A second ballot was taken as follows: The Lion 261; The Dog 42; The Monkey 294; The Cock 1; Scattering 147. After this ballot a conference took place between the leading friends of the Lion, the Dog, and the Monkey. … Continue reading
What claim had the Dog to the supremacy of the brutes? Had he not notoriously taken the side of their oppressors from time immemorial? He would go so far in his respect for man as to admit that he had … Continue reading
A Cock rose to crow that the business before the meeting was the selection of a President. He was deeply impressed with the solemnity of the occasion, and, albeit not given to crowing over others, he thought he might venture … Continue reading
An old Monkey moved that Committees on Credentials, on Resolutions, and on a Plan of Action be appointed. Carried unanimously. The Chair appointed the Moles, assisted by an Owl, a Committee on Credentials; the Magpie, the Rattlesnake, and the Panther … Continue reading
In fine, there were present members of nearly every respectable family in the Animal Kingdom–all impressed with the importance of the work in hand, and imbued with the noblest spirit conciliation. Nothing was heard but exclamations of friendship on every … Continue reading
The news today of the largest beef recall in our nation’s history is yet another troubling reminder that we have done too little to protect our food supply. This incident also reveals a danger to our children, since the Hallmark … Continue reading
