I'm spending a little time and some R&R out of town this weekend. There are a lot of stories to report -- so my goal is to get to them tomorrow night with a series of short posts and hopefully the weekly roundup. For now, enjoy the long weekend with your dogs.
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- Why Animal Welfare Advocates Should Vote for Jolie Justus for Mayor of Kansas City
- Late Night Musings: Leading by example and the changing image of pit bulls (and cats!) in communities
- Late Night Musings: Kansas City KS Repeals 29 year old ban on Pit Bulls
- Reasons to Vote YES on Question 3 in Kansas City on April 4
- The undeniable value of being open on holidays
- Thoughts on mega-adoption events with low-cost adoptions
- Thoughts on celebrating success
- Radio Canada issues impressive take-down of dogsbite.org and Merritt Clifton
- Miami-Dade once again looking to repeal 29 year old breed ban - important info you need to know
Recent Comments
- Joddy on Streator, IL repeals breed restrictions
- Joddy on Streator, IL repeals breed restrictions
- Andrew White on Very Good Sentences -- Without Provocation
- Miami on Miami-Dade once again looking to repeal 29 year old breed ban - important info you need to know
- oliver on A New Study discussing the reliability of visual breed identification
- JAMES WELL on A New Study discussing the reliability of visual breed identification
- Colleen on Italy repeals ban on specific breeds
- Brent on "1 in 600 pit bulls"
- Trebor on "1 in 600 pit bulls"
- Randy Roberts on Floyd Boudreaux is aquitted
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My blog on what is going on in Kansas City Politics. - We Are a No Kill Nation - Compassionate Communities
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Best Of KC Dog Blog
- New Dog Bite Study from HCUP (and some thoughts on the media coverage of it)
- An Overnight Success
- It's a good thing HSUS believes in rehabilitation
- Ethical dilemma at the ASPCA that no one seems to be talking about
- When has "rescue" become accomplished?
- Helping low-income pet owners (& why pet retention should not be overlooked)
- Where do people get their pets (& where do they plan to get them?)
- There is not need to reinvent the wheel with mandatory spay/neuter
- Thinking like a retailer - redux
- Your situation is not unique (and it's your responsibility to fix it)
- With or without "pet overpopulation", The solution is still the same
- A better way
- The Changing Narrative
- Dangerous Dog Laws that Work
- Everybody is doing it! (And why watching our language would help our cause)
- Academic Study on dog bites in the Netherlands (and partially why they repealed their breed ban)
- Does Pay As You Wish Pricing have a place for animal shelters?
- Why people adopt pets vs buy, & vice versa - Research from PetSmart Charities
- Confirmation bias and the partisan politics of the animal welfare movement
- Truth, deceit, & why Breed Specific Legislation fails regardless of what some might say
- Creating Fear in the Media and Politics - on terrorists, pit bulls, & mis-information
- Knowing that it's possible
- Cities ban sale of pets at pet stores? While many praise the move, are we just hiding from our own failings as rescues?
- When laws lose their original purpose & we choose to punish instead
- What does a good dangerous dog law look like
- Cesar Millan: his dog, and his critics
- The Truth Behind Dogsbite.org
- Killing animals with homes
- No Kill Communities vs No Kill Shelters -- and why confusing the two endangers the movement
- HSUS: The Disingenuous Fundraising Machine
- Dog bites vs dog attacks -- What determines the difference?
- Los Angeles Mandatory Spay/Neuter -- Year 2
- Nature vs Nurture, some new science on the matter
- Misusing Data to Support Personal Agendas
- Knowing how we think - Science of Fear Part 2
- We Fear in Crowds - Science of Fear Part 3
- Politicians and the Media are scaring us to death - Science of Fear Part 4
- Dog Bites and Insurance - Science of Fear Part 5
- Why making decision on emotional fear matters - Science of Fear Part 7
- Pit Bulls as Overarching Media Themes - Science of Fear Part 6
- Breed Differences in Canine Aggression
- Pink Toenail Polish
- 500 Dogs, 3 Magazines and a Look at How Far We've Come
- Dogsbite.org - -when a quest for vengeance becomes dangerous
- A modest proposal for Commercial Breeders
- It's (way past) time to start being honest about spay/neuter
- How important is breed history, really?
- Temp Testing and Rehabilitation - Part 1
- Can we all learn a lesson from Al Hicks?
- DNA Testing may debunk all dog bite studies that cover breed
- KC DOG BLOG: How well can we really identify breeds of dogs?
- Preventing Dog Bites in Children
- Why saving the Vick Dogs was worth it
- When it comes to dog laws, everyone's an expert
- KC DOG BLOG: BSL/MSN - Discussion (Part 4 of 4)
- KC DOG BLOG: BSL/MSN San Francisco (part 3.5 of 4)
- KC DOG BLOG: Next up, Kansas City (Part 3)
- KC DOG BLOG: BSL/MSN in San Francisco (Part 2 of 4)
- Tammy Grimes, Chaining Dogs and where Property Rights People are Wrong
- Why everyone should insist cities use information (Part 6 and Final)
- Data that is getting close to information
- Data vs Information (Part 4)
- Why you can't trust people's breed ID (Part 3)
- Selective Inclusion (Part 2 in a Series)
- Data vs Information (Part 1 of Several)
- is "Redemption" possible for KCMO Shelter?
- National Canine Research COuncil Press Release
- Dangers of Parrotting Untrue Information
- CLC Speaker Review: Bill Bruce
- Lies, damn lies and statistics
- Pit Bull University
- Do you know the real PETA and HSUS
- BSL as a Litmus Test
- Why does no one ask obvious questions
- Socialization, a lesson from a 2nd World Country
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September 06, 2009
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