Rabid dogs and Kate Hopkins’ Twitter ban
Street dogs roam freely in India. A familiar sight in towns and villages, groups of them will congregate around abundant sources of waste food from all the way north and south of the continent.
But roughly 36% of the world’s rabies deaths occur in India each year, most of those when children come into contact with infected dogs.
For a long time, authorities would use violent methods to clear towns from the all too real risk of the virus. Dogs were either beaten or shot to death to fight the disease. But the…
A group called Companion Voices sings to soothe the dying
We don’t really get death. Nor do we really want to. And the more we see death come for old friends, family, former lovers, the further we want to push it away. But what if we could face our departure with respect, love, and even joy?
In the middle of a simple white room, a petite lady with dark hair and kind eyes gently arranges a chair, humming and smiling as she does. The vibrant rainbow colors of the Ark at Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue shine through the window.
“You can take turns to go in the middle,” Judith…
