One of Ohio’s many claims to fame centers on the number of Presidents of the United States claiming the Buckeye State as home. Eight of our 44 Presidents hailed from Ohio, although it’s been 85 years since Warren G. Harding passed away, ending his tenure as Commander In Chief. In [...]
"Save a Turkey, Stuff an Activist" - Bumper Sticker on Uncle John's Pickup Truck
The radical activists doing outrageous things in the areas of environmental and animal rights extremism never cease to amaze me. What has currently flipped my wig, however, is an activist organization I discovered this week called "Breast" [...]
You'll recall that last year my Mom and her team of school bus drivers at the Wilmington City Schools in Clinton County created the most amazing representation of Santa's workshop I've ever seen: a school bus decorated with a million twinkling lights.
This year, their entry in the town's "Hollidazzle" [...]
Okay, so I'm a little late to the party, but I just saw this 2002 Superbowl Ad for the first time. The genius ad men at Annheuser Busch produced this tribute to the victims of 9/11 and aired it during the Superbowl. I just saw it for the first time' [...]
Writing a column the week of Thanksgiving, it seemed almost sacrileges not to write about the holiday itself. Though more secular in nature today, the observance was traditionally a religious holiday, a day focused on giving thanks to the Creator for the manifold blessings bestowed upon man. While generally accepted [...]
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation has long been an important part of our lives here at the farm. We've covered their annual meetings, national conventions, lobbying trips to Washington, and dozens of regional meetings and leadership efforts.
Lindsay and I have been honored by the organization as State Finalists in' [...]
Some thoughts at 5:45 in the morning...
Mad Men Unsure About Facebook -- Having spent a great deal of time on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, and having spent nearly as much time talking with fellow Farm Broadcasters and advertising professionals about social media's relevance to a balanced marketing [...]
...as recounted by George Carlin. Carlin, while a bit blue for a lot of folks, has a great piece with this one; especially his description about football's major goal (toward the end of the clip).
We, by the way, are definitely a football household... Well, The Boss is more of a [...]
...aside from a good natured shout of "How 'bout them Buckeyes!!!"
Perhaps the Coolest Picture EVER -- Courtesy of Boston.com, the most amazing picture of the Brandenburg Gate Quadriga I've ever seen. Thanks to John Phipps for the tip. There are some amazing before and after pics of Berlin [...]
My friend Bill O'Neil, retiring Executive Director of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting, sent me this photo of Lindsay and I with Gary Jackson and our "kids," the fabulous interns of ABN Radio. Taken at the 2009 Annual NAFB Convention in Kansas City, you see left to right Lyndsey' [...]
A few things on my radar this afternoon:
Gary Baise Is a Straight Shooter - I met Gary for the first time at a joint session of the National Association of Farm Broadcasting and the National Agri Marketing Association. He spoke about the role litigation plays in modern agriculture policy on [...]
The National Association of Farm Broadcasting is the professional organization for farm broadcast journalists across the country, and Lindsay Hill, Gary Jackson, and I are proud members. Each November we gather in Kansas City, Missouri for our Annual Convention. One of the highlights is the opportunity to recognize [...]
This week the United States Department of Agriculture released a disheartening record-breaking report. Disheartening because the record broken was the percentage of Americans who experienced “food insecurity” in 2008. 14.6% of Americans last year didn’t have enough food to put on the table; in other words 17 million households went [...]
I'm home from the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky. I enjoyed the weekend, particularly supper sessions talking about ShorthornToday.com with my friends Luke & Lindsay Bowman and B.J. Eick of Livestock Promotions. The shows were great, and I've spent some time writing recaps of the bull and [...]
I'm sitting outside the gate in Kansas City on my way to Louisville, Kentucky for the North American International Livestock Exposition. Just passed through TSA, and had a curious encounter with the screening agent. Nice kid, by the way, and I'm not doing the typical rant about how bad the [...]
I've written about Mike Rowe, host of the television program Dirty Jobs, before; I'm a big fan of his call for a renewed respect for the value of hard work and doing "dirty jobs." Rowe, speaking to our colleague Mike Adams of AgriTalk, said this week “Every single [...]
Lindsay and I spend another week on the road, this week in beautiful Kansas City, Missouri. KC is like our home away from Columbus because in many ways, it's the Capitol City of US agriculture. Or at least that's the way it's always seemed to me.
Let me explain.
As a young [...]
I received a very maternal email from my Mother this week, encouraging me to forgo discussions of politics in my writing; what is it they say about politics and religion not being appropriate in polite conversation? I can never remember. Suffice it to say I’m going to take Mother’s advice [...]
Issue 2 Supports Ohio’s Farmers and Consumers
By Robert J. Boggs
Director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture
This November, Ohio voters have the unique opportunity to support our livestock farmers, our food consumers and the future of Ohio.
Issue 2 is critical to Ohio for [...]
“No out of state group has the right to target our way of life”
In Ohio’s 8th Congressional District, we are blessed with some of the richest farmland in the world. Therefore it comes as no surprise that the counties in our District are leading producers in a state well known [...]
A few items to note this afternoon:
Countdown to Issue 2 - My friends over at the NCBA Young Producers "Cattle Call" Blog took up the issue today. Lindsay has been on radio programs from Topeka, Kansas to Madison, Wisconsin this week, further illustrating the national implications this [...]
Editor's Note - I'm thrilled to welcome my hometown newspaper, the Hillsboro Times-Gazette, to the family of papers across the midwest carrying my weekly column.
An interesting confluence of stories struck me this week on the issue of "global warming," or what is now more politically known as "climate change."' [...]
The following statement was released by Dr. Dwight Armstrong, National FFA Chief Operating Officer late this evening:
Today, 16-year-old Phillip Caler, a sophomore FFA member from Booker, Texas, was seriously injured in a fall at Circle Centre Mall. Phillip’s family is with him at Methodist Hospital here in Indianapolis. We have [...]
I did a story this morning on a clever new effort by the American Farm Bureau Federation to educate and persuade legislators about the ripple affect enacting Cap & Trade legislation will have on farmers and food production. Called "Don't Cap Our Future," the [...]
My Mother-in-Law gets nervous whenever I write about things of a political nature, but this week I saw a story that, as a member of the media, really got my attention. The Obama Administration last week announced that they were taking hostile action against the Fox News Channel (FNC), the [...]
Sitting on the 39th floor of the Millennium Hilton overlooking the World Trade Center reconstruction site, here are a few links and stories that came across my desk over vacation.
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Wayne Pacelle Never Misses an Opening... to take shots at farmers and modern agriculture. Most recently, legislators and farm [...]
I've been fortunate at my tender age to have traveled fairly extensively in the United States and parts of Europe. My travels, both business and pleasure, have been some of the key highlights of my life at each stage, from high school FFA activities, both high school and collegiate music' [...]
Issue 2 Means Safe, Local, Affordable Food
We’re in the last few weeks ahead of an election, which means many of us are starting to seriously examine the major issues and candidates among which we’ll have to cast our ballots. Voting is one of our most sacred rights as Americans, and [...]
Making history yesterday, the legendary Brown Swiss matron known as "Snickerdoodle" won Grand Champion at World Dairy Expo for a record sixth time! Hailing from Virginia, the eleven-year old cow won Supreme Champion honors at the show in 2003, and Reserve Supreme Champion last year, [...]
I made my debut this morning at the Cattle Call blog, hosted by the National Cattlemens' Beef Association and written by fellow members of NCBA's Young Producers' Council. Editor Cari Rincker assembled a great group of young Cattlemen from around the country to dish on various issues facing agriculture and [...]
My great friend Fred Dailey, the longest serving Director in the history of Ohio's Department of Agriculture, is running for Congress. Ohio's 18th Congressional District, currently represented by Democrat Zach Space, is a fairly rural district in which Fred lives and farms. Fred's' [...]
Lots to report on Ohioans doing well in Madison today!
First off, congratulations to Maurice Core, retired Executive Director of the American Jersey Cattle Club and National Dairy Shrine, named World Dairy Expo Industry Person of the Year! From the World Dairy Expo citation of Core's' [...]
An editorial about the Waxman-Markey bill (H.R. 2454) from House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) was published yesterday in a special energy section of The Hill. In the editorial, Rep. Lucas and Sen. Chambliss highlight various recent studies that [...]
Cattle shows are well underway at World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. The Central National Jersey Show took center stage in the Coliseum this morning, and Brown Swiss are in the ring this afternoon. Yesterday the Junior Holstein Exhibitors were on parade on the colored [...]
Ohio's dairy judging team represented our state extremely well this week at World Dairy Expo! So well, in fact, that the team from The Ohio State University Ag Technical Institute won the Post Secondary Judging Contest! ATI took top honors in the International Post-Secondary Dairy [...]
I've arrived in Madison, Wisconsin, and set up shop at the World Dairy Expo! The Central National Jersey Show is underway in the Colosseum , and I'm catching up with old friends and media colleagues in the media center. Even though I'm a beef guy' [...]
I've written quite a bit on the food elitists who want to dictate so much about what you can and can't eat. Following on the War on Cigarettes and what I call the War on Carbon, we're now facing a War on Food. From radicals who want to impose a' [...]
Today is the big event. I'm sitting in a Conference Room in the Bayer compound at Monnheim, Germany following the Bayer Global Press Conference. The Press Conference, an annual gathering of agricultural media from around the world, is something of a hybrid between an investor conference call and a football' [...]
Our trip with Bayer Crop Science began yesterday morning when I left Columbus, flying through Newark, New Jersey en route to Dusseldorf. I've been to Dusseldorf before, but it's been nearly a decade. We're actually staying in Cologne, another city I'd visited, and remember well because of it's
With the advent of the 24-hour news cycle, camera phones, and Twitter, it is virtually impossible to make an "off the record" comment today. As a reporter, I do my best to honor my sources' integrity and respect their wishes about what gets reported officially. ABC's Terry Moran, however,
They always say things like "you'll always remember where you were," and they're right. Lindsay and I spent the morning together before heading into work; I was on I-670 heading to the Ohio FFA Center where I worked part time for the FFA Foundation and Lindsay called to tell me [...]
The GOP members of the House Committee on Agriculture, led by Oklahoma's Frank Lucas, amped up their online communications this week, with a newly redesigned website, Facebook page, and YouTube channel. My Congressman and I have been connected via Twitter for some time; glad to see more [...]
Following their smear piece on American farmers earlier this month, Time magazine is now working to convince readers that exercise doesn't actually lead to weight loss.
Let me repeat: Time magazine wants you to believe that exercise won't help you lose weight.
I was so shocked when I read that [...]
As I noted yesterday morning, a shift was coming in the Senate Agriculture Committee, and as I suggested, Senator Blanche Lincoln would take the helm. Following yesterday's announcement that Tom Harkin of Iowa would indeed succeed the late Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts as Chair of the Senate Health, Environment, Labor, [...]
FoxNews confirmed last night that Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa will succeed the late Senator Edward Kennedy as Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. The current Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, Senator Harkin will take the gavel from Interim Chair Chris Dodd, who [...]
In the most worn-out fallacy of the year, yet another food elitist has taken to blaming farmer for American's burgeoning waistline. As I've documented here before, there is a small but vocal cabal of these radicals calling for the heads of mainstream farmers rather than embracing the individual responsibility of' [...]
PETA and HSUS trot out pictures of poor, defenseless, abused dogs and cats to con otherwise sensible Americans into donating to their radical vegan organizations. By attempting to hijack the name "Humane Society" from local animal care organizations and pet shelters, HSUS has succeeded in duping countless thousands into building [...]
Here's a roundup of things on my mind and on my screen today:
FORM TO FUNCTION: Tonight's the night! After much anticipation on my part, tonight is the second annual Form to Function Shorthorn Sale at Bowman Superior Genetics in Greens Fork, Indiana. My friends the Bowmans and their partners Byland [...]
A week ago Time magazine ran the most unbelievably one-sided travesty of journalism I’ve ever read. As a professional journalist and sometime pundit/commentator, I know the difference between reporting and editorial, and understand the critical importance of clearly identifying the two. As a writer, broadcaster, and business owner, my professional [...]
Good Lord, is it September already? Yikes. Three quarters of the year in the bag, and things aren't slowing down a bit! Just two weeks away from Farm Science Review, I'm taking a field trip to Germany next week, and we've still got a dozen or more county fairs to' [...]
Consumer enemy numero uno, Wayne Pacelle of HSUS (in case you forgot, the radical animal anti-farming activist lobbying group) is none too happy with the American Veterinary Medical Association. AVMA, you see, has its own opinions about the well-being of animals on the farm, and they don't happen to line' [...]
I’m writing this week from a field in Central Indiana, roughly forty miles outside Indianapolis. Outside the window of the truck in which I’m sitting, a handful of scouts are walking through corn and soybean fields, examining the plants in each as part of the ProFarmer Midwest Crop Tour hosted [...]
...at least that's how I feel this week after getting a lot of love from my friends in the National Association of Farm Broadcasting! My dear friend Dave Russel of the Brownfield network in Indiana talked to me both Tuesday and Wednesday mornings, Mark Bernard [...]
Ohio State's Stan Ernst asked me to jot some more details about my experiences on the first day of the Crop Tour. As we covered the Western half of Ohio and the Eastern half of Indiana, we've seen a few things to note. I'll summarize a few of my observations [...]
Lindsay and I are on our way to Columbus so she can drop me off for my annual crop scouting pilgrimage across the Eastern Corn Belt, also known as the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour. This will be the sixth year I've covered' [...]
Lindsay and I were shopping at Kroger last night, and I waltzed past the refrigerated section and browsed the egg selection. Along with the organic eggs, I found these from Eggland's Best: Cage-free eggs. Note the price tag on these gems. Wow; seems a little [...]
Not surprising, given the target audience of Whole Foods (I've always presumed to be upper crust "yuppies" in well-healed suburbs of major metros), but disappointing nonetheless. Whole Foods' CEO John Mackey wrote an Op-Ed last week about the numerous follies of the Obama plan to socialize healthcare in this [...]
It's been a busy week at the ABN studios and at the farm, although I guess maybe I should say it's been a busy week for the ABN team, because neither Lindsay nor I have spent much time at either location this week! On the heels of the Ohio State [...]
Sunday was the “bid” day at the Ohio State Fair. The Sale of Champions Junior Livestock Auction is the capstone event of the Fair’s 12-day run. After spending most of the day at the Fair for each of the Fair’s 12 days, Lindsay and I are as excited about the [...]
As Congress begins its August district work period, the House of Representatives continues to debate the health care proposal introduced by the House Democrat Leadership. H.R. 3200 is a massive overhaul of our nation’s health care system that will put the federal government in control of the health care of [...]
Lindsay and I are making final preparations for what my old friend Fred Daily calls "The Superbowl of Ohio Agriculture," the Sale of Champions. For the fourth year, we're partnering with ONN and WBNS-TV to produce the LIVE telecast of the Sale from the Ohio State Fair in Columbus. Eight' [...]
Earlier this week I wrote a great deal about Personal Responsibility, and how society today seems to ignore its critical importance, and central value to our American culture and way of life. This single post has generated more response than anything I’ve written in recent memory. And yet, in the [...]
Dear Leader and Comrades are officially using Soviet "Big Brother" style observation and intimidation tactics to keep the populace in check. Two very disconcerting pieces of evidence to this fact are the implementation of a plan encouraging citizens to "flag" alleged "misinformation" on the internet and via email about [...]
The Ohio State Fair: Celebrating the Strength of Ohio’s Agricultural Families
If you’ve ever been to the Ohio State Fair, chances you’re well acquainted with the butter cow. First introduced in the early 1900s, the butter cow and other butter sculptures have become one of the iconic traditions of the State [...]
As you know, I'm an avid Twitterer. Sometimes I worry my blogging is suffering because I spend my limited time writing for Twitter and Facebook and not as much here. However, a recent conversation on Twitter spawned a rant needing a little longer than 140 characters.
Rob Smart, a gentlemen (and' [...]
My first full-time job, and my first foray into advertising sales, was at a Christian radio station specializing in Bible-teaching ministries. Hosts like James Dobson and Bob Burney taught the Gospel from dawn ‘til dusk each day, and I did farm news and markets for 90 minutes in between. Our [...]
I'm sitting in the show ring at the Ohio State Fair Lamb Barn. That's right, in the sawdust beside the announcer's stand, and twenty feet from twenty lambs in the middle of competition. I love the Ohio State Fair, and the Junior Market Lamb Show is our traditional kickoff' [...]
You've heard me (like a proud Dad with kids' pictures in his wallet) talk about my love for Shorthorn cattle and our own fabulous females at my Buckeye Cattle Company. What started with an accidental acquisition of a Shorthorn cow in my early years [...]
I’ve always thought the Army advertising campaign about “An Army of One” was nonsense. When the United States Army went from being “All That You Can Be” to “An Army of One,” I got nervous. Fortunately for our nation I have no empirical reason to believe my fears were justified, [...]
In the middle of a great discussion with some friends and regular debaters on food systems and the US farmer. Discussion has been going on the better part of the afternoon, and has focused on tug of war between those of us who believe in the unmitigated success of US [...]
Food is food. The statement may seem obvious enough, but there exists in our society today a very real tug of war for the hearts and minds of consumers over what exactly constitutes that which seems so obvious. Use of terms like “all-natural,” and niche markets like “organic,” or “hormone-free” [...]
I had a great day yesterday, starting with breakfast at Henry's Restaurant in Kenton. A group of agricultural leaders ranging from business professionals and farmers to county commissioners and agricultural educators meet once a month to break bread and talk shop. Dear friend and fellow Shorthorn breeder Ron Cronley invited [...]
Ten years ago a dear friend introduced me to Dr. Stephen Covey. Not personally, mind you, but through his seminal work The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. As a young State FFA Officer, I wanted nothing more than to be effective. Working with students across the state to help [...]
A number of states have leadership programs focused on agriculture. In Ohio, the LEAD program is in something of a state of flux, and Ohio Farm Bureau is preparing for the 2nd Class of its AgriPower Institute. In Illinois, the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation hosts a two year Program [...]
...in church this morning, actually. Our new Pastor (who's doing a great job, so far) used the story of Jesus' miracle with the fishes and the loaves in her sermon this morning, and talked of course of the faith required in the retelling of that miracle and how many of' [...]
I've never liked simply calling it "The Fourth of July." Such a generic reference belies the true importance of the day, and more importantly of the great gift of that period of time, some 233 years ago, when a group of patriots decided that we as a people deserved better.' [...]
I grew up listening to the radio. Every morning when I got up, after breakfast and getting packed up for school, I’d ride Grandma’s school bus off to school. Yes, Grandma was my bus driver. That made me the first [...]
We're a month away from the 2nd Annual Great Buckeye Tractor Cruise hosted by ABN Radio and benefiting Camp Quality of Ohio. We've heard from several drivers in the past few days, both returning supporters from last year's inaugural cruise, and new drivers who've heard about the effort on' [...]
Lindsay and I couldn't be happier, or more humbled, to say we host an award-winning television program: Ohio Farm and Country, the show we host weekly on ONN-TV, was awarded a coveted national Telly Award for agricultural issues-based television programming in the 30th Annual Telly Awards announced this week. The' [...]
In this week's column, I discuss the launch of an initiative to protect Ohio family farmers by creating the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board, a governmental coalition that will make decisions regarding on-farm care of livestock and poultry.
Yesterday the Ohio House passed its version of the Joint Resolution by a [...]
The Ohio General Assembly took the first step in securing the future of Ohio’s farm families and food production industry this week with the introduction of a cooperative effort to place a comprehensive animal care amendment on the November 2009 ballot. House Joint Resolution 2, sponsored by Representative Allan Sayre [...]
The Recording Industry Association of America is trying to kill local radio. You heard me. After gaining the notorious distinction of killing Napster in the early part of this decade and hauling hundreds of college music downloaders off to court or jail, the RIAA is gunning for your local radio [...]
"He Isn't The Buddha."
That's the quote from rabid animal rights activists at PETA about President Obama's Kung Fu chop of a common housefly last night during a CNBC interview. While most of us couldn't care less about The One's cat-like reflexes, the morning news shows this morning (apparently bored with [...]
The Recording Industry Association of America is trying to kill local radio. You heard me. After gaining the notorious distinction of killing Napster in the early part of this decade and hauling hundreds of college music downloaders off to court of jail, the RIAA is gunning for your [...]
Some things you might not have seen over the weekend:
The Lakers won their 15th NBA Title. If it couldn't be the Cavs, I'm glad it was the Lakers. Dad & I are old school Laker fans from the days of Kareem Abdul-Jabar, James Worthy, and Magic.
A few things rattling around this evening that you might find interesting:
YOU MEAN MONSANTO AIN'T THE DEVIL? In an interesting back and forth via Twitter (see my earlier column on the importance of social media to agriculture), I chatted with a "sustainable" food activist and a Canadian farmer about some' [...]
ABN's podcast The "Bull Session" takes on issues of interest to ABN hosts Lindsay Hill, Gary Jackson, and yours truly each week. We each pick a topic that's "stuck in our craw," so to speak. This week, I brought up the issue of the "Green Bible," a document used [...]
Social media is sweeping the nation’s agricultural community. I say community, because it has often been accurately observed that agriculture is a fairly tight-knit sector of our populace for a number of reasons. Ranging from a shared work ethic to an understanding of common challenges, concerns, and opportunities, farm and [...]
...quite literally, as it turns out. The two most intriguing stories of the race, for me, are that Mine That Bird did not win the race, even with off-again/on-again jockey Calvin Borel on the whip; and, that half-sibling Summer Bird came from middle of the pack to take the [...]
The car I've wanted as long as I can remember wanting a car is actually one of the most fuel-efficient cars made in America. Perhaps this amazing savings in gas money will convince my wife we should own one... A boy can dream, right?
As one commenter to the story' [...]
Dr. Althouse tipped me off to the biggest open secret of the year: Adam Lambert is indeed homosexual. My initial thoughts are as follows:
1. Does anyone really care anymore?
2. Is anyone in America really surprised at this "startling revelation?"
3. If yes to #2, under what rock have you [...]
When I was a kid (mid-'80s), I remember those commercials for compilations of popular songs, cassette sets from Time-Life or whatever other infomercial company was selling that week. One of the songs that was almost always a part of those sets was Africa by Toto. I don't think Toto ever [...]
A few items on my desk this morning:
MORE QUESTIONS SURFACE about the "Dealergate" scandal: Dealers in both the Chrysler and General Motors organizations are being dumped with no apparent rhyme or reason. I echoed Scott McKain's sentiments in last week's column: Why make it harder for people to buy [...]
Like many young boys, I grew up with an affinity for a specific brand of automobile. The Vance’s were a General Motors family. Every vehicle Mom and Dad bought was something on the GM masthead. From a blue Pontiac Bonneville that hit a calf in the middle of road late [...]
Troy Hadrick, a South Dakota rancher who's embraced the critical importance of farmers and ranchers communicating about their shared values with consumers, has a great post at his blog on HSUS. HSUS CEO Wayne Pacelle provides some great insight into the organization's mission of ending food animal production [...]
In some parts of the country, high schools and colleges are dismissing their young charges for the summer break. There may be a few days or weeks left for some students, with young Buckeyes at Ohio State working through another week or two of classes before their three month recess. [...]
I may be old-fashioned, but I value loyalty above almost all other virtues. The people we invite into our business organization exhibit that characteristic in spades. Perhaps that’s why my dogs are Labradors.
Loyalty, I fear, is becoming somewhat lost today.
In a society of instant gratification with mantras like [...]
In classic activist manner, the radical anti-meat terrorists at HSUS and their pro-vegan minions have waged war on investigative reporters and their interviewed guests in a story critical of HSUS's fundraising tactics. As I mentioned earlier today, WSB-TV in Atlanta aired a tremendous piece of investigative journalism on HSUS' deceptive' [...]
In classic activist manner, the radical anti-meat terrorists at HSUS and their pro-vegan minions have waged war on investigative reporters and their interviewed guests in a story critical of HSUS's fundraising tactics. As I mentioned earlier today, WSB-TV in Atlanta aired a tremendous piece of investigative journalism on HSUS' deceptive' [...]
The story is sad, true, and repeated millions of times: a pet-lover sees a video of neglected puppies or lost kittens, feels the tug on the heart strings, and calls an 800-number or logs onto a website and makes a donation. That donation, chances are, is going to the Humane [...]
