Pets in Peril
September 6, 2011 by MichaelMountain
Kathleen Ross, had been in her lower Manhattan apartment, just blocks from the World Trade Center, when the terrorists struck. She knew she had to get out, but her 4-year-old cat, Tweety-Pye, was too terrified to cooperate. As the second tower collapsed, the beautiful gray kitty ran and hid. “By that time,” Ross says, “we [...]
Four-legged Heroes
September 6, 2011 by MichaelMountain
From the moment the first plane hit one of the Twin Towers, dogs emerged as heroes. On the 70th floor, as soon as he heard the crash and the ensuing chaos, Omar Eduardo Rivera, who was blind, ordered his guide dog, Dorado, to go down the stairs to safety without him. Rivera was certain he [...]
Pier 40 – Heart of the Operation
September 6, 2011 by MichaelMountain
How the animal rescue teams came together When Marcello Forte took a call from New York City animal control, there were already 30,000 tons of food and supplies piling up at the waterfront. The Center for Animal Care and Control (CACC) urgently needed help at Pier 40, which had been set up as an emergency [...]
Animals at Ground Zero
September 6, 2011 by MichaelMountain
They were among the great heroes of 9/11 – the dogs and their people who searched the wreckage, risking their own lives to save the lives of others.
Among Natural Disasters, a Very Greek Tragedy
May 5, 2011 by MichaelMountain
April was a record-breaker for tornadoes, including 160 reported in one day last week, breaking the previous “super outbreak” of 148 one day in 1974.
Was John Paul II a Saint to the Animals?
May 4, 2011 by MichaelMountain
John Paul II often spoke of his concern for other animals. In God’s Broker, author Anton Gronowicz wrote about a dream that John Paul recounted to him.
The Cave at Chauvet
April 27, 2011 by MichaelMountain
The cave at Chauvet became their sanctuary, where they could commune in a more intimate way with the animals, and they could express their own sense of wonder and vulnerability.
Google Abandons Motto: ‘Don’t Be Evil’
April 25, 2011 by MichaelMountain
How will Google apply its motto “Don’t be evil” to the fact that Android is marketing a depraved and degrading “game” called Dog Wars?
Why Earth Day Needs to Be Animal Day
April 21, 2011 by MichaelMountain
For many of us, maybe most of us, our relationship to the planet is inseparable from our relationship to the animals. So on this Earth Day, let’s not forget the animals.
Give Natalie Portman a Break!
April 15, 2011 by MichaelMountain
I’ve never been pregnant, and I’m in no position to render judgment on someone who’s having a baby and is having a challenge keeping up her vegan lifestyle.
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