cruel practice of devocalization in canines. The following is from Animal Law Coalition:

Debarking robs dogs of one of their main methods of communication. Dogs vocalize to communicate countless feelings—fear, frustration, danger, pain, boredom, and even joy and happiness. Dogs […]