Obama’s Record on Animals
I know from comments and emails that a lot of Unsilent Generation’s readers care about animals, so I’m passing on this report card from the Humane Society of the United States on Obama’s first year in...
View ArticleThe Puppy Protection Act Offers (Slim) Hope to (Some) Abused Pups
Congress.org reports today on bills recently introduced in both houses of Congress. The Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety (PUPS) Act (S 3424 and HR 5434) would “amend the Animal Welfare Act to...
View ArticleGreen Is the New Red: The Crackdown on Environmental Activists
One morning back in 2002, Will Potter, a young newspaper reporter on the metro desk at the Chicago Tribune, heard three heavy knocks on his apartment door. When he opened it, two FBI agents flashed...
View ArticleNew Terrorist Threats: Greenpeace and Dead Elephant
The ongoing surveillance of environmental groups by state and federal governments under the rubric of routing out terrorists (which I wrote about last week) can have its comical side. This was the case...
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