“A Westville-area man is now charged with severely beating his malnourished dog after the pet killed one of the chickens he kept at his mobile home. Kurt Norem, 47, is charged with […]
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I'm an attorney and animal advocate in New York City. I blog about animal welfare, animal rights, and veganism on The Paw Report, and movies and books on Serpent Club. I enjoy reading, horror films, and photography. One day I'll finish my novel, climb Kilimanjaro and master astrophotography.
Animals in Entertainment
[As we hear the voice-over narration, a computer generated great ape sits in an isolated room, looking forlorn. The ape walks around the room restlessly. He approaches a table, which holds a […]
Weekly News Bites
Welcome to the first Weekly News Bites, which will be a weekly collection of national animal welfare and legal related news from the past week that you may have missed. Gas Chamber […]
Why We Need the PUPS Act: The Basics
Legislation has recently been proposed which would amend the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) to include pet dealers who sell dogs directly to the public (via e.g., the Internet) under the AWA’s definition […]
Video Post
“In Total Joy, Marabel Morgan unites women and animals through the use of the metaphor of hamburger […] Women stand in relationship to the ‘total woman’ as they to do ‘hamburger,’ as […]
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