PETA Kills Pets

How Many Pets Did PETA Kill in 2012?

 by Douglas Anthony Cooper

One of the year’s more depressing rituals is the annual release of PETA’s kill statistics. The numbers — just how many pets Ingrid Newkirk’s organization has “euthanized” in the past year — are never anything less than revolting. They are also never a surprise. Despite desperate efforts to rein in this ghoul, dogs and cats simply do not have much chance of emerging alive from the headquarters of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

The law requires PETA to submit documents annually to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), and this year’s have just been released online: you can examine them here. A quick summary? In 2012 only 10.8 percent of the pets taken in by PETA at their headquarters in Norfolk Virginia escaped the hypodermic; 94.1 percent of the cats and 82.1 percent of the dogs ended up in Ingrid’s walk-in freezer.

PETA’s kill rate has hovered in the range of 95 to 97 percent. So this year’s 89.2 percent is, yes, an improvement. The Grim Reaper is now merely — what? — the Angel of Death?

PETA is not required to identify how many of the pets killed were perfectly healthy and adoptable. We can assume only one thing: we’re not going to find out. Newkirk has never been forthcoming in the past, apart from vague tearful remarks about the dreadful shape of the animals left on her doorstep. We know from various reports, however — including legal testimony from local veterinarians and shelter workers — that many of the pets killed at PETA headquarters were impeccably healthy, some of them puppies and kittens.

The former director of Norfolk’s SPCA, Dana Cheek, has said: “I often receive phone calls from frantic people who have surrendered their pets to PETA with the understanding that PETA will ‘find them a good home.’… Little do they know that the pets are killed in the PETA van before they even pull away from the pet owner’s home.”

Quotes from George Carlin

“If crime fighters fight crime, and firefighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight?”

On asked how it feels to be 70, George answered, “You know what George Burns said; there are five stages to life: childhood, adulthood, middle age, old age, and ‘you look great.'”

“I’m a writer who performs his own material.”

“The planet is fine. People put nature to the test and they get what’s coming to them. I can’t wait for the sea levels to rise. I can’t wait for some of these cities to disappear. Places are going to go. The map is going to change.”

Prepare a Speech in 5 Minutes

Have you been asked to make an off-the-cuff speech at the last minute? Benjamin Ellis of Redcatco offers tips to help you prepare a speech in 5 minutes.

First, you will need eight sticky notes. Don’t have them? No problem. Take a full sheet of paper, fold it in half. then in half again, then once more. Tear along the fold marks.

On sticky note # 1 , create your introduction.

•      who is your audience
•      why is what you have to say relevent to them

Is there an expectation of what you will talk about? Meet it.

Use the remaining pieces of paper to list your main ideas on the topic (write one idea on each sheet of paper). Stick with a limit of five to seven  main ideas. If you have more ideas, winnow the weaker points out to present no more than seven main points. Check the points you have written against the expectations of your host.

Ask how much time you will be required to speak. An ideal speech length is seven to fifteen minutes. It feels substantial to the audience and is fairly easy for the speaker to deliver.

Lay out your pieces of paper. Arrange the ideas topically, chronologically, or spatially. You now have a natural flow to your ideas.

You have your sequence, so how will you make each point?  How will you bridge between the points?  Jot down reminders or your proof points or any other tickler to help you  lead naturally from one thought to the next.

Your conclusion should draw on your main points without adding any new ones. Conclude with a call to action. You are there to make something happen. Say it.

The Hoopoe–What Is It?

If you do a Yahoo! search for “hoopoe” here’s what you’ll see.

• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 
• 

It’s a beautiful bird–the only one remaining in its species; others are extinct–inhabiting the Eurasian continent. No, it is not a woodpecker.

Will Texas Secede?

Hang onto your gold jewelry, boys and girls. It could become money in places like Texas. And Texas may become a new country.

100,000 persons petitioned the White House to allow Texas to secede. President Obama said no. The movement continues in spite of the President’s answer.

According to “The Daily Ticker,” a lawmaker has proposed a bill to create a Texas Bullion Depository, which would allow the state and its citizens to store gold bullion in its own facility in Texas, with the protection of the state.

If passed, the Texas bill would tell Washington to “shove off” under the 10^th amendment power given the states, if we ever saw the kind of currency craziness we saw during the Great Depression when President Franklin D. Roosevelt mandated citizens hand over most of their gold.

Texas isn’t the first state to think about hedging its monetary destiny with precious metals.

Citing concerns over the value of the U.S. dollar, Arizona lawmakers are the latest to pursue legislation that would declare privately minted gold and silver coins legal tender. In 2011, Utah became the first state in the country to legalize these precious metal coins as currency. Lawmakers in states including Minnesota, North Carolina, Idaho, South Carolina, and Colorado have debated similar laws.

If people were to lose faith in the dollar, Rickards concedes Texas could have the foundation for its own currency, of sorts.

Which could come in handy if they, say, push forward in trying to secede.

Will the Government Seize Your Money Cyprus-Style?

Here’s what Bernanke says (go to 47:36 to hear the question and answer):

Here’s what George Washington replies on ZeroHedge.com:

Bernanke’s response is unsatisfactory for 2 reasons.

Initially, the FDIC only insures deposits up to $250,000. So deposits over that amount are unprotected.

Indeed, the FDIC has, in fact, come very close to being insolvent at various times.  See the following articles from the New York Times, American Banker, Bloomberg, Zero Hedge and Mish.

True, the Treasury Department would likely just bail out the FDIC if the FDIC really went belly up. But that would take a political act of will.  And so Bernanke should have said, “we will always make sure the FDIC has enough money”.

Second – and more important –  Bernanke failed to answer the question altogether.   The question was not about whether the government would save bank depositors from economic conditions caused by others.  The question was whether the government itself would grab deposits.

People didn’t think any European country would seize bank deposit assets.  But the EU demanded that the government of Cyprus seize private bank deposits.  The attempt of a government to seize  private property is undermining confidence in Europe … and many people worry that that contagion will spread.  That is what the question was about.

Bernanke entirely failed to answer the question which was actually asked … and has thereby caused a tsunami of distrust on the Internet.

In the same way that the Department of Justice’s wishy-washy assurances that it probably wouldn’t assassinate Americans on U.S. soil hasn’t reassured anyone, Bernanke shouldn’t have given a half-hearted reply.

Indeed, more and more Americans realize that the government has bailed out the super-elite of the big banks,  and enabled their fraud … while  hosing the little guy again and again (and again). People see that we have socialism for the rich, but cut-throat, sink-or-swim capitalism for everyone else.   They see that we have a malignant synergism between D.C. politicians and giant companies. Look here, here, here.

Indeed, after Wall Street giants such as MF Global and JP Morgan got caught seizing segregated client funds – but were never prosecuted by the government – both amateur and sophisticated investors have lost trust in the American financial system and financial regulators.   (It has become obvious to all that the government is trying to cover up for the stunning crimes of the big banks.)

What Recession, Indeed?

From our friends at Zerohedge.com:

A record number of Americans may be collecting food stamps, but things for the 1% have rarely been better, as confirmed not only by the now daily tradition of record-er Dow Jones highs, but this time by Lamborghini sales, which according to AP soared by 50% in the US and up by 34% in the recession-riddled Europe.

About yesterday’s post, I said “Something Stinks.” The same could be said about today’s story, too.

The Latest Schoolyard Craze

Love this little quirky video about the latest school yard craze. It makes me think of a magician friend I know.

Robin Coyle

Y’all know how I like to keep you up-to-date on the latest trends. What’s that you say? I don’t post about what’s trending in the world? Oops, you are right. This is as good a place as any to start.

The latest must-have toy for kids and teens doesn’t have a game console, wires, or require a power outlet.  They are calling it the anti-Xbox. Thank GAWD for that.

This newest fad is a Japanese toy dating back to the 1500s. It is similar to the old-fashioned ball and cup game we used to play. It is called a kendama, and in certain parts of the U.S. (dare I say world?), they are flying off the shelf. Want to be the cool parent, grandparent, or fairy-godmother to some kid in your life? Duke it out with a fellow fairy-godmother at your nearest toy store and buy a child a…

View original post 275 more words

Something Stinks About This Story

Hogwash Update – Latest Number Of Floating Chinese Pigs: 5,916 And Rising Fast

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/12/2013 – 14:31

First it was 900, then 1200, then 3000, and now the latest tally of dead pigs floating in the in Shanghai water supply nearly 6000. AP has the latest number: ” The number of dead pigs found floating in a river flowing into Shanghai has reached nearly 6,000. The Shanghai municipal government said in an online announcement that 5,916 swine carcasses had been retrieved from Huangpu River by 3 p.m. Tuesday, but added that municipal water remains safe.” At what point will the dead pigs begin to pose a health challenge? 10,000? 100,000? What is the maximum Chinese Surgeon General Recommended Daily Allowance of dead pig in one’s drinking water?

Another Country to Ask USA to Give Its Gold Back

First Germany; Now the Swiss. Who’s next? And is the gold in American vaults?

Swiss To Vote On Gold Repatriation

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/21/2013 – 15:30

The Swiss National Bank (SNB), which supposedly guarantees price stability in Switzerland, currently holds about 1,040 tons of gold reserves after gradually selling off at least 1,550 tons and now members of the Swiss People’s Party, the far-right Swiss Democrats and the Lega dei Ticinesi movement, is confident a nationwide vote will be called (after they gathered 106,000 signatures) on stopping the sale of gold reserves held by the SNB. It also wants gold bars stored in the US to be returned. As Swiss Info reports, the People’s Party leader Luzi Stamm comments, “Gold reserves guarantee the stability of the Swiss franc. They ensure that that private savings, salaries, pension keep their value,” warning that gold must not be the object of speculation for the SNB or for politicians and demanding the SNB keep a minimum of 20 per cent of its assets in gold, twice the current level. In addition, they want to force the government to disclose where the gold reserves are stored, since “it is only in safe hands if it is kept in Switzerland.”

From www.zerohedge.com

I Love Edible Landscaping

Each year I plant a food garden and a flower garden. However, nothing makes me happier than to discover a beautiful addition to the flower garden that is also edible. It’s so efficient.

Recently I learned about Callaloo, a Jamaican name for the amaranth plant, which has both edible leaves and seeds. Both crops are highly nutritious.

e-How contributor Eleanor Jewell  offers the following information:

How to Grow Callaloo Seeds

By Eleanor Jewell, eHow  Contributor

 Print  this article

Amaranth is self-seeding.

Also known as  Amaranthus cruentus or “edible red leaf amaranth,” callaloo grows as an annual  in the U.S. and is harvested for its leaves and seeds. This heat-loving plant  grows from seeds sown in sunny, well-drained soil during the early spring, soon  after the final frost of winter. The deep-green, edible foliage of the plant  gives way to showy, red blooms that look magnificent adorning a flowerbed. The  edible parts of the plant are low in saturated fats and contain beneficial  nutrients such as protein, lysine and fiber

Read more:  How to Grow Callaloo Seeds | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_7737699_grow-callaloo-seeds.html#ixzz2O8aquM21

The World We Live In: A Quote

‘Destroy the enemies without mercy so that not a single man can survive to sign a document of surrender when a battle starts.’

—Kim Jong-un, North Korean leader

World News from CBCnews:

Computer networks at major South Korean banks and top TV broadcasters crashed simultaneously Wednesday, paralyzing bank machines across the country and prompting speculation of a cyberattack by North Korea.

Screens went blank at 2 p.m. local time, the state-run Korea Information Security Agency said, and more than seven hours later some systems were still down.

And another news story from the same source:

Cypriot government officials have voted against a plan that would have seen all bank accounts in the country take as much as a 10 per cent haircut, leaving the path to a possible bailout in doubt.

In a closely watched vote Tuesday, parliamentarians in Cyprus voted down a plan that would have imposed a one-time levy of 6.75 per cent on all bank accounts with between €20,000 and €100,000 in assets, and 9.9 per cent above that level.

The whole world is behaving like bad kids on the school playground.

Second Meteor Catches SA Unaware

HEY, CONGRESSMAN! HERE’S HOW IT’S DONE

In ONE HOUR, a diverse group of citizens were able to come up with more than $2 trillion in beneficial spending cuts. Our gridlocked Congress hasn’t done as well in FOUR YEARS! The ABC News video attached to this story is worth watching. When citizens act, we get it done.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/01/trillion-dollar-coins-the-ultimate-debt-ceiling-end-around/

We Now Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Programming

A Swiss friend sent me the following story. It came from ActivistPost.com. The original story broke on the mainstream press through Reuters. When you read the article, think. You don’t think it could happen here? Man, I hope you’re right!

Our government is handing tens of BILLIONS of dollars a day away– for free– to banks guilty of mismanagement and incompetence, at the least, and fraud, at most. When the government pays for anything, that is YOUR money. The government’s money comes from your taxes or indebtedness. Our own United States Attorney General says criminal bankers are bullet-proof to prosecution. (I’ll embed a video on that statement at the end.) Given free rein, you don’t think bankers would suggest government do the same thing here as the government and it’s bankers just did in Cyprus? Notice “why” the finance ministers (translate former bankers) took the citizen’s money: to pay for free-spending government and PRIVATE BANK debt. What do you think our current QE programs are? The exact same thing. THINK!

Bottom line: Banks make bad decisions and face bankruptcy: YOU pay the bill.

THE CYPRUS STORY COULD HAPPEN HERE. Be a Boy Scout and Be Prepared.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

EU Raids Private Savings Accounts to Pay for Cyprus Bailout

Activist Post

ATMs are being drained in Cyprus after European Union chiefs decided late Friday night to raid private savings accounts to help pay for the country’s $13 billion bailout.Of course it’s a holiday weekend and banks are closed on Monday, preventing a panicked bank run. It is now being reported that the Cypriot cabinet has extended the bank holiday into Tuesday and possibly Wednesday in an effort to calm the growing unrest. Electronic transfers have also been halted in order to prevent capital flight. EU banksters really know how to pull off a heist.

Reuters reports:

The euro zone agreed on Saturday to hand Cyprus a bailout worth 10 billion euros ($13 billion), but demanded depositors in its banks forfeit some money to stave off bankruptcy despite the risk of a wider run on savings. …. In a radical departure from previous aid packages – and one that gave rise to incredulity and anger across the country – euro zone finance ministers forced Cyprus’ savers to pay up to 10 percent of their deposits to raise almost 6 billion euros.

Cyprus president Nicos Anastasiades agreed to the deal, which completely reversed his previous assurances that it would not happen. (FAY’S NOTE: REMEMBER OBAMA DURING THE FIRST TERM CAMPAIGN: “I’m not going to take you guns.” FAST FORWARD TO TODAY: He’s promised Executive Order to take citizens’ guns if the legislature fails to do it. LESSON: Politicians lie.) It sets a very dangerous precedent for future bailouts. As if brutal austerity wasn’t enough, the EU is now demanding a bailout tax making citizens and expat depositors (FAY’S NOTE: Expats often are old people who have retired somewhere outside of their own country because it is cheaper to live. They have a fixed amount of money to live on. The government doesn’t care! And these aren’t even citizens of Cyprus! Their money is being seized anyway! NICE.) alike personally liable for government and private bank debts. Reuters also notes that according to a draft of the legislation, criminal penalties of up to 3 years in jail and 50,000 euros could be imposed upon anyone who doesn’t comply. (FAY’S NOTE: Now YOU are the criminal if you don’t pay for irresponsible acts by the government and the bank. HOW ABOUT THE LEGISLATION PROSECUTING AS CRIMINALS THOSE WHO CREATED THIS MESS!)

Eric Holder’s comments about his inability to go after criminal bankers courtesy of JSNIP4:

FAY’S NOTE: POLITICIANS LIE. REMEMBER THE RUN-UP TO MARCH 1 (SEQUESTRATION)? WE WERE MADE TO BELIEVE THE WORLD WOULD FALL APART IF THE GOVERNMENT HAD TO CUT SPENDING BY 3% ACROSS THE BOARD. LIARS. ATTORNEY GENERAL  ERIC HOLDER USED THE SAME SCARE TACTICS WITH LAWMAKERS (TRANSLATE CONGRESS) TO EXCUSE BANKERS FROM PROSECUTION. IT’S A LIE! HE’S PROTECTING THE VERY ONES WHO ARE CREATING OUR ECONOMIC CRISIS.