Lately, I have been around a lot of law enforcement and working closely with Precinct 5 Constable Ted Heap’s team. This caused me to remember something that occurred maybe 6 years ago that changed my opinion of those who serve with the various constables’ offices. For those who are animal advocates, it is easy to point a finger at law enforcement for not doing more about crimes against animals. Even when something good is announced I see the trolls who have to say things like,

As I was writing, a thought occurred around all of our social media posts and shares of outrage when we see animal cruelty or neglect. We must appreciate a simple truism: The easiest thing to do is to “Get on the Bandwagon.” If we want to bring about change we must be a part of the team that will pull that wagon. Sometimes the pulling is easier than other times. Often times those who do the pulling are ridiculed for “not pulling correctly,” but at

Someone shared a video to me today of a man beating a dog with a shovel, a board and a rod. My first thought was to see where this occurred so that I could go provide education to the offender in hopes of changing his ways (sarcasm). The post was from a website in the UK: Metro.co.uk. If you go to their site you see it is mostly lots of pictures and articles about celebrities, abuse and crime, in other words, tabloid journalism. Another friend shared a