Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a constellation of thoughts, feelings and behaviors caused, among other things, by inescapable repetition of toxic stimuli.  Soldiers suffer from it, as do hostages, kids bullied by other kids, children in abusive families and anyone trapped in cruel or violent circumstances from which they cannot escape.  I've seen dogs in even the best shelters who flinch at the slightest movement.  

When I learned that Discovery Communications (parent company of Animal Planet, The Discovery Channel and TLC)  had acquired global rights to S---H P---N'S ALASKA, I felt a far-too familiar jolt.  I knew her history in Alaska, offering $150. bounties for the severed limbs of dead wolves, fighting against increased protection for struggling Cook Inlet beluga whales AND America's only population of polar bears.  I knew the jolt of raw fear in my heart was the kind of repeated shock that can result in PTSD.  I knew, too, that if I didn't take action, I'd be inflicting inescapable toxicity on myself.  I don't need any more PTSD than I already carry.