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...spotty nature of the enforcement mechanism that is causing the biggest headaches. The discovery last year of melamine in Chinese-made wheat gluten that was used in pet food was a signal that it had permeated other links of the food chain, says Marion Nestle, a public health professor at New York University and author of the recent book "Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine." Once melamine showed up in pet food supplies, Nestle says, it was likely that it would appear in animal feed and eventually human food. "You can't separate the food supplies...
...Stryker in Kalamazoo and Gill in Denver. Since the beginning of 2001, Stryker's foundation, which is called Arcus and has offices in both the U.S. and the U.K., has given away $67 million, about three-quarters to gays and about one-quarter to apes. (Stryker, who got a pet monkey as a gift when he was young, is a major donor to the conservation of ape habitats...
Well-funded liberal interest groups will compete to rush their pet causes to the top of this agenda, while conservative groups will use these issues to rebuild their battered bases. Both presidential candidates have promised to lance the boil of partisan demagoguery in Washington, but for many of these interest groups, comity is bad for business. The fracturing of the media into a thousand voices - many of them strident - will further complicate the new President's efforts to deliver on the promise of a more civil way of doing the nation's business...
...Despite sometimes losing his work to whitewash or a power hose, Banksy's career seems to be continuing on its upward trajectory. His latest work is an installation called "The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill," a commentary on the human-animal relationship that features walking chicken nuggets, swimming fish sticks and hot dogs that slither like snakes. It has been captivating the New York City art scene this month and closes Oct. 31. Although he works undercover, it doesn't look like Banksy can escape the spotlight...
...battery.Perhaps this should be expected. Switzerland already has animal protection laws ad absurdum. Last month, a set of laws went into effect that require canine owners to take a four-hour course before buying a dog, anglers to take a course on how to catch fish humanely, and pet owners to protect goldfish privacy by not having tanks be transparent on all sides. Only in a country that has discussions on goldfish privacy can the inherent dignity of plants be seriously considered.Nonetheless, how can a group of well-educated individuals produce an ethical stance as silly as giving dignity...