WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2012

THE CHAPEL HILL HERALD | CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA

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ANIMAL
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animals, to highlight the problems with our relationship, and to show a new way for us as individuals and as a society to approach animals, said Pacelle. With this book, I aim to reframe the debate on animal rights and a humans role in those. Pacelle wrote the book in three sections. In the first, he dives into the histor y behind the human and animal bond, detailing its formation and prevalence, and its biological and social underpinnings. The second section explains how these bonds have been broken. Pacelle notes his witness of slaughterhouse operations, his personal experiences with dog fighter Michael Vick, and recounts the passing of a ballot initiative in California that halts the extreme confinement of animals raised

Wayne Pacelle, president of The Humane Society of the United States, signs copies of The Bond at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill on Friday. for food. The third section challenges the arguments of opponents and critics of animal protection and suggests ways to create a humane society and economy, one that celebrates and cares for animals. The book is a bit of a blueprint for where I think we should go in society with respect to our rela-

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tionship with animals, Pacelle said. Its one of the most comprehensive treatments of animal issues that exists. It blends philosophy with pragmatic approach to making change in the world. Pacelle is traveling all over the United States to speak to members of 20,000 animal organizations about ways to mend the broken bond. Im here in Nor th Carolina because its a big, influential state with a lot of people, said Pacelle, who within two days traveled to the North Carolina State University College of Veterinar y Medicine, held a fundraiser at the Guildford County Animal Shelter, toured the Orange County Animal Ser vices Center and spoke at Quail Ridge Books & Music in Raleigh. Pacelle said there are four acute problems in North Carolina that are at

the top of his radar. The first is puppy mills, and North Carolina does not have a law that addresses breeding standards for large-scale operations. The second is the confinement and gestation crates in hog factories. North Carolinas 10 million pigs make it the second-largest pig-producing state in the nation, only behind Iowa. Third, Pacelle notes coyote penning, a hybrid between dog fighting and captive hunting, as an issue to watch. The final issue is owning wild animals as pets. Pacelle said North Carolina is one of seven states that does not restrict people from having dangerous, exotic animals as pets. Carrboro resident Jody Cardo attended Fridays event without much prior knowledge of Pacelle and his mission. Cardo owes much of her knowledge of animal rights to her sister,

who works for BAD RAP, an organization in San Francisco that works to secure the future of the American Pit Bull Terrier as a cherished family companion and worked to take away pit bulls in the Michael Vick dog-fighting case. Generally speaking, I think those of us who are passionate about animal rights in some form or another truly understand the bond Pacelle discusses, said Cardo, who hopes Pacelle continues to reach out to various communities around the nation. I was one of those people who were much narrower in their thoughts on what the USHSs scope was, but I was impressed. There are a lot of issues out there and Im glad Pacelle is tackling them. I feel that Nor th Carolina truly has the power to make a difference, said Cardo.

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been, since birth not that I would do that)? 7. We fixed your boo-boos, called your pediatricians, and captured the teeth that came out (even when it was bloody!) while you were at our houses. (And, if you were spending the night, we personally contacted the tooth fairy.) 6. If anyone ever hurts you, ever, all you have to do is call. Your parents, your aunts and uncles, and then your cousins will all be there, and we will all kick some butt. 5. Weve sent you care packages from the moment you left home, and worry as anxiously as your parents that youre settling in, finding friends, and happy mostly happy. 4. Were so proud of you. 3. When you laugh, we laugh. When you cry, we cry. 2. The blood in your veins is also in ours. That means something. 1. In the end, and at the end, there is no one whose hand we want to hold more than yours. So please, dont let go. I love you, girls and Louise, Robby, Becky, Caroline, Jack, Will, Kate, Maggie, Luke, Michael, Joey and Mac.
Vicki Wentz is a local writer, teacher and speaker. Readers may contact her at chh@ heraldsun.com, or by visiting her website at www.vickiwentz.com.
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parents were struggling. 11. We love our brothers and your mothers. We love our sisters and your fathers. 10. All of you cousins have been like siblings to each other. You must never lose that! (Where do you think that $50 will come from when were gone?) 9. If our own children bail, we may end up living with you. Youll want to nurture that relationship think Will. 8. When your parents insanity becomes overwhelming (and it will) who else can you call to discuss them (and to hear about what pains in the rear theyve always

bid, he has a good chance of being elected if he wins the Republican primar y. T ur ning to the issues, Chambers said, if elected, he would push to pass a voter identification law requiring photo identification at the polls. Im ver y passionate on that issue, Chambers said. He said he would also work to reduce the state gas tax, which increased to 38.9 cents per gallon last month. The way gas prices are, I think we need to give consumers a little relief at the pump, Chambers. Stephen Xavier, an Orange

County GOP strategist, said Faisons depar ture helped to ignite Republican interest in the District 50 seat. The feeling out there is that this is the first time there is a real chance the GOP can take that seat, Xavier said. He said he isnt wor ried about the candidates beating up on each other to get to the General Election. At least two of them [Chaney and Wright] have a gentlemans agreement that theyre going to focus on the issues and what they would bring to the seat if elected, and I have heard from others that a third [Chambers] is a stand-up guy, Xavier said.

COUNCIL
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RELEASE DATE Monday, February 27, 2012

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works. You get one place, then another and then you can start filling in. Thats what were seeing with 140 West and Greenbridge. They start pushing in. Thats what were going to see over and over again. The council approved the project on a 7-0 vote. Councilwoman Donna Bell was absent from Mondays meeting and Councilwoman Laurin Easthom was excused from the vote because her husbands law firm represents the developer, Shortbread Lofts LLC. Councilman Jim Ward asked Town Attor ney Ralph Karpinos to clarify whether Easthoms request to be excused was appropriate. Its a judgment call for the council to make and the council has made that judgment, Karpinos responded. The developer, Short, asked the council to rezone a 1.4-acre site at 333 W. Rosemar y from Town Center-2 (TC-2) to Town Center-3 (TC3), which allows taller buildings, and for a special-use permit to demolish two buildings and construct a seven-story building with 144,290 square feet of space for retail shops, 85 rental apar tments and 121 parking spaces. Councils approval also came with 80 stipulations by which the developer most abide and an agreement with nearby business owners to provide a public rightof-way between Franklin and Rosemary streets to replace an alley scheduled to be closed. Constr uction could begin on the project as early as June. Aaron Nelson, presi-

dent and CEO of the Chapel Hill-Car rboro Chamber of Commerce, noted that Monday was the rare occasion in Chapel Hill when residents in favor of a development project outnumbered those opposed to it. I have not in 15 years of watching this council seen such a parade of support for any project that has come before you all, Nelson said. Several suppor ters said the project will bring more people downtown and provide more affordable rental opportunities. And some said the apartments, which will rent for about $700 per bedroom, would ease pressure on the nearby Nor thside neighborhood, which has seen an increase in the number of single-family homes being converted to student housing. Unlike some of the other new residential projects downtown, Shortbread Lofts is being built primarily as studentbased rental housing, said Robert Humphreys, former president of the Downtown Commission. It will open full, and it will stay that way for years to come. It is a good project, good for the community, good for

downtown Chapel Hill, good for adjacent neighbors, and good for the adjacent neighborhoods. Councilman Matt Czajkowski voted in favor of the project even though he has been critical of its design, once likening the projects architecture to a 70s Soviet bloc structure. My single issue, and I dont purport to be an expert in design but we are unequivocally reshaping the appearance of downtown, Czajkowski said. Councilman Lee Storrow said Shortbread is a fantastic project that matches up with the adopted council priority to champion downtown. He said no project speaks more to that priority than Shor tbread, which will improve the streetscape and bring more retail and rental housing to downtown.

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