Humane USA PAC endorses Kerry
I have hesitated to post about this topic, because there are so many other more important topics out there and while this is VERY important to me, I understand that it might not be so important to...
View ArticleHey all SF Bay Area Kossacks
Al Franken is going to broadcast his show live from the Punch Line in SF this Friday, October 1. Air America just started today on a Clear Channel Station here (960am) and they would love some of the...
View ArticleMUSTANGS SLAUGHTERED
A total of 41 mustangs, previously protected by the Wild Horse and Burro Act, have been slaughtered in a DeKalb IL processing plant. This was made possible by a rider attached to a spending bill...
View ArticleACTION ALERT: Help Save the Mustang
I know there are many Kossacks who are disturbed by the Burns Amendment and it's effect on the wild horse population in the US. This Thursday, an important amendment will come to the floor of the...
View ArticleSweeney/Spratt Amendment passed today
Since I am anti-slaughter, I feel today that the good guys won. I don't get to feel that feeling much these days. But I digress... Today, in a 269 to 158 vote, the House approved the Sweeney/Spratt...
View ArticleOmak Suicide Race
I just read about this "race" on another website. I am posting a link to www.paws.org to give some background and action alerts for anyone who wishes to find out more/add their name to those who want...
View ArticleUPDATED: Action Alert: Senate to vote on horse slaughter issue
UPDATE: Perhaps as early as TOMORROW, not next week, the US Senate will take up an issue dealt with by the House in the last session: the defunding of USDA inspectors at horse slaughter plants and at...
View ArticleHorse slaughter ban under stealth attack in Congress
Despite the overwhelming adoption in both Houses of Congress of a ban on USDA funding in horse slaughter plants, there is a back door movement afoot to subvert the legislative process. Need a little...
View ArticleSec. Johanns mulls move to circumvent Congress
Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns is mulling over a petition from three European companies to allow them to hire private inspectors to inspect horsemeat slaughtered at their three slaughterhouses...
View ArticleI was the victim of assault last night
I live in the Los Angeles area in a nice, quiet neighborhood. I never worried too much about my personnal safety when I was at home, I know all my neighbors and I have big dogs that let me know if...
View ArticleI saw my assailant in court yesterday
Actually, I saw my batterer in court yesterday. Apparently the charge was misdemenor battery, not misdemenor assault as I wrote in my diary on Sunday. I'm not sure what the difference is... Anyway, I...
View ArticleSo, they let my assailant out early
My hands are shaking as I type this. I went to the LA County Jail website about 30 minutes ago to register to be notified when my assailant was let out of jail. He got sentanced to 20 days in jail on...
View ArticleSo...the perp is staying put next door
I wasn't going to write a diary today because I don't think anything really earth shattering has happened since last night. I started writing a long comment in the latest open thread and at the last...
View ArticleSelling children to line his pockets
Forgive this poorly written diary, but I think this sad tale is just the tip of the iceberg of the new corporate reality we all live in. I had never heard of Sandy Fonzo or Judge Ciavarella before an...
View ArticleCREW shines a light on payday loan lobbying
Perhaps this topic is a bit niche, I find it incredibly important during these hard economic times and Congress is doing nothing to try and regulate these bloodsuckers. Now I know why (like I really...
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