Canada,
The following is on the Globe and Mail website at http://tinyurl.com/yoagql
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Live, Tuesday
Margaret Wente takes your questions
Globe and Mail Update
May 20, 2007 at 10:31 AM EDT
"Which one would you rather lynch?" Margaret Wente asked in her recent column Who are the real dumb animals?
"The guy whose fiancée bled to death after she was clawed by his captive tiger?
"Or the guy who cut his puppy's ears off because he wanted a cool-looking dog?
"The two offences are quite different. One was a tragic accident and one was outright cruelty. But it's pretty clear that neither of these idiots is fit to own an animal.
"Okay, so the death penalty might be a bit much. Maybe we could just cut off their ears and keep them in a chain-link cage."
Ms. Wente noted: "Unfortunately, in many parts of Canada, the laws governing animal cruelty and exotic species are so weak that we can't do much about these sorry cases . . .
"You don't have to be an animal-rights wing nut to see that something's wrong here. Nor is it all that hard to fix . . . Reasonable animal-welfare laws are a political no-brainer. They're also an important thing to do."
Do you agree? Do you have a different solution?
Ms. Wente will be online Tuesday to discuss animal rights and her other recent columns.
Join the Conversation at that time or submit a question or comment in advance.
Ms. Wente is one of Canada's leading columnists. As a writer for The Globe and Mail, she provokes heated debate with her views on health care, education, and social issues. She is a past winner of the National Newspaper Award for column-writing.
Ms. Wente has had a diverse career in Canadian journalism as both a writer and an editor. She has edited two leading business magazines, Canadian Business and ROB Magazine. She has also been editor of the Globe's business section, the ROB, and managing editor of the paper. Her columns have appeared in the Globe since 1992. For the past two years she has been writing full-time for the paper, and she is a frequent commentator on television and radio.
Ms. Wente was born in Chicago and moved to Toronto with her family when she was in her teens. She has won numerous journalism awards. She holds a BA from the University of Michigan, and an MA in English from the University of Toronto. She is married to Ian McLeod, a television producer.
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