Re: Life’s a circus, especially when you are at the circus, April 14. I’m sure that the exotic animals at the circus also wished that Ryan Taylor had taken his kids to the dollar store instead of the circus. It would have been kinder. It’s too bad that Mr. Taylor didn’t take his children behind […] Read more
Stories by Debra Probert
Don’t blame others
Re: Appreciate animals for their animal attributes, Nov. 11. I find Barb Glen’s column confusing. She refers to the public’s anthropomorphism as a reason behind the success of animal rights activists in “staking out the moral high ground to fight animal agriculture.” The purpose of animal rights activists is not to stake out ground, morally […] Read more
Calf roping abuse
Re: Stampede takes action on animal welfare,WP,July 1. The Calgary Stampede’s animal care advisory panel is a thinly disguised attempt to deflect increasing public distaste for the animal abuse inherent in most rodeo events, particularly calf-roping. The inclusion of the president of a public research firm on the panel clearly indicates that this is more […] Read more
