Enviro-Boobs' Plans Backfire on Birds

Ooops. "Environment-friendly" buildings in North America have turned out to be a slaughterhouse for birds. Catch the story here.

In other Enviro-Boob news, Toni Vernelli, an Englishwoman, had herself sterilized at the age of 27 in order to "protect the planet." The Daily Mail did an expose on her, where she says, "Having children is selfish. It's all about maintaining your genetic line at the expense of the planet."

Right. As if homo sapiens aren't part of the planet. But whatever. I'm guessing that Toni thought she was protecting the planet by not producing a future SUV driver. Me, I thank her for protecting the planet from a child raised by her. One less moron is a good thing. Besides, one look at tubby's picture and I'm not sure that the operation was even necessary. I'm wrong on that point, though, because in the article, you find out that Toni got knocked up. I blame it on English binge-drinking. She got an abortion and asked to be sterilized at the same time. Here's her take, as quoted by the Mail:

"I was horrified. I knew straight away there was no option of having the baby.

I went to my doctor about having a termination, and asked if I could be sterilized at the same time.

This time it was a male doctor. I remember saying to him: 'I want to make sure this never happens again.'

He said: 'You may not want a child, but one day you may meet a man who does'. He refused to consider it.

I didn't like having a termination, but it would have been immoral to give birth to a child that I felt strongly would only be a burden to the world.

I've never felt a twinge of guilt about what I did, and have honestly never wondered what might have been.

After my abortion, I was more determined than ever to pursue sterilization.

By then, I had my mother's support - she realized I wasn't going to grow out of my beliefs, and was proud of my campaigning work.

After getting hitched to a twit that she met at an animal rights demonstration (homo sapiens not being animals in the animal rights movement), she found a doctor that could have her neutered. Of that, she says:

After the operation, which is irreversible, I didn't feel emotional - just relieved.

"I've never doubted that I made the right decision. Ed and I married in September 2002, and have a much nicer lifestyle as a result of not having children.

"We love walking and hiking, and we often go away for weekends.

"Every year, we also take a nice holiday - we've just come back from South Africa.

"We feel we can have one long-haul flight a year, as we are vegan and childless, thereby greatly reducing our carbon footprint and combating over-population.

"My only frustration is that other people are unable to accept my decision."

Au contraire, nitwit. I am more than happy to accept your decision. Knowing that you will never raise a child does not disturb me in the least.