The lifeblood of any democracy is its citizenry. I believe that in order to thrive and flourish as a nation, our democracy needs engaged citizens who are willing and able to inform others. My favorite anecdote about civic involvement is Congressman Charlie Wilson’s account of how he fell in love with America. The vignette appears [...]
Archive for March, 2010
“The Day I Fell in Love with America”
Posted in Charlie Wilson's War, Chris Comins, Christopher Comins, citizenship, cruelty to animals, Custom Fab, First Amendment, Florida, free speech, freedom of speech, George Crile III, law, Michael Vick, NASA, Orange County, Orlando, United States, tagged animal cruelty, Central Florida GreeneWay, Christopher Comins, civic engagement, Comins v VanVoorhis, crime, dogs, Elections, First Amendment, Florida, free speech, huskies, law, Orange County, Orlando Florida, pets, pit bulls, shooting dogs, Siberian huskies, U.S. Constitution, United States Constitution, USA, violence, voting, Walt Disney World on March 27, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Ivy League Study Finds Siberian Huskies are LEAST Aggressive Breed toward Strangers
Posted in Deborah Duffy, dogs, pets, Siberian huskies, Stranger-Directed Aggression, tagged Applied Animal Behaviour Science, CIAS, Comins v VanVoorhis, Deborah Duffy, Discovery Channel, dogs, huskies, Ivy League, pets, Siberian huskies, Stranger-Directed Aggression, University of Pennsylvania on March 17, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Next month dog shooter Christopher Comins–a wealthy businessman with prior gun charges–stands trial for multiple felony counts of cruelty to animals. In 2008, Comins shot two domestic dogs at point blank range while horrified bystanders stood dangerously close by. A central part of the shooter’s Defense is that he shot the domestic dogs in self-defense. There’s only one problem: According to an Ivy League study of 32 dog breeds, Siberian huskies are the breed LEAST LIKELY to attack human strangers. Oops.




