At the end of year I like to take stock, to sort through the animal news I’ve covered over the...
Year: 2024
Govt program breeds pheasants to shoot, tortoise conservation front page, zoos +.. 12/29/24
Today I share a shocking New York Times report on government conservation spending that goes to a program that raises...
DW-LA: Front page on canine blood banks, where unlucky donors live in small pens. 12/23/24
Angelenos: Canine blood banks, where dogs spend their lives in cages so that other dogs, lucky enough to be loved,...
“Reports from the Slaughterhouse” in NY Review of Books + avian flu, RSPCA resignation + more 12/22/24
The current edition of the renowned New York Review of Books has Professor Marth Nussbaum discussing slaughterhouses as she reviews...
DW-LA: “Let’s Stop Killing Animals in Shelters and Get More Adopted.” LA Times editorial, 12-18-24
Angelenos: The wonderful Los Angeles Times has an editorial (the paper’s official opinion) today, Wednesday December 18, page A10, titled,...
“Factory Farms Are Our Best Hope” in NY Times, tangled humpback in LA Times, + more 12/15/24
Today’s, Sunday, December 15, New York Times has a long and depressing essay telling us we should accept factory farming....
Avian Flu in Time Mag, LA Times front page, NY Times + more topics 12/8/24
Avian flu is currently the number one animal story, as it spreads across species, threatening their health and ours, and...
DW-TX: Op-ed re San Antonio’s upcoming horse carriage vote needs letters 12-8-24
Hello fellow Texans: With a vote coming on a ban on horse-drawn carriages in San Antonio, Saturday’s (Dec 7) News-Express...
Guard Dog Book! And DawnWatch appreciation on Giving Tuesday 12/3/24
Today I break into our regular schedule of alerts, which usually go to the whole list only on weekends, for...
DawnWatch UK: Times front page on mock meat damage to planet, Dec 3, 2024
UK subscribers: The Tuesday, December 3, front page of the Times includes an article titled, “Mock meat can be worse...