by Jason on September 29, 2006
VP is proud to share the quote of the week with the Santa Barbara Independent: “What kind of vibrator would you use on a cow?” That’s the question that was asked after an animal rights activist caught rodeo workers using electric cattle prods on some calves to get them through the chute leading to the main pen. When questioned about it, rodeo manager Josiah Jenkins denied the allegations, saying that they were using vibrators, not prods, which brought about the quote and some nifty misdemeanour animal cruelty charges. Link to quote, Link to story, courtesy of vegsantabarbara, who might be able to tell you more about it if you ask nicely.
by Jason on September 28, 2006
kunsjoi sent in the latest problem with fish farms: they’re susceptible to attacks from teddy bears. Somehow a stuffed bear found its way into one of the tanks at a New Hampshire hatchery, which clogged a key pipe, which blocked the flow of oxygen to a pool, which caused 2,500 trout to die from suffocation. It’s certainly cause for concern, but what concerns me more is the attitude that’s been presented in the original article, which is quite possible whimsical. Fish probably have the hardest time attracting sympathy of any animal used for food, and reading the comments from staff, they could just as easily be talking about a production slowdown at a factory due to a freak incident. Link.
