The Common Law

My Neighbor's Dog Won't Stop Barking – What Can I Do?

"...Problems arise when people and their animals live in close proximity. One common problem is the..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Column by Luke Ellis

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...a stand. If my mission is advocacy for the animals, then that is my stand." She said she'd seen..."

Sept. 1, 2006 News Feature

Food-o-File

Small farmers, ranchers, horse owners, and backyard livestock hobbyists have a problem with the National Animal Identification System.

"...farmstand. They are justifiably concerned about new premises and animal registration regulations (the National Animal Identification System) about to..."

March 3, 2006 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Humans Have to Stop Treating Animals as Disposable

"...as long as we humans continue to treat companion animals as disposable. There are many reasons why NKM is..."

Nov. 23, 2005 Postmarks

Animals Are Not Merely Property

"...fully support the spaying and neutering of all companion animals, I do not feel that this will solve the..."

Nov. 22, 2005 Postmarks

Town Lake's Future: Fix It or Ditch It

The animal center needs a major renovation, but funds and political will are needed

"...Like any 50-year-old, Austin's Town Lake Animal Center is getting a little creaky. It's also getting..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Bargains in the Mist

Where to find the missing link

"...Giant Gorilla – Kid-sized stuffed animal – $100..."

Aug. 5, 2005 Features Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Court meeting. Dorinda Pulliam, administrator for the Town Lake Animal Shelter, laid out a broad proposal for animal control..."

Jan. 21, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Stop Acts of Animal Cruelty..."

July 23, 2004 Column

Crikey!

TV's Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin wrestles a new beast: the Hollywood movie.

"...he cries in his still-cheery Aussie pitch. "The scariest animal on the planet. The only animal that is destroying..."

July 12, 2002 Screens Feature by David Garza

Disarming Dubya

First-time director Alexandra Pelosi discusses Journeys With George, her surprising and fascinating documentary on George W. Bush's 2000 presidential campaign, viewed from the back of the press plane.

"...some mental gymnastics. Gaping at the charming, relaxed, unscripted-at-last party-animal manqué who willingly played to Pelosi's Sony mini-DV, you'll..."

March 8, 2002 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Disarming Dubya

First-time director Alexandra Pelosi discusses Journeys With George, her surprising and fascinating documentary on George W. Bush's 2000 presidential campaign, viewed from the back of the press plane.

"...some mental gymnastics. Gaping at the charming, relaxed, unscripted-at-last party-animal manqué who willingly played to Pelosi's Sony mini-DV, you'll..."

March 1, 2002 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

My Penguin Friend

Jean Reno forges a bond with a penguin named DinDim in this touching family film

"...All the standard moments of such feel-good animal films are there – a penguin’s eye view of..."

Aug. 16, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Full Doghouse: The Austin Animal Center is full up and will not be accepting..."

July 12, 2024 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...in No-Kill Leadership: Last weekend, volunteers at the Austin Animal Center and more than 100 supporters gathered at the..."

May 17, 2024 News Feature

Ick at the Intake

"...Dear Editor, I just drove to the Austin Animal Center to drop off the two kittens we trapped..."

June 14, 2023 Postmarks

Four-Legged Housemates

"...also weren't microchipped. They called 311, and got an animal protection officer to arrive by telling them that the..."

Nov. 8, 2022 Postmarks

The Common Law

Dangerous, aggressive dogs

"...You can report the incident to the local animal control authority (locally it's the Austin/Travis County Health and..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Column by Luke Ellis

Gigi & Nate

Saccharine story of a man and his assistance monkey

"...of the story, in which a bunch of cartoon animal rights activists besiege Nate's affluent middle-class family in their..."

Sept. 2, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

DC League of Super-Pets

Fuzzy superhero antics are perfect summery kids' fare

"...the Bat-Hound, and in the early Sixties the hero animal craze resulted in the Legion of Super-Pets. For decades,..."

July 29, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Bizarre Bazaar: The Artists of the Oddities and Curiosities Expo

Ethical sourcing and upcycling become the beautifully strange

"...didn’t really have anything to do.” She started incorporating animal bones into her work after her “bead lady” had..."

June 21, 2022 Arts Post by Mazzy Oliver Smallwood

Dog

Channing Tatum picks up a canine pal in army vet drama

"...in the ability to half-way relate to the troubled animal in the title. How about first calling her by..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Let Him Go

Superman's parents get caught up in a Western noir

"...Barker in Bloody Mama or off-the-chain Jacki Weaver in Animal Kingdom. Grotesque violence and gothic horror occur during this..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Escape from Extinction

The important issue of global eco collapse becomes a PR push for zoos

"...It isn’t often that a documentary about animal conservation is publicly criticized by PETA the week before..."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Austin Donation and Volunteer Opportunities During Coronavirus Outbreak

Ways to help your neighbor during this trying time

"...none of their clients will go hungry. www.mealsonwheelscentraltexas.org Austin Animal Center Needs Fosters..."

March 16, 2020 Events Post by Katherine McNevins

A Banana Peel, a Diaper, and a Plastic Bag Walk Into Austin's Composting Program

How can a whole city compost, is it working, and can we reach zero waste by 2040?

"...It Down partners with a local pig farm where animals consume all of its food waste except putrescibles (i.e.,..."

Feb. 21, 2020 Food Feature by Lina Fisher

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Humanity's scarring of Earth mapped out in graphic, terrifying detail

"...These human-induced tipping points include extinction (the extermination of animal species resulting from human activity); terraforming (altering the shape..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

One in a Crowd: A Stray Dog's Ruff Life

Help a new animal welfare documentary crowdfund its way to festivals

"...The World Animal Awareness Society is dedicated to helping animal welfare organizations,..."

Aug. 28, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Inside the Amazing World of Taxidermy With Stuffed

Director Erin Derham finds beauty and lessons in animal art

"...audiences and demystified the process of post-mortem displays of animals. With two screenings for her taxidermy documentary Stuffed in..."

March 14, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

That Got Dark

"...Dare I suggest a simple solution to the overcrowded animal center crisis? ["In the Doghouse," News, Feb. 8.] Abandon..."

Feb. 10, 2019 Postmarks

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