Comments on: The yoke’s on you, Bill and Lou – or is it? A letter to two oxen slated for slaughter (Opinion)

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:52:33 +0000

Thanks Mahesh. I would agree that budget is not the only issue, aogulhth it is common, unfortunately, that companies fail to allocate enough resources to learning and adoption. Your point about people being overwhelmed with new tools is a great one, too, and I’d suggest that companies do need to think very carefully about the sequencing of new rollouts overall as well as the awareness building, training, and support for each individual new tool. We actually have several significant new tools being rolled out here at PTC in the coming months and the sequencing and coordination across these programs has been a big issue.

By: Diandra

Diandra — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:17:33 +0000

I wish I could come but seattle is a bit far from paris…by the way, thkans for your comment, you know hat I am a huge fan of your designs and colours!

By: Elena

Elena — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:45:48 +0000

Franchement c est super bien, elle fait de super progre8s.Vous avez une petite deleisolme qui est tre8s forte moralement pour son e2ge.Je soushaite bon courage et beaucoup de force aux parents et e0 Lou aussi!!Comme on dit aux antilles PLIS FOCE ET PA MOLI (courage et tenez bon)

By: Osama

Osama — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:02:31 +0000

This proud papa is admittedly a bit teary-eyed right now. a0What an inbdericle way to get started in photography! a0Donnell, thank you for being such an inbdericle teacher and mentor for our daughter, and Suzy, thanks for taking a chance on Kyah for your family photos!

By: A ‘principled stand’ against compassion: Green Mountain College and the slaughter of working oxen (Op-Ed) « Animal Issues Reporter

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:56:55 +0000

[...] The yoke’s on you, Bill and Lou–or is it? [...]

By: 4BillNLou

4BillNLou — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:23:16 +0000

What a beautiful response! Thank you.

By: Ethical Controversy Over the Slaughter of Bill and Lou

Ethical Controversy Over the Slaughter of Bill and Lou — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 10:39:04 +0000

[...] own special treatment undermines the credibility of this argument, which could plausibly be the result of self-interest. The argument “I am me, therefore I have more rights” is inherently flawed, and, if upheld and [...]

By: Miriam Jones

Miriam Jones — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 23:57:08 +0000

Thank you for such a beautiful and moving piece. All of us here at VINE are actively grieving — for Lou, for sure, as well as Bill who is left behind and faces an uncertain future — and also for all creatures who are suffering and dying because humans are who we are.

By: Provoked

Provoked — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:32:12 +0000

Beautifully stated! If there are indeed unspoken promises – Bill and Lou have fulfilled their part in the deal… Only a cheat would change the rules at this final point of their lives. I know you’re right about such deeds of betrayal ending in equally harsh judgement. No “free-lunch” will be had at the killing of Bill and Lou. …The cost of a reputation is priceless.

By: Karen Davis

Karen Davis — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:54:59 +0000

“They say they especially relish the idea of eating you because while they’ve been using you for work, you’ve been treated far better than the animals they usually eat—animals who are bred in quantities of billions only to suffer gruesome lives and deaths as nothing but nameless, faceless, voiceless products on so-called factory farms.”

This “argument,” as Kalypso points out, shows the trap farmed animals are in. And in her next paragraph she notes how the argument to kill Bill and Lou is falsely framed as a choice between eating animals who suffered gruesome lives and deaths versus animals who were treated a little better (but not well). The poor students at GMC! Either they eat hamburger made of Bill and Lou or they eat hamburger made of cows who suffered (more) gruesome lives and deaths. This would be laughable if it weren’t so despicable.

GMC makes a good argument for NOT sending your kids to college.

By: animalissuesreporter

animalissuesreporter — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:34:51 +0000

Rebecca, many thanks from Kalypso and from AIR for reading and for the kind comment.

By: animalissuesreporter

animalissuesreporter — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:34:14 +0000

Janet, thank you from Kalypso and from AIR for your visit and kind words.

By: animalissuesreporter

animalissuesreporter — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:33:07 +0000

Wendy, Kalypso and AIR thank you for reading and for the kind comment.

By: Wendy Kobylarz

Wendy Kobylarz — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 02:14:10 +0000

Agreed. Brutally honest, as it should be. Ad ot nearly so brutal as GMC’s plans.

By: Rebecca Stucki

Rebecca Stucki — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 02:03:17 +0000

Beautiful, Kalypso! I hope the students and faculty wake up and realize that another “unsustainable” element in all this will be their reputations in society if Bill and Lou are slaughtered.

By: Janet Weeks (@VeganForAlways)

Janet Weeks (@VeganForAlways) — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:14:12 +0000

Well done! Powerful and moving. Thank you for adding your voice to the throng pleading for mercy for Bill and Lou.

By: animalissuesreporter

animalissuesreporter — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:35:57 +0000

Gary many thanks for taking the time to visit AIR and to leave this well-written and provocative comment. Yes, wonderful quote – “Abraham Lincoln said that the true test of people’s character is to give them power.”

By: animalissuesreporter

animalissuesreporter — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:34:13 +0000

Andrea many thanks from Kalypso and AIR for stopping by and for your kind words.

By: animalissuesreporter

animalissuesreporter — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:33:33 +0000

Thanks so much for visiting and for the comments, baubo60.

By: animalissuesreporter

animalissuesreporter — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:32:59 +0000

Thank you, Kathy. Kalypso and AIR appreciate your visit and your kind comments.