March 2009 Archives

Mar 24, 2009

Unethical Benderball – Beware of the fradulent company

Posted by Anandhan Subbiah in Events and News No comments

I ordered Benderball for my wife in January. The product was definitely useful but then the nightmare started. Apparently those morons from Benderball slipped in a notice with my package which enrolled me in a program if I did not cancel it. This is an outrageous practice since I don’t know a lot of people [...]

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Mar 23, 2009

Demand an End to Brazil’s Bizarre Festival of Torture!

Posted by Anandhan Subbiah in Animal Cruelty No comments

Throughout March until Easter day, a twisted and sadistic “festival” known as Farra do Boi (translated as “Festival of the Ox”) takes place in Brazil. During this festival, countless oxen throughout the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina are horrifically and methodically tortured—just for “fun.” In the days before Farra do Boi begins, the oxen are [...]

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Mar 22, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire – Movie review

Posted by Anandhan Subbiah in Deep into My Mind, Featured, Movies No comments

I finally managed to see the movie in DVD .There is no doubt that the movie is good and entertaining but for an average Indian movie buff this would be just another fairy tale story. The interesting aspect is that the world gets to see the bad side of a third world country and not [...]

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Mar 11, 2009

Killing Baby Seals – it is just not right

Posted by Anandhan Subbiah in Animal Cruelty, Featured 1 comment

Soon, hunters armed with crude clubs will descend on harp seals—most of them just a few months old. By the time the hunters are done, the skinless bodies of thousands of dead seal pups will be left to rot on the ice.
With your help, PETA is mounting international pressure on the Canadian government to stop [...]

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