Over the duration of the Profiles series, I hope to bring to you perspectives from a full spectrum of individuals involved in animal issues: pet to show, rescue to USDA breeder, hunter to farmer, animal owner to non-owner, traditional pet to exotic. Although you may not always agree with the individual perspectives, I hope that [...]
I’ve been fortunate to have begun participating in an eye-opening meeting of minds, known in the Twitter-verse as Agchat. A growing group primarily composed of farmers and others associated with agriculture. Where else can one gain perspective on the challenges facing farmers today, some of who are literally twittering from their tractors while they prepare for [...]
In watching the H1N1 influenza coverage and in reading a beautifully written letter by Lori Redmon, President and CEO of the Kentucky Humane Society, I’ve been thinking about the statistics that are thrown at us to sway our opinions on topics everyday. I was immediately struck by the damage that bad statistics can wreck on [...]
