Original Publication Date: 09 September 2015 Some of The Park's charities are demanding a say in the distribution of funds raised by the Beats of Burden Musical Festival. In an open letter published on Monday and addressed to the Beasts of Burden, the festival's creators and hosts, the presidents of six of the Park's charities call for a meeting with the Beasts and the festival's financial managers to discuss fund allocation. "We wish to … [Read all...]
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Wednesday Rewind: Fish make big splash at Chitter Radio Literary Awards
Original Publication Date: 17 June 2013 While it may be stretching it a bit to suggest that The Park's Fish population might be in ascendance, it is safe to say that our aquatic kin made their presence felt at this year's Chitter Radio Literary Awards. For the first time since the awards were established eighteen years ago (as The Park Literary Awards), almost every category included at least one entry from our Piscine population. The … [Read all...]
Wednesday Rewind: CatsCare Foundation puts out urgent call on behalf of formerly domestic Cats and Kittens
Original Publication Date: 17 July 2012 The CatsCare Foundation has put out an urgent call to Park citizens to assist in the re-homing of hundreds of formerly domestic Cats and Kittens. CatsCare Community Fundraiser, Elwanda Lynx, issued the call early this morning, as the charity began to run low on supplies for the Cats. "Some of these Cats have never lived on their own," she said. "They need everything -- food, water, building … [Read all...]
Look what’s coming up in June!
1-30 June - Enforced Domestication Awareness Month (EDAM) Now in its seventh year, Enforced Domestication Awareness Month kicks off June 1. Consult the full schedule for the events, many new, including Noreen's "Just Say No To Obedience" campaign and the two-day forum, "Focus on Large Animal Domestication," at the University of West Terrier. Watch this space and follow us on Twitter for EDAM-related news throughout June. 1 June - … [Read all...]
More Park News
Wednesday Rewind: Two years on, striped and spotted Animals see little economic progress
Original Publication Date: 7 June 2014 Two years ago, economic figures released by the Park Finance Office confirmed definitively that The Park's striped and spotted Animals were having a more … [Read All About It Here...]
Wednesday Rewind: Beasts of Burden to open pub in Autumn 2012
Original Publication Date: 1 July 2012 The Beasts of Burden will be singing a different tune come Autumn when the doors to their new pub open in The Park's trendy east end. The six-Animal band, … [Read All About It Here...]
Wednesday Rewind: Has Anixi Agrarian Jubilee become too politicized?
Original Publication Date: 21 May 2012 A day after the most successful and best-attended Agrarian Jubilee in history, a menacing question hangs in the air: is the annual celebration becoming too … [Read All About It Here...]
Accolades from Margaret Atwood
The Mammalian Daily “Lightens The Morning Cup o’ Gloom,” says Margaret Atwood
