Certain residents of Geelong’s southern suburbs might want to ease up on the choccies over Easter given some daunting figures out this week.
Apparently Waurn Ponds has recorded the most sales of hot cross buns in Coles’ vast network of Victorian supermarkets, with customers snapping up more than 13 tonnes – and that’s only as of last Friday!
What’s the total now, a week later? Only the Easter Bunny would know, or what it will be by Monday after the bun-munching peak.
To make matters worse for bulging local waistlines, the most popular flavour of the buns sold was, of course, chocolate!
Waurn Ponds shoppers seemed to love the “gooey centre” in particular, noted bakery manager Trent Kelly.
Yes, Trent, but will feel the same way about their own “gooey” centres after Easter?
Animal rights need “international legal recognition”, according to the latest research out of Deakin University.
Certainly the prospect of representing a cat at a newly constituted United Nations Animal Rights Council might appeal to a certain breed of lawyer.
However, Deakin’s Dr Jane Kotzmann and Cassandra Seery argue that the rights of our furry friends really do deserve the same legal treatment as humans.
And it’s all about dignity, the pair contends.
They explain that animals exhibit everything from intentional behaviour to emotions and intelligence, indicating they have the mental building blocks for comprehending indignity.
“There are no compelling reasons why the concept of dignity could not extend to animals,” Dr Kotzmann declares.
Fair enough, maybe, but before Fido takes off for Geneva with his legal team we need to address the basics first.
Such as, what can be less dignifying than wandering about without pants?
Steers in strides, dogs in dungarees!
Now there’s a test case for the UN!
