Who Would Your Dog Vote For?

An Australian shepherd mix was registered to vote in Washington State for more than a year in protest of a voting law change. Owner Jane Balogh registered Duncan M. McDonald in April 2006 — in order to meet identification requirements, she put her phone bill in the dog’s name. That was apparently enough for election officials, who sent the dog his first ballot in November 2006. Balogh returned the ballot unmarked — she wrote VOID on it and stamped a paw print on the signature line. Someone called her house after that and she confessed to registering her dog to … Continue reading

Animal Cruelty in the News

I’ve seen a lot of sad stories lately about animals being treated with extreme cruelty. I won’t go into graphic detail here, and I won’t post pictures. I’ve seen the pictures, and they are very upsetting. But I also believe that hiding from the stories isn’t going to help anyone. In Washington State, a puppy called Mooie was burned to death with acid. At this time, the persons responsible have not been caught. In Michigan, animal control officers took two dogs from a family that had allowed their sons to cut off the dogs’ ears. The boys had heard that … Continue reading