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Defamer (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
The saga of Paramount Vantage arrived at its bloody conclusion this morning, when Rob Moore and John Lesher sent a memo announcing the termination of 60 jobs at the specialty label. The paring down...
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jillstanek.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
by Colleen W. News from the pro-life blogs today.... Mark Pickup comments on the death of Harriet McBryde Johnson , disability rights lawyer, opponent of euthanasia, and an atheist . Mark shares Johnson's New York Times article, "Unspeakable Conversations," about her encounter with Peter Singer , the Princeton professor who supports infanticide for children born with disabilities (ancient Sparta ,...
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
When we discuss euthanasia, abortion (your report, 16 July, and Letters, passim) and any other moral problems, we have nothing to go on but people's wishes.
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The Lippard Blog (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
The New York Times reported Monday about Mexican pet shops selling pentobarbital , which is being purchased by international visitors for euthanasia purposes. The pet shops sell it for pet euthanasia, and were apparently surprised to hear that their recent sales have been for use on humans.
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bioethics.com (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Czech Minister in charge of human rights and minorities Dzamila Stehlikova (junior governing Green Party, SZ) said today the senatorial bill on the introduction of euthanasia in the Czech Republic contradicted international conventions on human rights and was in conflict with people’s fundamental right to live. (CeskeNoviny.cz)
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Defamer (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The independent-film slaughterhouse revved back into action this morning with news that Red Envelope Entertainment, the acquisitions and financing division of Netflix, shut its doors after three...
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TheSpoof.com - Spoof News (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Bush spokesperson, Hugh Genics told TheSpoof.com that there are times when we must do the good we can do if the good we ought to do is just not possible:...
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Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
EUTHANASIA campaigner, Philip Nitschke, has launched seminars and workshops around the country, pushing the limit of laws against self-assisted death.
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Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Elimination behavior problems with cats can frustrating situations that pet owners and veterinarians face. Sometimes these problems are so severe or unacceptable that the euthanasia of the cat is the result.
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
In his attack on euthanasia, Mark Boyle (Letters, 21 July) might well be right when he says: "Most healthcare workers of a religious persuasion ... will refuse poi
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Poor Mojo Newswire (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Federal Agency Proposes a Euthanasia Program for Its Herd of Mustangs - NYTimes.com The champions of wild mustangs have long portrayed them as the victims of ranchers who preferred cattle on the range, middlemen who wanted to make a buck selling them for horsemeat and misfits who shot them for sport. But the wild horse today is no longer automatically considered deserving of extensive protections....
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NewMexiKen (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
The New York Times today has an article entitled Federal Agency Proposes a Euthanasia Program for Its Herd of Mustangs. Here’s an excerpt from the beginning: The champions of wild mustangs have long portrayed them as the victims of ranchers who preferred cattle on the range, middlemen who wanted to make a buck selling them [...]
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The hermeneutic of continuity (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Catholic World News have an article titled Filipino bishops plan massive pro-life rally . Usually a news story like this would refer to a protest against abortion or perhaps euthanasia. This story refers to a demo next Friday 25 July, the 40th anniversary of Humanae Vitae , organised by the Philippino Bishops against a Government proposal to provide strong support for contraceptive use via its "Reproductive...
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Macomb County Animal Shelter officials plan to continue seeking input from animal rescue groups in the next six months to strategize ways to lower the shelter's euthanasia rate. The decision to keep up the monthly sessions that began six months ago was made last week during a Health Services Committee meeting.
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Some environmentalists and scientists have come to see the mustangs, which run wild from Montana to California, as top-of-the-food-chain bullies, invaders whose hooves and teeth disturb the habitats of endangered tortoises and desert birds.