Second, the original paper the article is based on indicates there MIGHT be a link between rotenone and Parkinson's Disease, but that there is insufficient data to say this is certain at this time. Thus, the poor choice of photo at the top of the article, unnecessarily raising concerns about natural pesticides. While this research reinforces the view that synthetic pesticides are more dangerous than botanical pesticides, it also reveals there are serious questions regarding the safety of botanical pesticides used for organic agriculture -- around humans and around wildlife -- and that perhaps now might be the time to pull their "generally recognized as safe" status until further research is done.

It is time for a moratorium on ALL pesticides used for growing food, fiber, and fuel.

Meanwhile, the season of pathetically ineffective, hook-slicing, requiring a lot of bashing and blood, over and over again -- bash bash bash, over and over and over again -- , and who knows when ever those seals are quite dead, even as the fur is torn off them, is starting just up north amongst our good neighbors, the civilized enlightened Canadians.

Chickens deserve our true friendship! So do fish! So do other sentient beings! Let us learn to be kind.