National Braai Day letter

Open letter to Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu Dear Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu I hope that you are on the mend and congratulations to you and your wife on the recent renewal of your wedding vows. I write to you with the greatest admiration and respect for you....

Liking animals

  I shy away from saying I love animals. Hence this blog site does not refer to “love” but rather “respect”. For me, the notion of respect is far deeper and real in comparison with love. The latter word is also ubiquitous and used by...

The tortoise and the hare

One day you, the husband, come home. You live with fish, cats, worm-farm worms and a joyous wife. But you are advised that the family is adopting a rabbit. All seems well. Then the following week, another rabbit is brought home. All remains well. That weekend, you...

What’s right is right

Animal rights and animal welfare are not one and the same. Animal rights goes beyond the mere welfare of animals. Those advocating the welfare of animals still function in the realm of animals serving humans and being at the mercy of humans. In most cases, animal...

Two by two

One would be forgiven for thinking that I am getting prepared for a winter flood and recreating Noah’s ark. We adopted 1 rabbit 2 weeks ago and now we have 2.  This means there are 2 cats, 2 rabbits, 18 fish, thousands of worm-farm worms and 2 humans forming our...