The Compassion Experiment

We got this through email. I'm proud to see so many people working so hard to save the animals. Any life saved, will be amazing. Read this and voice your concerns! UPDATE........ The Minister of Community Safety has declined to take any action citing that the SPCA is an arms-length agency and he has no jurisdiction. As recently as 3:15 this afternoon MPP Klees spoke with the minister again urging him to use whatever means are necessary to stop the killing of these animals. Klees explained to the minister that veterinarians, members of the public, landowners in the vicinity are offering their facilities to accommodate the segregation of animals that can be saved. PLEASE CALL THE PREMIER'S OFFICE TO VOICE YOUR CONCERN NOW 416-325-1941 www.premier.gov.on.ca feedback May 11, 2010 MPP Calls For Stay of OSPCA Euthanasia Plans http://www.frank-klees.on.ca/Newsroom/OSPCAstayMay11_2010.htm (Queen’s Park) Newmarket-Aurora MPP Frank Klees today called on the Minister of Community Safe...

Could you kill these cats? This is unbelievable: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/807590--ospca-to-euthanize-350-animals-at-york-region-shelter?bn=1 Here is the short and long of it. York OSPCA is euthanizing all their animals, ALL! That's 350 cats, dogs, rats, everything, dead. Apparently they have been dealing with a ringworm outbreak, and the OSPCA vets have decided they all need to die. The Star says: "Ringworm is a fungal infection that causes small patches of hair loss, skin redness and discoloration. Ringworm can make an animal so itchy they break their skin when they scratch for temporary relief. Ringworm usually starts in one area and multiplies if not treated." I am not vet, I am just an animal lover, but from what I've read, ringworm isn't fatal. It isn't great, and can cause animals discomfort, but to kill them all, wow. It breaks my heart, because I work at the Oakville and Milton Humane ...

The Compassion Experiment : It's not a blog, it's a Blitter. Too short for a blog, too long for a Twitter. Right now, is there a bigger environmental issue than the oil spill? I think not. Maybe the senseless slaughter of seal pups for coats, but I won't touch that topic for now. For now, the question is, who is to blame for the oil spill? Is it BP? Not as far as I'm concerned. Do you drive a car? Do you drive an SUV or crossover? If the answer is yes, than you are just as much to blame as the idiots who screwed up the drilling, and who have now screwed up the whole ocean. A pretty big feat, mind you, but not in a good way. Our dependency on oil is the real culprit here, and we are just as guilty as anyone else, so I'm not pointing fingers, just stating the plain fact that we are all guilty for this tragedy. But, this could be a huge turning point for people's consciousness towards oil consumption, which could turn a bad thing, into a positive. Ask the dying ani...

The Compassion Experiment : It's not a blog, it's a Blitter. Too short for a blog, too long for a Twitter. Morgan and Sara were displeased that the other cats were on the blog. They are holding the fat ones hostage until we post these pics! This email was sent to us from our good friend, Meghan: My mind was opened to how animals are raised when I was 15 or 16. I borrowed a book that my friend was reading when she was deciding to become a vegan. That was enough for me and I chose to no longer eat meat at that point. The last time that I ate a sad ass chicken was in a ceasar salad in March of 1996. The funniest thing was what my mom said after I announced my new decision to my family. She said her concern was what was I going to eat at Thanksgiving/Christmas? Hmm. I must have replied that I would eat everything else. At first, I ate really badly because I was a teenager and was still learning about recipes. I remember coming home after high school and making pasta and toast which...

The Compassion Experiment: It's not a blog, it's a Blitter. Too short for a blog, too long for a Twitter. A real issue with compassionate eating, comes in the form of 'myths', half-truths passed down the line, to people just looking for an excuse not to change. The one I'm thinking of right now, is the one regarding soy milk and it's connection to the rise of estrogen levels in frequent users. Has this one been proven? There are proofs for both sides of the story, so who do you believe here? It would be nice to be able to point to soy milk as the reason for my luscious man-boobs, but alas, that has more to do with a pizza and dessert addiction. Here's what I've found in my research. Too much soy isn't good for anyone, young or old. It's not bad, at all, you just shouldn't over do it. Making things harder, of course, is the fact that most non-meat products, and meat substitutes are made of soy. There are quality products made out of rice, and...

The Compassion Experiment: It's not a blog, it's a Blitter. Too short for a blog, too long for a twitter. Is honey considered a compassionate food? I don't know what to think on this one. A bee is an insect, but it's also an animal, is it not? It's a toughie, what's the call? Making honey is something that is natural to the bee, but is harvesting the honey exploitive? Maybe to a certain extent. But if you use this argument, isn't it natural for a chicken to lay an egg for your breakfast. Too bad the eggs you get in grocery stores aren't natural. At the Green Living Show, there was a booth with incredible boots, Beth was all over it. One pair in particular struck her eye. She asked about them, scared about the price, and indeed, the $375 price tag was a major turnoff. Their excuse for the price, is that the sole is made of recycled rubber. The boot is leather though, they made sure to tell us. Does doing a right and a wrong make this a good purchase then...

The Compassion Experiment: is a blog about converting to a more compassionate lifestyle. So, the big issue that has been hanging over the citizens of Oakville, has been whether or not a power plant will be built in our backyard, so to speak. As one might imagine, the opposition to the power plant has been ferocious, and eventually some MPP's and Mayor Burton got their head into the game, realizing what a huge issue this will be come reelection time. Oakville keeps passing new laws to try and prevent it. Only plants of 10 Megawatts or less can be put in now, and the one TransCanada wants to put in is, uh, 900 Megawatts. But of course, the OPG and TransCanada, are completely confident it is still going in. Dalton McGuinty has said over and over: "I don't care what the people of Oakville think, it is going in." As a citizen of Oakville, this whole issue pisses me off on a lot of levels. The first being that the location is closer than 250ft to the nearest school. Can y...