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Sharks get little love from the mainstream media. Whenever the media reports on a shark it is usually due to a shark “attack.” The New York Times is no exception. It recently reported on a human/shark encounter in waters about a hundred miles south of Costa Rica. The headline reads ‘She Could Have Killed Me’:…
Write a conversation you’d like to have with an animal, whether you companion animal(s), local birds, or an animal in the wild.
Writing for Animals alum Mary Akers was featured in The New York Times this week. Mary works to care for hermit crabs and a number of wonderful quotes were included, such as: “They’re not mammals, but that does not make them any less valuable,” she said. “I’m sure they’re valuable to each other.” More
From the snake tempting Adam and Eve to the sheep that saved Odysseus from the Cyclops, animals have featured prominently in literature from the very beginning of literature. Today, animals play leading roles in many bestselling novels, from the dog Almondine in The Story of Edgar Sawtelle to Marcellus, the Pacific octopus in Remarkably Bright Creatures. In a…
Midge and I recently joined Our Hen House for a lively discussion about all things writing for animals. Enjoy!
Ivan Pavlov invented modern animal testing. Sadly, the practice is still with us today. Fortunately, more and more people are awakening to the suffering of dogs, cats, pigs, chimps and so many other animals. There is a march happening in September in upstate New York that is sure to bring national attention to this issue…
