Wapsi Banks Buzz Lightyear

May 10, 2000 – February 1, 2010

We put Buzz down this morning at 8:30 am after a relatively brief battle with bone cancer. I’m struggling to find the right tone for this post. Can I laugh and keep it lighthearted? He was a lighthearted dog. Or will I wallow in the quagmire with my tears and [...]

Atrocities Continue Despite Vigilance

We have no beaks

We have no beaks

For those following the story of the six slain chickens just over a week ago, this news of further atrocities cuts deep. In footage smuggled out late yesterday, these shocking photos point to a deeper level of conflict between the victims and the accused, now identified as Lola G. While details are [...]

Senseless Killings Anger Residents

chickens-dead

Late Saturday, residents were left feeling helpless and angry after mass killings left six chickens dead. The carnage was discovered when owner Jennie Menke returned home from soccer practice with her daughter, Morgan. The first evidence was the lifeless carcass of a favorite Araukana hen known as Pepper.

“Actually,” Jennie Menke later explained, “All the black and [...]