A year of hope begins with look back, forward
By Gina Spadafori
January 1, 2010
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Nathan Winograd starts the new year noting that although many of us consider the last few years to be pretty crappy, one good thing was the growth of the no-kill movement. It’s now a force to be reckoned with, one that’s challenging the status quo in groups large and small — and ringing true with an animal-loving population. Winograd writes:
As the decade opened ten years ago, the humane movement was (erroneously) united in its perception of who was to blame for the killing and the hopelessness that it would ever end. But the truth came out, and splintered the movement—dividing us into two opposing camps: those who embrace the No Kill philosophy, its achievability, and the great promise held out by the American public’s great love for companion animals; and those who cling to the old paradigm of killing and blaming, on which their hold on power is based.
Here’s the rest. We don’t need new laws. We need new leaders. And now, they are stepping up.
Must-read update: The year in review by the KC Dog Blog. With links. Great work, B!
More, grab tissues first: Happy ending for three rescued dogs. Heather, they look wonderful.
Image: Ilario, who says this blog has too many dog pictures.
Is that intelligent, curious, and handsome Ilario? I bet it is.
No snow there? Why not. We and a whole lot of people around the country had a white Christmas and are having a white New Year.
Ilario gets to roam green grass and feast on it whenever he wants. My cats have to eat grass from a flower pot. Not fair, I say!
Comment by Colorado Transplant — January 1, 2010 @ 4:17 pm
Additionally, I would like to say, Ilario, Sophie (my cat) now eats her catnip because I scrunch it up after I pour it from the container to release the odor.
She wasn’t eating it until I kept pinching the stuff I had poured into the dish, then she had her New Year’s Day high as she kept ate it and started rolling over with her eyes glazed.
What a difference a few pinches made—and it is good for loosening stools, I think, at least that is what I read.
Comment by Colorado Transplant — January 2, 2010 @ 6:50 am
Clara is the catnip freak here. Ilario goes crazy over dried pheasant wings a friend sent when the puppies were little (to test their interest).
The puppies were indeed interested, but Ilario gets so obsessed I have to take the wings away and hide them in a sealed container in the hall closet.
Comment by Gina Spadafori — January 2, 2010 @ 6:57 am