Needs vs. wants

Shelley Powers is an eclectic blogger whose brilliant defense of animal welfare left Prop B opponents clutching the tatters of their arguments and weeping during the 2010 elections in Missouri. Shelley has a great post on burningbird.net that highlights the AVMA’s growing tendency to favor the rights of animal owners over the well-being of their animals. Give it a read, then see if you can spot any parallels to other “consumer rights” organizations and their rationalizations for animal abuse.