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I am a big believer in “Happy Holidays”, as opposed to Merry Christmas… I just feel it’s more inclusive of everyone, no matter what their beliefs. And there are so many different holidays around this time of year! But I do like Christmas carols, so that’s what this Thursday Thirteen is all about.
1. O Holy Night
2. Mary’s Boy Child
3. Little Toy Trains
4. This Old White Doorway
5. The First Noel
6. Do You Hear What I Hear?
7. Mummers Song
8. The Seven Joys of Mary
9. Fairytale of New York
10. Appalachian Snowfall
11. We Three Kings
12. Feliz Navidad
13. Bells of St. Mary
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For years, I have been thinking about writing a series of articles about animal welfare and training issues. I’ve finally started working on them, so that’s what today’s Thursday Thirteen is all about.
Thirteen Animal Welfare Issues I will write about
1. Pets as gifts
2. How to choose an animal trainer
3. Effects of punishment
4. Pet overpopulation
5. Rabbit overpopulation and feral rabbits
6. Exotic animals
7. Circuses, rodeos and travelling exhibitions
8. Farm animal transport and welfare
9. Wildlife – Predator control
10. The link between violence against animals and family violence
11. Pets in rental housing
12. Animals in research and testing
13. Animals in recreation/sport/entertainment, film and tv, and fashion/art/clothing.
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Can The Bulldog Be Saved? is a thought-provoking article about the future and fate of the bulldog as a breed. There are also other breeds that are in a similar state. I think that there are a number of breeds that have been bred beyond the point where they can be healthy (either in the sense of physical health, or the sense of behavioural health, or both). By our design, we have created dogs that have trouble breathing, overheat too easily, have hereditary diseases, and can’t mate or give birth, among other problems. And temperamentally, there are many breeds that are known to be genetically fearful. I hope that the bulldog, and the other dog breeds that we have designed into disaster, can be saved.
On Oprah today, Lisa Ling reports on the treatment of animals being raised for food. I have found Lisa Ling to be a very balanced and intelligent journalist, and I urge you to watch/tape/DVR/Tivo today’s episode.
I believe we all have the responsibility to know how our food is produced. After we know, then we can make the choice whether to eat mass-produced meats after knowing how it gets to your supermarket.
I recently posted on World Farm Animal Day, and wrote about the lives of farm animals that are being produced for the mass market. I will be watching (and taping) today, and I will post about Lisa Ling’s report later in the week.
The Muse Asylum 