Comments on: Drought and Despair

By: SuperWeed » Blog Archive » Animal Cognition and Human Exceptionalism

SuperWeed » Blog Archive » Animal Cognition and Human Exceptionalism — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 04:56:25 +0000

[...] had similar thoughts during the drought last summer. Eastern Shore Sanctuary cofounder Miriam Jones and I were bringing a load of straw and [...]

By: Deep Roots » Blog Archive » Carnival of Empty Cages #6

Deep Roots » Blog Archive » Carnival of Empty Cages #6 — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:12:50 +0000

[...] Jones’ post entitled Drought and Despair takes the issue of drought and uses it to connect struggles of liberation and personal mental [...]

By: pattrice

pattrice — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:11:28 +0000

The drought in Australia is much worse than here. Here, we wouldn’t even be having water shortages if it weren’t for the routine “water theft” practiced by the poultry factory farms, which pump more than their fair share from the aquifers because they’ve got multiple “chicken houses,” in each which tens of thousands of birds are confined. On my road alone, there are probably more than a hundred thousand birds locked up in those fetid sheds.

By: jane

jane — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:23:55 +0000

I have read your article about the drought in your area.
I was wondering if you have the same problems with Water thieves that we have here in Australia ?
They are a new breed of water bandits that deprive people and stock of life saving water in rural areas.
It has become a serious problem in our area and the local farmers are guarding their water tanks used for drinking water.
Water thieves with portable pumps are draining dams and vital drinking water from storage tanks.
I have included a link referring to this practice
website Romsey Australia

By: Global Climate and Disaster Rescue « Invisible Voices

Global Climate and Disaster Rescue « Invisible Voices — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:07:35 +0000

[...] isn’t just the dramatic storms that we need to keep an eye on. pattrice posted recently about drought and despair at Eastern Shore Sanctuary. The wells have been drying up along her street for a while now, and her [...]