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The Case for More Dogs in More Pubs

August 13, 2013 By thegreenmiles 16 Comments

With rare exceptions in outdoor seating, regulations effectively prohibit dogs in U.S. bars & restaurants, citing hazily-defined health concerns. But as one look at DogsInPubs.com will tell you, we're missing out. In Britain, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dogs, entertainment, pets

Fourteen Greyhounds Suffer Broken Legs at Mass. Tracks in June, Most in Nearly Two Years

August 12, 2009 By carey-theil Leave a Comment

For those of us who believe that dog racing is cruel and inhumane, our strong preference would have been to end dog racing immediately. However, we wrote the Greyhound Protection Act as a 14-month phase out period to give track workers an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: animals, ballot-question, dogs, humane-issues, legislature, massachusetts

Attorney General: Complaint Brought by Greyhound Breeders Should Be Dismissed

August 6, 2009 By carey-theil 3 Comments

First, the legal argument.  The Attorney General states that even if the claims made by greyhound breeders were true, they would not amount to a prosecutable crime: The Complaint and Request for an Inquest should be dismissed. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: animals, ballot-question, dogs, humane-issues, legislature, massachusetts

Brockton Enterprise: Dog Racers Using “Desperate Measures to Overturn the Will of the Voters”

June 26, 2009 By carey-theil 3 Comments

During our decade-long battle to end the cruelty of dog racing, no newspaper has opposed our efforts more vehemently than the Brockton Enterprise.  So it is with great pride that we now count on their support in protecting the will of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: animals, ballot-question, dogs, humane-issues, legislature, massachusetts

Greyhound Breeders Launch Campaign of Dirty Tricks to Repeal Question 3

June 23, 2009 By carey-theil 5 Comments

1. They falsely claim that we used photos from other states and countries to make a case in favor of Question 3.  This is completely false.  Our campaign in support of the Greyhound Protection Act was based exclusively on data … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: animals, ballot-question, dogs, humane-issues, legislature, massachusetts

Thank You to BMG For Helping Preserve the Greyhound Protection Act

May 21, 2009 By carey-theil Leave a Comment

On behalf of our more than five thousand supporters statewide, and (more importantly) my rescued greyhound Zoe I want to thank everyone who called their State Senator to urge her/him to uphold the will of the voters on Question 3. Thanks to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: animals, ballot-question, dogs, humane-issues, legislature, massachusetts

State Senate to Vote on Amendment to Prolong Greyhound Racing, Calls Needed Today!

May 18, 2009 By carey-theil 4 Comments

As soon as tomorrow, the Massachusetts Senate will vote on a proposal (budget amendment 155) to extend greyhound racing for two more years. This is nothing more than a cynical attempt by dog racing supporters to undermine the will of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: animals, ballot-question, dogs, humane-issues, legislature, massachusetts

Congratulations to Stump!

February 11, 2009 By David 4 Comments

Stump is the unassuming name of the Sussex Spaniel who just won Best In Show at the Westminster Dog Show.  How can you not love that face?  :-) Stump has a nice story.  He almost died in 2004 of a strange ailment, and he had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dogs

Dogs and Pot Maybe, NO to Income Tax Repeal

October 24, 2008 By lynne 19 Comments

(Cross posted. Surprised not to see this news here yet!) Another poll has come out regarding the up-and-coming ballot initiatives voters face on November 4th. First, the decent news for those who are sick of throwing nonviolent offenders … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ballot-questions, dogs, income-tax

No Comment from Romney about Michael Vick (with Dog Poll)

August 19, 2007 By Pablo 5 Comments

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Filed Under: User Tagged With: dogs, mitt-romney, mutt

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bluemassgroupBlue Mass. Group@bluemassgroup·
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This won't do at all.

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This is horrible

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They did the same with Obama and the economy in January '09.

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Yesterday Hannity was ranting about how it’s awful that Biden hadn’t solved the COVID crisis yet, hours after he was inaugurated https://www.mediamatters.org/sean-hannity/sean-hannity-attacks-president-biden-not-having-covid-pandemic-under-control

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My mother is very proud that I’m the one dropping an f bomb in this bitch. Seriously though, it’s time to widen the lens of climate accountability. Big Oil relies on enablers, and they shouldn’t escape scrutiny https://twitter.com/billmckibben/status/1352389540334481410

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Ad agencies and PR agencies are renting themselves to the fossil fuel industry, supplying the creative juice necessary to wreck the planet. Please--do something different with your talents!

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@BostonDotCom Seventeen speeding tickets, at least 7 wrecks, and 6 license suspensions. Why do we need to wait until someone dies before permanently revoking the license of a driver who has repeatedly demonstrated that they can't be trusted to operate an automobile safely? #mapoli #ZeroVision

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@bluemassgroup @BostonGlobe More details not behind a paywall:

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