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Rabbits Gone Wild

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Robben Island, the famous sliver of land in South Africa’s Table Bay where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years, has an animal control problem.

…this island is overrun with rabbits, multiplying at the astonishing rates for which they are renowned. They have burrowed [...]

New Metaphors for Poverty

Stephen Colbert, South Carolina native, picks up the reporting on “Stray Animal-Gate (SAG)”

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The editorial board at the New York Times weighs in as well. In case you were outside feeding strays (or supporting your local [...]

Call Animal Control, We’ve Got Poverty Again

South Carolina’s Lt. Governor, Andre Bauer, a candidate for the state’s top office, wants to lead the discussion about how to address poverty. He’s off to a bad start.

“My grandmother was not a highly educated woman, but she told me as a small child to quit feeding stray animals,” Bauer told a [...]