It’s Nothing Personal, Just Business

The real end to the pet overpopulation problem and its attending euthanasia rate can be brought about quite simply. By melding the laws of supply and demand with the practices of non profits, rapid change,…

Are Politicians Born With Their Fingers and Toes Crossed?

As a high profile CEO I am often asked to speak about the issue of leadership. Are leaders born or taught? Are there ethical responsibilities required of a good leader? What is the skill set…

Buy And Give Simultaneously

In a holiday season set against a landscape of recession, unemployment, fear and malaise, discretionary funding is small while real needs are great. In fact, the demand for charitable services is increasing exponentially in an…

Poaching Is Bad For Elephants And SPCAs

Did you know that your spcaLA created an at risk youth anti -violence program that is being used nationally in states like Oregon, Kansas, New York and Georgia, and internationally in Europe, Australia and Canada?…

Friends for Life and Ever After.

Freud maintained in his book “Jokes And The Unconscious” that essentially there is no such thing as jokes and that they all conveyed truths wrapped in a safer form of communication, or, in most cases,…

You Can’t Always Get What You Want …

This piece was inspired by some letters to the editor (Long Beach Press Telegram) written to complain about spcaLA denying a person’s applicaion to adopt a pet. An abridged version of this was submitted to…

postscript to domestic violence blog – what about men?

A comment was made that men who are victims of domestic violence do not have the same help available as do women. spcaLA’s Animal Safety Net program regularly helps male victims of domestic violence, victims…

CALL ME KAFKA

I find myself trapped in an existential pit. In thinking of the gargantuan efforts to increase pet adoptions, reduce the national euthanasia rates, and dig out of the seemingly inexhaustible supply of animals – the…

A Zoo Is No Place For An Elephant

The zoo is no place for an elephant. Elephants are majestic creatures that love to walk, need mental stimulation, crave friends and enjoy grazing and problem solving. Elephant experts, well informed state of the art…