wes_von_papineäu
Our Roving Correspondent
Dear Newt Friends;
Please note, the following is my own opinion and in no way reflects the ideas or attitudes of Caudata.org.
Fighting uphill as we all do against a variety of multi-pronged assaults against animal living space and related concerns; this sort of thing (see item link following) really frustrates me ... critter people turning against each other to claim that their animal care concerns are more important than anybody elses.
Instead of working their own projects, they attempt to claw other group's critter initiatives down into their own lack of success.
While I do have sympathy for abandoned and feral cats (one lived happily with me for years), I'm unsure of the link between the legal requirement to protect an endangered species and the position offered by this faction that they deserve a chunk of those same animal recovery funds.
You might want to follow the press link to the home page of the protestor to see the 'tone' set when talking about the newt-saving initiative.
Sometimes, the animal concern/care community is its' own worst enemy - we're so very prone to 'divide-and-conquer' ... and some of it self inflicted!
Thus endith my rant.
respects, Wes
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/26/ncats126.xml
Please note, the following is my own opinion and in no way reflects the ideas or attitudes of Caudata.org.
Fighting uphill as we all do against a variety of multi-pronged assaults against animal living space and related concerns; this sort of thing (see item link following) really frustrates me ... critter people turning against each other to claim that their animal care concerns are more important than anybody elses.
Instead of working their own projects, they attempt to claw other group's critter initiatives down into their own lack of success.
While I do have sympathy for abandoned and feral cats (one lived happily with me for years), I'm unsure of the link between the legal requirement to protect an endangered species and the position offered by this faction that they deserve a chunk of those same animal recovery funds.
You might want to follow the press link to the home page of the protestor to see the 'tone' set when talking about the newt-saving initiative.
Sometimes, the animal concern/care community is its' own worst enemy - we're so very prone to 'divide-and-conquer' ... and some of it self inflicted!
Thus endith my rant.
respects, Wes
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/26/ncats126.xml