David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor
Navigating Apps with Changes in Memory: Join Our Study
December 2, 2025
Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable,...
RIOC’s Environmental Misconduct: Small Animals’ Poisoning and Institutional Dishonesty
RIOC’s representative denies toxicity, but evidence shows otherwise. Careless use of pesticide led to tragic deaths of small animals. RIOC’s chronic dishonesty and refusal to admit errors make dealing with them hazardous. The agency’s failures and lack of accountability demonstrate a pattern of unethical behavior. Time to acknowledge mistakes and make necessary changes.
When Kindness Clucks: The Hidden Human Cost of Cruelty in Factory Farms and Labs
This was unexpected. Because, today, we’re going to cluck about something that’s no laughing matter: cruelty toward animals in factory farms and labs. And trust me, it’s not just the chickens coming home to roost here. We humans are also…
A Surprising Win for Animal Rights – And Democracy
The Supreme Court sided with a voter-backed animal welfare rule over the corporate lobbyists who opposed it. By Jim Hightower | May 31, 2023 Special to the Roosevelt Island Daily News It’s an odd marketing strategy for an industry to assail its…
What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity
The study of animal intelligence has been a source of fascination for centuries. From the ancient Greeks to modern-day scientists, humans have long sought to understand the mental capacities of non-human animals. by David Stone Animal Intelligence and Human Stupidity…
Humans Mistreat Other Animals. Let Me Count the Ways
There’s a long history of humans mistreating other animals, sometimes in ways so painful and cruel it signals the worst in our species. Here’s and extensive list of examples. by David Stone Would you live as you do if you…
If you knew as much about pigs as I do, you’d change
Pigs are one of the most commonly misunderstood animals in the world and, as a result, one of the most cruelly mistreated. People are told that pigs are dirty, stupid, and smelly. But along with being naturally clean, pigs are…
What’s Killing Hawks, Owls, Ducks and Squirrels in New York City Parks?
Katie Honan, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon Oct 18 at 7:37pm EDTby THE CITY/Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. The dead, male, red-tailed hawk was discovered without any signs of significant trauma…
RIOC’s Latest Scandal Spreads With Reports of Animal Abuse
RIOC’s animal abuse scandal attracted the attention of national media as the New York Post picked up on our story. The state agency, tightly controlled by Governor Andrew Cuomo, again embarrasses a community, offending responsible citizens.
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor