In New York City's Central Park, there is a statue of a sled dog named Balto who led a team of canines bringing much needed medicine to an Alaskan outpost during a serious outbreak of illness in the 1920's. After Balto and other dogs pulled the sled and its driver to deliver the meds, the dog became something of a celebrity. The statue in New York is a celebration of that celebrity.
I know this sounds like a joke, but there is a move now to have that statue taken down. A group of cat lovers claim that the statue of the dog upsets them when they see it in the park and they believe that Central Park should be a haven, a refuge, a "safe space" for all city residents. For them, this dog statue has to go.
There's no word yet on whether or not NY mayor Bill DeBlasio is in favor of giving Balto the boot. Knowing DeBlasio as we do, however, we can only assume that he will decide shortly once he has gotten the results of polling done by his political advisors.
I guess we already have BaltoMore. If they dump the statue, Central Park will be BaltoLess.
I know this sounds like a joke, but there is a move now to have that statue taken down. A group of cat lovers claim that the statue of the dog upsets them when they see it in the park and they believe that Central Park should be a haven, a refuge, a "safe space" for all city residents. For them, this dog statue has to go.
There's no word yet on whether or not NY mayor Bill DeBlasio is in favor of giving Balto the boot. Knowing DeBlasio as we do, however, we can only assume that he will decide shortly once he has gotten the results of polling done by his political advisors.
I guess we already have BaltoMore. If they dump the statue, Central Park will be BaltoLess.
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