letters
TO THE EDITOR
traveling soon?
medical advice for global travelers
t he t ravel c linic
John D. Wilson, M.D.
1200 Hilyard St., Suite S-560
541/343-6028
www.TravelClinicOregon.com
Questions?
Email us
at travelclinicoregon.3436028@gmail.com
Questions?
Email
us at travelclinic3436028 @ gmail.com
COUPON
55 SILVER LN.
654-0603
11AM-MIDNIGHT SUN-THU
11AM-1AM FRI-SAT
11 AM -10PM DAILY
SERVING DELICIOUS NEW YORK PIZZA BY THE SLICE AND BY THE WHOLE PIZZA PIE
2.00
OFF
ANY 18” LARGE
$
POPULATION CONTROL
Inasmuch as guns don’t kill people
but that people do, it appears there are
too many people. Does the NRA have an
offi cial stance on birth control?
James L. Whetstine
Eugene
TIRED ARGUMENT
I’d like to respond to Curtis Taylor’s
letter of July 19. The reason I didn’t
mention either mandatory spay/neuter or
breeding ban laws is because they do not
work. Even the American Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (I am
not a fan) does not support these laws; and
Curtis, it’s not “euthanasia,” it’s killing.
I did rather enjoy his rant blaming the
“irresponsible public.” Blaming the public
for the very real shortcomings of animal
WWW.EUGENEWEEKLY.COM
facilities that do not fully embrace the No
Kill equation is a very old and very tired ar-
gument. Sorry, Curtis (and Greenhill), we
don’t buy it. Affordable (not mandatory)
spay/neuter is one of the cornerstones of
the No Kill equation; thankfully we have
the Willamette Animal Guild Spay/Neu-
ter clinic here. WAG has made a gigantic
impact reducing the number of kittens and
puppies born locally.
Curtis’ argument about “excess”
animals locally does not make sense, either,
as Greenhill imports dogs from California.
There is certainly the same number of dogs
locally that they could help. What Lane
County deserves and wants is to be a No
Kill community, based honestly on the No
Kill equation. The transition at LCAS in
its last 18 months of operation under the
leadership of Rick Hammel proves that.
See wkly.ws/1by for an explanation of No
Kill.
Pointing fi ngers at Greenhill? You bet
we are. Greenhill should be leading the way
to a No Kill community, and they refuse.
It’s time for transparent and accountable
No Kill administration at Greenhill. The
No Kill equation saves lives.
Tamara Barnes
No Kill Lane County
Eugene
®
FREE LARGE
SODA
2 SLICES
W/ PURCHASE OF
COUPON
Keeping a few chickens in your backyard
is one thing; the idea of parking ruminants
there is another. Importing every ounce
of feed that these animals need into
a city environment doesn’t strike me
as “sustainable,” nor does it smack of
“homesteading.” It seems to me more like
a miniature Concentrated Animal Feeding
Operation (CAFO). It doesn’t leave any
room for rotational grazing or using the
land in a responsible manner. Nor will
animals appreciate living in a mud pit
during our rainy winters, which will
happen when you have hoofed animals
roaming around a small area.
Ruminants need room. There are
formulas for stocking densities per acre.
This isn’t breaking news; there are libraries
of books on the subject, universities
dedicated to animal management and
production and plenty of local sources
to buy animal products that have been
humanely raised. The Eugene city code isn’t
the problem; the problem is the perpetuation
of misinformation leading to feelings of
warm fuzzies about having your livestock
close at hand, where you can treat them as
“pets” and anthropomorphize all day long,
imagining their thoughts and feelings.
Livestock belong in the country. Leave
the farming to farmers and support them at
your farmer’s market and/or at restaurants
that chose local purveyors, or buy a
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
share. Or get a job on a farm.
Phil Biboux
Cheshire
1211 ALDER
686-9598
COUPONS GOOD UNTIL
AUGUST 16 TH , 2012
COUPON
COUPON
NOW 2 LOCATIONS! SY'S NEW YORK PIZZA
The Shedd Institute
www.theshedd.org - 541-434-7000
Shedd Theatricals
2012
Aug 5
is open
captioned
Oregon Festival of
American Music 2012
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s
King And I
Le Jazz Hot The
August 4, 5, 10, 11 & 12 - Hult Center
America in the
City of Light, 1919-39
August 7-11
Mike &
Nancy Oft Rose
Tickets: $20 to $48
434-7000 or 682-5000
theshedd.org/ofam12
FACING GREATER TRAGEDIES
Could the media please give us a break
with endless grisly accounts of the Aurora
killings? I understand it was a tragedy, and
our sympathies lie with the 70 innocent
victims. But we also need to appreciate
that 86 Americans are killed by fi rearms
every day, and nearly 4,000 are killed
prematurely by chronic diseases linked
with consumption of animal products and
lack of exercise.
So, let’s replace the vacuous hand
wringing over the Aurora tragedy with
constructive personal steps to lessen the
greater tragedies facing us every day.
Edward Newland
Eugene
WHICH WAY, 4J?
The only purpose of consolidation of any
school is to benefi t the career bureaucrats
and keep the parents away — completely
out!! Costs and everything else mentioned
in the article are totally irrelevant.
Frank Skipton
Springfi el
NOW LEASING FOR AUGUST & SEPTEMBER
Brand New. Beautiful. Contemporary. Secure
In the Autzen District
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Contemporary Design Studio & 1Bedroom Apts
Electronically Secure Bldg, Fully Gated Property
Granite Counters, SS Appliances, Air Conditioning
State of the Art Fitness Center, Heated Pool
Secure Enclosed Bicycle Storage, On-Site WeCar
Full Size EE Washer & Dryer in Every Apartment
Low-Cost High-Speed Internet Available
First On/First Off LTD Campus Shuttle Service
APPLY NOW TO GET LIMITED TIME SPECIALS
Call
541-556-8516 to tour Model Apartments!
ChaseCrossingApartments.com E Facebook.com/ChaseCrossing
275 S. Garden Way, Eugene, OR 97401
EUGENE WEEKLY AUGUST 2, 2012
5