Excellent op ed, The Bloody Rise of the Vote Hunter, by author Paul Theroux in The Guardian. Truly a must read. All this talk about moose hunting! It is as though, because of the animal’s enormous size and imposing antlers, … Continue reading
What’s the difference between a hockey mum and a pit bull?, asked the Republican candidate for vice president at the convention in Minneapolis St. Paul this week. Sarah Palin had introduced herself as a “just your average hockey mum.” Pit … Continue reading
The Grumpy Vegan has catalogued more than 1,300 books from the Stallwood Animal Rights Archive on LibraryThing. The vast majority of the animal-related books are catalogued. There are some stragglers, however. Increasingly, I will be adding non-animal related books (e.g., … Continue reading
The Department of Sociology at Brock University in Canada invites applications for a probationary (tenure track) position at the rank of Assistant Professor, effective July 1, 2009, subject to final budgetary approval. The successful candidate will have a recently completed … Continue reading
In blogs passim the Grumpy Vegan posted updates on the positions of U.S. presidential candidates Obama and McCain on hunting. Apparently, in a poll conducted by the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, hunters support McCain over Obama but not by much. “I … Continue reading
The Grumpy Vegan doesn’t buy The Daily Mail because its politics are rightwing, pandering to narrow-minded British middle class Conservative sensibilities. But, surprisingly, recently, the paper published two excellent full-length pro-animal welfare articles about fur and elephants. Fur Goodness Sake: … Continue reading
