Squeal Like A Pig
One of our true national treasures, Linda McQuaig (why has she not received an Order of Canadah?) recently wrote an article detailing the abysmal conditions under which pigs await slaughter.…
animal cruelty
Yet another annual message to the Calgary Stampede: real men don’t hurt animals for entertainment
There will be a “thorough review process surrounding chuckwagon safety” after the deaths of six horses during the 2019 Calgary Stampede, which is now mercifully over. Oh, please! There will…
Why Our Animal Cruelty Laws Must Be Modernized
As you know I hate bullies with a passion. Especially those who bully children and seniors, and those who are cruel to animals.So it troubles me that although Canada likes…
The Calgary Stampede’s vital cultural and political role explained, sort of …
PHOTOS: The Stampede chuckwagon races … exciting, but traditionally bad news for horses. Below: Stampede duds last year on Justin Trudeau, Stephen Harper and Thomas Mulcair. Did last year’s effort…
Vancouver Humane Society gives CBC Stampede coverage a thumbs down
Only 26 days to the Calgary Stampede. Yee-haw! This is our premier event of the year—the greatest outdoor show on Earth. Mostly it’s great fun for Calgarians and visitors alike:…
A Documentary Recommendation: Blackfish
Once again, I am writing a post that, in one sense, has nothing to do with politics but in another sense has everything to do with it and much more.…
Texas cheerleader Kendall Jones brags about killing endangered African animals
Nineteen year old Texas cheerleader claims killing endangered African animals and bragging about it on Facebook is about conservation, animal rights activists disagree. The post Texas cheerleader Kendall Jones brags…
Chuckwagon carnage: Three horses die and Calgary Stampede blames the lead horse!
A chuckwagon race at the Calgary Stampede in 1957. Canada’s greatest city? Below: One resident of Canada’s greatest city camps it up for the occasion. “Autopsy shows lead horse in…
It’s 40 below, and I don’t give a ….
Stampede celebrates 100th anniversary For all those barbaric yahoos who enjoy torturing animals for fun, entertainment, and most of all – profit..you can keep your little circus…leave the rest of…
Big money speaks quietly to the recalcitrant Calgary Stampede on its 100th anniversary
Cowboys in the aftermath of a bad chuckwagon spill at the 1937 Calgary Stampede. Below: Chuckwagon races as they’re supposed to appear; Stampede Programming VP Paul Rosenberg; Bell Canada logo…