Animals
Animals
Very Tall Dog
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Weird Tales
CNN’s Best Distraction Videos of 2012
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Beautiful Whitewater, City, Good Ideas, Hip & Prosperous, Laws/Regulations, Liberty, Local Government, New Whitewater
Common Council Session of 12.18.12: Backyard Chickens
by JOHN ADAMS •
Here’s my fourth post on last night’s meeting. Approved unanimously, and waived from a second reading, Whitewater now has a backyard chicken ordinance. Not just an ordinance, but a fine, model one of which we should be proud. This is a good idea, that’s come to Whitewater through the hard work of a thoughtful resident.…
Agriculture, Animals, Beautiful Whitewater, City, Farming, Food, Good Ideas, Hip & Prosperous, Laws/Regulations, Liberty, Local Government, New Whitewater, Planning
A Model Ordinance
by JOHN ADAMS •
These last few months, beginning in September, Whitewater’s Planning Commission has heard, and subsequently considered, a proposal for an urban (backyard) chicken ordinance. The proposal is not mine; I have been a mere observer of this effort. One may write about a topic, but only after months of careful observation, as in this case. I…
Animals
Old Dogs, Amazing New Tricks
by JOHN ADAMS •
Eighteen-month-old Giant Schnauzer Monty, 1-year-old Whippet-cross Ginny and 10-month-old Beardie-cross Porter are undergoing an intensive course with animal trainer Mark Vette to prove in a driving test live on-air that rescue dogs are just as worthy of human love and effort…. So far, all three dogs have driven a real car with human assistance —…
Animals
Dog imitates baby
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals
Pug Glides Up the Stairs
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, Nature
Sea Life Beneath the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals
Duck, ducklings cross Canadian freeway
by JOHN ADAMS •
Agriculture, Animals, Freedom of Speech, Laws/Regulations
How Ag Gag Laws Suppress Free Speech
by JOHN ADAMS •
Utah and Iowa, among other states, have passed ‘ag gag’ laws to prevent the recording of videos that reveal animal abuse at slaughterhouses. These private recordings are a consequence of regulatory failure, just as laws to prevent them are proof of political hypocrisy. If states regulated properly the videos wouldn’t be necessary; likewise, proper regulation…
Animals, Weird Tales
Man bites cobra to death in Nepal
by JOHN ADAMS •
Animals, City, Weird Tales
Whitewater, this snake would have been a real problem…
by JOHN ADAMS •
Scientists at the University of Florida say the 160-pound, 17-foot-long Burmese python found in the Everglades last week is the largest one ever seen in the state, and more evidence that the “monstrous” snakes are taking over the park. Even more disturbing than the snake’s size is the fact that it was carrying 87 eggs, also a…