OP-ED page
PETA MAY HAVE A POINT
by Mary Winter
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May 18, 2011 -- Page 12B
Letters-To-Editor page
CHICKENS ECO-FRIENDLY
Re: "A new pecking order for urban backyards," May 10 Features story
The new Denver ordinance proposed for keeping backyard chickens is not the first proposal in the state of Colorado. There seems to be a movement for urban backyard poultry. This is likely a product of our society's trend to become more eco-friendly. There are many legitimate reasons to have backyard chickens, but I believe the most meaningful is that they are helping us get back to our roots. Chickens have been food and pets in Colorado ever since Denver became a mining town. They have been banned over many years as our city has grown and modernized. Having chickens will bring us closer to the old ways of life, times where we couldn't get everything with a click of a button. Not only will backyard chickens get us back to our roots, it is also a great learning experience for you and your family.
Liam Dunn, Denver -- 8th grader
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May 20, 2011 -- Page 5D
VEGAN ADVOCACY FILM NEEDS MEATIER TACK (movie review)
by David Lewis (San Francisco Chronicle)
(Photo): Landscaper Joey Acoin takes his medications with him everywhere in "Forks Over Knives."
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May 1, 2011 -- Page 1D
A CELEBRATION OF NATURE
Rocky Mtn. Arsenal - A New Visitor Center Is A "Walk Through Time" On The Prairie
by Elana Ashanti Jefferson
(Photo): The new $7.6 million Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge visitor center was paid for by federal stimulus dollars and the sale of about 900 acres of former Rocky Mtn. Arsenal land to Commerce City.
(Inset): Roaring Cinema - The Rocky Mtn. Wildlife Film Festival helps mark the completion of the new $7.6 million visitor center. The building includes a lecture hall, children's classroom, gift chop and exhibits detailing the site's transformation from weapons plant to prairie nature preserve. What: More than 40 short and feature-length wildlife films will be shown. When: Today and Sunday and May 27-29. Where: Rocky Mtn. Arsenal Natl. Wildlife Refuge visitor center, 6550 Gateway Rd., Commerce City. Tickets and details: ffrwr.org/nature-shop/film-festival
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May 21, 2011 -- Page 10D
ON PATROL AGAINST ANIMAL ABUSE (full-page article)
by Sheba R. Wheeler
Education, Not Punishment, Works Best For Pet Owners, Agent Says
(Photo): Investigator Keith Davis radios in to headquarters, above; as he writes out a notice to put on all entrances to a house in northeast Denver in a possible abandonment case. A large Rottweiler, left, had been caged on the back porch for what neighbors said was months and had become quite aggressive.
(Photo): Davis checked on this house, which had a complaint a few months ago.
(Photo): Davis checks on a house near E. 40th Ave. and Steele St. on a report that might involve neglect of another dog at the home. This dog, a 10-to-12-week-old puppy, was well taken care of, Davis said.
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