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Transcript of Alex Pacheco's ARZone Guest Chat

9 April 2011 at:

6pm US Eastern Time

11pm GMT and…

"Being featured on ARZone's worldwide Live Guest Chat has reinvigorated my thinking about a couple of topics (here's the transcript). And then I read the "OMG!!!!!OED!!!!!LOL!!!!!" in today's New York Times, and I couldn't resist posting.

A couple of years ago I wrote about whether it's a good use of my time to be a purist about the term "animal rights" when most of the world doesn't have…

Transcript of Dr. Mary Martin’s ARZone Live Guest Chat

2 April 2011 at:

3pm US Pacific Time

6pm US Eastern Time…

As our children grow and develop–whether human or nonhuman–we tend to celebrate their landmarks. So, too, with our online babies – and this blog has required all the time and attention any other new life requires. On our first birthday, we promised a new website, which is now up and running, although still in the preliminary…

For those that have asked me this question, there are many answers. You can spend five minutes a day online and make a real impact or you can spend hours. The choice is yours. If you are looking to get out and be more active, there are organizations that you can support. Handing out fliers and attending rallies are just a couple of things…

Some time ago, Rob Johnson wrote a criticism of ARZone which, given my experience with Rob’s previous critiques of ARZone and of things I have written, I chose to ignore. (I reproduced the entire post below, and added my comments where appropriate.) In the last day or so, in another venue, Rob has taken me to task for ignoring his post about ARZone, as he thinks it represents something of a damning indictment of that site and its methodology. Therefore, I will take the time now to respond to…

Transcript of Dr. Will Tuttle’s Live ARZone Guest Chat

26 March 2011 at:

3pm US Pacific Time

6pm US Eastern…

Let’s Adopt! made a campaign asking people to write the major in Sincan, Turkey about dogs being abused, raped and killed right beside their building, making them aware of the issue and asking them to do something about it.

This is not a one time incident. Turkey is known for treating animals badly and not doing anything about the…

A letter we all should read:

The Milk Letter by Robert M. Kradijan, MD

About 70 captive bottle-nose dolphins are awaiting release back into the wide open sea thanks to the efforts of two animal care institutions under the supervision of international dolphin trainer-turned-rescuer Richard O’Barry. 



Jakarta Animal Aid Network and the Earth Island Institute have built a 90-square-meter sea pen in Karimun Jawa National Park — the world’s largest for a dolphin rehabilitation program — to house the aquatic mammals temporarily before releasing them back into…

Transcript of Prof. Oscar Horta’s ARZone Guest Chat

19 March 2011 at:

6pm US Eastern

10pm GMT and…

Transcript of Prof. Oscar Horta’s ARZone Guest Chat

19 March 2011 at:

6pm US Eastern

10pm GMT and…

I have now tried a Laundry detergent called ECOS.  An earth friendly, animal friendly product.  Website .....    …

It is an accident of nature that we are here alone, if we can think that we are alone at all, as if humankind are the only “we” who matter.

Bruce Friedrich Additional ARZone Chat Replies

At the completion of Bruce's recent ARZone Live Guest Chat there were a number of outstanding questions, which…

Transcript of Kari Bagnall’s Live ARZone Chat

12 March 2011 at:

5pm US Eastern

10pm GMT and…

Vegan Means would like to express appreciation to George D Rodger, both for conducting this interview in the first place, and for subsequently making it available for others to read and enjoy. If you find and wish to copy this page, please know that while George has offered it to the public sphere, it would be appreciated if you would note its source as George D Rodger, chair of the Vegan Society, and that it was…

Professor Richard Ryder ARZone Interview