Musings of a Liberal Texan

It has finally happened and I am so grateful. Welcome, President Obama!

No one EVER will convince me that elephants are happy, comfortable, well cared for, socially satiated while in captivity. I read an article recently where commenters were talking about the dangers to elephants in the wild. I opted to come from the position that, like people, most elephants would probably take their chances. I mean, really. I can get 3 square meals, medical treatment, exercise, a bed to sleep in and a roof over my head in prison but I think I would choose to sleep under a bridge before I chose that. It's a silly, nonsensical point of view that again, takes the approach that somehow animals just wouldn't survive or benefit without human involvement. It seems to me that the opposite is true. End Elephant Incarcerations at Zoos and Circuses! In Defense of Animals (IDA) Releases 2008 "Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants" List List demonstrates AZA-accredited zoos are failing elephants nationwide San Rafael, Calif. - The 2008 list of the Ten Worst Zoos for Elephan

No one has a right to say what should or should not exist on this earth. Whom is not smart enough, not clever enough, not enough. No one has the right to determine the quality of life for another being. A cow? A chicken? A pig? A mouse? All put here for a reason. Reasons that have nothing to do with us but with the grand scheme. It is not our responsibility to do anything but care for and comfort those that have been put in our care. This story is what my vision is all about. Because it is about a cow. A cow that did what every cow dreams of doing. Just being a cow. In Loving Memory :Cincinnati Freedom: A Farm Sanctuary Legend “Escaped Cow Still on the Loose!”; “The World’s Fastest Cow!”; “Cow Becomes Local Hero!”; “Cow to Get Key to the City!” These are just a few of the news headlines that a snow white Charolais cow inspired in 2002 when she took a courageous leap of faith, cleared a 6-foot-high fence at a Cincinnati, Ohio slaughterhouse, and engaged citizens in a dramatic 11-day cha