BREAKING NEWS The office of Mr. Justice Augustus Dindon issued a statement today advising all concerned parties that the trials and hearings over which he was to preside in the remaining days of February will be postponed until March or later. No reason for the postponement was cited in the statement, but sources close to Justice Dindon tell The Mammalian Daily that he has been feeling ill since Groundhog Day and that he is taking a few days … [Read all...]
Breaking News
OTD in 2016—Politics, violence mar celebration of the birth of The Park’s first leader
The celebration of the birth of The Park's first leader turned ugly yesterday when political arguments among residents resulted in violence that sent a number of Animals to jail or to hospital. The full-day holiday recognizes the birth of Jor, whose vision of Animal self-rule brought us modern zoocracy. The occasion is usually a solemn one, but this year it was made less so by arguments about sortition, the so-called lottery method by which … [Read all...]
OTD in 2015—On the anniversary of Jor’s birth, The Park contemplates its zoocratic future
The speeches were long, the weather was frigid, and the musicians packed up too soon, but as Animals gathered yesterday to honour Jor, The Park's first leader and the founder of modern zoocracy, what was most on their minds was the sustainability of our way of life and the future of Animal self-rule. "I have high hopes for zoocracy, but not for the system we've put in place to run it," said Antoine Lézard, president of the Coalition Against … [Read all...]
OTD in 2013—Archon’s nephew blasted over Groundhog Day remarks
The nephew of a former Archon is being criticized for remarks he made this month in an interview during The Mammalian Daily's live coverage of The Park's annual Groundhog Day celebrations. Hieronymous Hedgehog, who has been described as one of The Park's great citizens, had been out of hibernation for only three hours when he consented to an interview with Mammalian Daily reporters. When asked his impression of the festivities, the Hedgehog was … [Read all...]
More Park News
OTD in 2014—Chief Archon Buckminster Moose: The Interview, Part One
MAMMALIAN DAILY EXCLUSIVE Sitting back in his lounge chair at the end of a busy day, The Park's newly-minted Chief Archon takes a moment to close his eyes and ready himself for the inevitable … [Read All About It Here...]
OTD in 2013—”Long gone registry” first official act of 2013 Archons
Bowing to pressure from the Park Historical Society, the 2013 Archons announced today that their first official act as The Park's governing body will be the establishment of a registry of Animals … [Read All About It Here...]
OTD in 2014—Despite thirty-plus years of zoocracy, many Park Animals still yearn to be “King of the Jungle,” new study finds
A new study out of the University of West Terrier reveals that, despite more than thirty years of anticipatory zoocracy, some Park Animals still yearn to lord it over their fellow citizens. The … [Read All About It Here...]
Accolades from Margaret Atwood
The Mammalian Daily “Lightens The Morning Cup o’ Gloom,” says Margaret Atwood
