If you’re reading this blog, chances are you have at least one family member with paws. If the unthinkable should...
Category: Sentience
Pet owner, or pet parent?
Words matter. This blog has held several discussions about using euphemisms like “euthanasia” to mask the fact of animals being...
Of Profits, Principles, and Dead Fish
The American Pet Products Association projects that Americans will spend $52.8 billion on pets and their needs in 2012. Of...
Nothing new here
There is now widespread recognition of the ‘sentience’ of animals, which reinforces our responsibility to protect their welfare. The European...