Vaccine skeptic pet owners are refusing to inoculate their dogs —insisting the shots cause autism

 

One of the many care requirements for pet owners is to get their beloved fur babies vaccinated to protect them from contagious diseases that could potentially be fatal.

However, more recently, some owners are hesitating to do so because they believe the shots can potentially cause autism in their pooches.

According to a 2023 survey by Boston University School of Public Health published in the journal “Vaccine,” around 37% of dog owners believe canine vaccination could cause their pets to adopt this disorder.

The survey also revealed that more than 20% of owners think pet vaccines are ineffective, and 30% don’t even believe they’re necessary.

To each their own.

While some dogs may present certain behavioral issues that might be associated with autism spectrum disorder — this belief is actually just a myth.

In fact, “pets don’t get autism,” Lori Kogan, PhD, a psychologist and professor of clinical sciences at Colorado State University and chair of the Human-Animal Interaction Section of the American Psychological Association, shared with WebMD in March.

“So that’s not something to worry about,” Kogan explained.

Dr. Michael Q. Bailey, the president of the American Veterinary Medical Association, agreed.

“There is absolutely no scientific proof connecting any vaccine that we produce today with autism,” he told HuffPost of both humans and pets.

“And this has been studied and researched, and I think that this is fairly well settled information in the scientific literature. I really can’t say too much more than that, just because [of] the fact it is considered to be settled. Today’s vaccines have no connection with autism,” Bailey told the outlet.

Bailey noted that “hesitancy is not a bad thing in itself,” emphasizing that people should educate themselves and talk to their veterinarians.

While some pet owners are debating vaccinating their pets — Gen Zers are bringing their furry companions to college with them for emotional support.

Forget an emotional support blanket — reportedly, college students are bringing dogs, cats, rabbits and guinea pigs to live in their dorm rooms with them in record numbers, according to the Associated Press.

“College is such a traumatic experience in the way of you’re getting ripped away from everything you knew before, being thrown in with people you don’t know — especially if you grew up with pets, being so isolated from everything you knew,” recent Marist College grad Sam Gaskins, who housed her beloved bunny for three out of the four years she was in college, told The Post.

American Billionaires Party at a "Fund Raising Event for those WHO REFUSE to Serve" exclusively, While Israel Bury Their Dead!

by DIN

Jerusalem buried its dead on Monday after the Ramot Junction massacre.
The first hard fact?

A Charedi soldier — yes, an actual black-kippah combatant with a rifle —helped stop the terrorists!

He didn’t ask for a donor dinner, a musical kumzitz, or a luxury suite. He just ran toward gunfire.

Meanwhile, one hour south, another kind of "running" was taking place:
Running to Mitzpeh Rimon to Beresheet a Five Star Hotel were the patrons of Keren Olam HaTorah (KOH) who were enjoying their annual retreat — with a heady mix of Torah giants, like Rabbi Asher Weiss, Chief Rabbi David Yosef, and former Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau plus five-star catering, and a musical lineup that could headline Madison Square Garden. 

Ishay Ribo! Yonatan Razel! Shulem Lemmer! Zanvil Weinberger! 

All live, all on the same stage.

The program was simple:
Convince billionaires that funding yeshiva stipends is more urgent than, say, armor for IDF jeeps.

The irony writes itself:
In Jerusalem: Charedi soldier, kippah on head, rifle in hand, saving Jewish lives.
In Mitzpe Ramon: Charedi donors, hats off, wallets open, saving the all-you-can-eat dessert buffet.

Documents show KOH now operates as the unofficial welfare ministry for draft-age yeshiva students.

Forget the old envelope under the table; now it’s Excel sheets, signed declarations, and direct bank transfers. It’s not a charity — it’s PayPal for non-service.

And who’s bankrolling it?

The Karfunkels, Rubie Schron, Mirilashvili, Safra, Louie Scheiner, Khezrie, Isaac Rokowsky, Wolfson — titans of finance and real estate. Men who can build skyscrapers, run banks, and buy media channels…
but apparently can’t buy a clue that maybe, just maybe, soldiers also need support.

Of course, defenders of the system argue that “Torah protects.” Fine. No one disputes the spiritual power of Torah. But at Ramot Junction, A Charedi soldier tackled the terrorist in uniform, with a gun on a Monday.

And here’s the cosmic joke:
The IDF already provides Charedi tracks — kosher food, modesty rules, rabbis on call.
And Lo and Behold, the soldier who fought in Jerusalem didn’t lose his Yiddishkeit. He became the living definition of Ahavat Yisrael.

Meanwhile, donors sipping wine in Mitzpe Ramon toast “Torah protection” while mothers in Jerusalem toast their sons with bitter tears.

The choice for these philanthropists is simple:
Keep bankrolling permanent draft-dodging,
or
redirect that largesse toward frameworks that unify rather than divide.
Fund Torah and service. 

Fund stipends for reservists’ families. 

Fund therapy for traumatized kids. Fund actual love of Israel.

Because Jerusalem already showed us the image that matters:
a Charedi soldier, running toward bullets, not buffets.

The Charedi soldier vs. the extremists at the Kotel

Mendel Roth

Mendel Roth, a haredi soldier in the Hashmonaim Brigade, shared today (Monday) a personal story that took place last night at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

Rata explained that after arriving to say Selichot prayers, about ten Hasidic boys gathered around him, showing interest in military service in the brigade. He said, "Over time, a few extremists noticed and started causing trouble. They tried to pull the boys away, but they refused to leave."

Later, Roth said, the extremists approached a rabbi sitting in the inner plaza and returned with a claim that there is a halachic ruling to expel him from the area. "At that moment, the boys stood around me, hugged me, and stood firm against the extremists," he wrote.

Roth added that he approached the rabbi himself, "I went up to the rabbi and asked him, is it true that you commanded to expel a soldier who is going to defend the people of Israel from harm? He probably didn’t expect to see a Hasidic soldier with a beard and sidelocks, and he told me, 'I didn’t say to throw you out... I just said to talk to you... not to talk to the boys.' I told him, the Hashmonaim Brigade is a holy brigade that operates according to the ways of the Torah and holiness. But he was surrounded by the extremists who hurried to listen to the conversation. He answered me, 'I can’t talk to you about this now,' turned his back, and sat facing the Western Wall. I went to sleep with mixed feelings."

"I don’t think all the extremists are liars," Roth continued. "Some of them mean well and are genuinely convinced that the whole purpose here is to secularize and lead people away from the Torah of Israel."

In conclusion, he wrote, "Despite the storm that happened there, I came out much strengthened. I met a young Hasidic generation that knows how to listen to another voice, is moved and excited by a Hasidic soldier, and doesn’t get confused by the screams of zealots. This is our next generation."

 

'His parents weren't at his wedding; they'll be at his funeral'

Yehonatan Sasson, who was a student of Yaakov Pinto at the Hedvat HaTorah yeshiva, spoke this morning (Tuesday) about his counselor who was murdered in the terrorist attack at the Ramot Junction in Jerusalem.

"Yaakov is an inspiring story. He immigrated alone to Israel from Spain at a fairly young age. He found himself a high school yeshiva on his own and then a high yeshiva. He also found himself a job as a counselor at our dorms," Sasson said in an interview with Kan Reshet B.

He added, "As a dorm student, at the end of the day you are alone, but he was our mother and father. He knew how to speak to each one of us in our own language and it was fun to be with him. He had an unforgettable smile that was valuable in every situation - from difficulty to joy. He maintained his principles and values. On the one hand he did not compromise on them and on the other hand he was the most pleasant person imaginable."

Yehonatan added that Yaakov got married only three months ago, but his parents could not attend the wedding because of the war with Iran. "His parents weren't at his wedding; they'll be at his funeral, with him on his final journey."

Yaakov Pinto, 25, an immigrant from Spain, studied at the Derech Emuna Yeshiva in Lod. "His future was cruelly cut short. Our hearts are with his new wife, his family and his community in these difficult moments," they mourned him in the Ramot neighborhood. Yaakov was a counselor at the Haredi high school yeshiva Hedvat HaTorah for the past two years. "Since his arrival in Israel, he has devoted his entire existence to the sacred work of education," the yeshiva's management mourned him. "Out of a deep love for young people and boundless devotion."

French government collapses again as PM ousted in confidence vote

 

France’s political crisis deepened Monday as lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to oust Prime Minister François Bayrou, forcing President Emmanuel Macron to seek his fourth head of government in just 12 months.

The 364-194 vote against Bayrou marked a dramatic rejection of his call for sweeping public spending cuts to rein in France’s mounting debt, reported The Associated Press.

Bayrou, a centrist appointed by Macron last December, had gambled that legislators would back his fiscal vision. Instead, both left-wing and far-right blocs united to topple his minority government, which now must resign after less than nine months in office. The move plunges France into renewed uncertainty, with no clear successor in sight and Macron’s domestic agenda increasingly paralyzed.

Macron’s office confirmed he will accept Bayrou’s resignation Tuesday and name a new prime minister “in the coming days.” The president retains control over foreign policy and defense, but his ability to govern at home is severely weakened.

The crisis stems from Macron’s controversial decision to dissolve the National Assembly in June 2024, triggering elections that fractured the legislature and left no dominant bloc. Since then, successive minority governments have struggled to survive amid shifting alliances and mounting opposition.

Bayrou’s downfall follows the departures of Gabriel Attal in September 2024 and Michel Barnier in December, underscoring Macron’s struggle to build consensus in a hostile parliament. Bayrou’s budget plan, which included €44 billion in spending cuts for 2026, was met with fierce resistance.

Neighbors praise soldier, Torah Scholar who neutralized terrorists

Note: Had this Chareidie IDF Soldier who just saved many other Chareidim, had he have walked in to any Shul in Meah Shearim, he would have been lynched! 

A squad commander from the Charedi Hashmonaim Brigade, a 23-year-old resident of Binyamin, neutralized the terrorists responsible for the murder of six Israelis on Monday morning at the Ramot Junction in Jerusalem.

The soldier’s community praised his actions, stating: “Many blessings and prayers for strength to the son of our community, who today courageously confronted the terrorists at the Ramot Junction, saved many lives, and eliminated our enemies. May God bless him, grant him success in all his endeavors, and may he merit to sanctify the name of Heaven in public.”

Mordechai, a member of the community, highlighted the sacrifices made during the ongoing war: “Four seriously wounded, two fallen soldiers, and one who eliminated the terrorists during the Jerusalem attack - one tribe, from one community, of 23-year-old young men, who embody the story of this generation in the Swords of Iron War.”

The soldier, who serves as a squad commander in the Hasmonean Brigade, is a graduate of a yeshiva where he studied for four years. He recently became engaged. According to relatives and friends, he is described as a principled and dedicated Torah scholar, fully committed both to his military service and to the world of Torah.

 

Survivors Say Arab Driver Stopped His Bus, Ran Away, And Then Terrorists Entered

 Malka, an eyewitness to the terror attack at the Ramot Junction in Jerusalem, shared on Monday in an interview with Channel Now 14 that the driver of the bus which was attacked by terrorists may have collaborated with them.

“The driver got off the bus before the shooting spree, spoke on the phone, went back to grab his things – and ran. Right after that, the terrorists entered.”

According to her:

“It can’t be that there was no cooperation here. The driver didn’t want to drive. There are many yeshiva students who can testify to this, not just me. Somehow, the driver was talking on the phone, and I don’t know what that was about.”

Malka described the horrific event:

“There’s no way to describe how many shots were fired. As soon as we got off, the terrorists started shooting at us, it was terrible and horrifying.”

As previously reported, six people were murdered in the attack, seven were seriously injured, two in moderate condition, and three suffered light injuries. The Shin Bet has arrested a resident of the East Jerusalem neighborhood of A-Tur on suspicion of having driven the terrorists to the scene of the attack.

Footage from the scene shows dozens of people fleeing the busy junction full of cars and buses, running for their lives under the sound of gunfire and screaming. One brave man, a charedi who received his gun license a year ago, engaged  the terrorists and assisted in eliminating them.

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Owner of Famous Beit Shemesh Bakery Was Among Those Murdered

 One of the 6 people murdered in this morning's terror attach was *Mordechai Steintzag*, HY"D, known as 'Dr. Mark'. 

A resident of Ramot B, he was the owner of the well-known *Doctor Mark's Bakery* in Beit Shemesh.

Dr. Mark immigrated from the US decades ago. A cardiologist by training, he was very involved in the field of health and recognized that in Israel at that time there was not enough awareness of a healthy lifestyle. 

The small home bakery he founded became a pioneer and a leader in the field of healthy flours and breads, and today has several branches, the main branch being in Beit Shemesh.

May his family be comforted among the mourners of Zion.

Former Chareidie Girls now Harassing Charedie Protesters With Non_ Tzneesdik Tactics

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