As promised, more kitten photos. Gimi has been a big help in socializing the shyer of our two fosters, Marcy. She purrs like crazy every time she lays eyes on him. We’ve been using this to help her get more comfortable with being around humans. So here the two of the are together in a socializing session:
No More Mister Nice Guy decided it was more fun to slag off on Ann Coulter for being a dumb lying shill than to call attention to that fact that there’s a disconcering trend behind Coulter’s lies.
She’s a liar. That’s not news. Shouldn’t it ring some alarm bells that over the past three years, two different Arab TV networks have broadcast a dramatized version of an antisemitic book that is widely recognized as a forgery?
Last month, animal rights extremists followed the wife of a pharmaceutical company executive to her job, rifled through her car and stole a credit card. They used it buy $20,000 in travelers checks, which they then donated to four charities.
It should be pretty obvious from my blog that the welfare of animals is important to me. But I have no idea in what twisted mindset it’s OK to commit felonies against people in order to “protect” animals. The ALF likes to say that they have no intention of hurting people, but I wonder how long it will be before some sick freak decides to start killing Forest Pharmecutical executives.
Think that’s too extreme? Tell that to the families of the doctors who have been murdered for providing abortions.
Wine lovers may buy directly from out-of-state vineyards, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, striking down laws banning a practice that has flourished because of the Internet and growing popularity of winery tours.
The 5-4 decision overturns laws in New York and Michigan, which supporters said were aimed at protecting local wineries and limiting underage drinkers from purchasing wine without showing proof of age. In all, 24 states have laws barring interstate shipments.
The court said the state bans are discriminatory and anticompetitive.
“States have broad power to regulate liquor,” Justice
Anthony Kennedy wrote for the majority. “This power, however, does not allow states to ban, or severely limit, the direct shipment of out-of-state wine while simultaneously authorizing direct shipment by in-state producers.”
He quotes Gilbert & Sullivan’s Ruddigore!
Right after Scott and I came back from New York, we attended a training class at the SF SPCA in order to become kitten foster parents. I’ve missed working at the SPCA. Although I don’t really have the time to commit to doing the on-site socialization and adoption counseling regularly right now, I still love working with kittens and want to help out where I can. Fostering seemed like a good solution.
And today we got the call. Could I come down and pick up two kittens who needed a foster home for the next two weeks or so? Of course we could. So until they grow to be 2 pounds in weight, we’re fostering two little tabby girls: Pansy and Marcy. Here they are!
Pansy is an outgoing, high-energy kitty:
Marcy is shyer but very, very cute:
The other kitties are adapting well to the newcomers. Gimi in particular is fascinated with them. It’s amazing that this time last year, he was about that size too.
They’re kept in a cage both for their own safety and for the safety of our cats; the kittens are still quite young (approximately six weeks), fragile, and have not completed their vaccinations. Also, they could potentially be carrying illnesses that can pass to our cats. In fact, we should be keeping them in a room away from the other cats here but need to shovel out some space in the office before we can do that.
Rest assured that we are taking the girls out of the cage for playtime and cuddling quite regularly.
I’m sure I’ll be posting more pictures over the next 2 weeks!