"We are now finished with the officinal business agenda," trumpeted the elephant who was Assembly Speaker this year. "Are there any suggestions for our next meeting, any member complaints, any requests for arbitration?"

The Dalmatian spoke up immediately. "The two-legs are getting out of hand" he started. "They are becoming more and more dictatorial. Just a few days ago the pretty, cute toy poodle bitch who lives up the street was taking a stroll past my two-legs' gate and, naturally, I greeted her as is our established custom.

Right away, before I could say any more, two-legs ordered me to shut up. Just one bark and you are in the dog house. But if two of them get together they are making noises all the time.

In fact, lately I noticed that they constantly make noises even when they are by themselves. I watch them every day walking past my house, holding one paw over their ear and just going blah-blah-blah, with a short pause in between every once in a while."

"You should be at my place," said the squirrel. "As you all know I live at that place where they imprison their kids for several hours almost every day. Then, every hour or so, the kids are let out into a fenced compound where some two-legs guards are posted to make sure the kids are not running away. What I want to tell you is, that not too long ago the kids would play all over the compound, but now they just walk around with their paws over one ear making noises all to themselves. It's frightening what's going on."

The squirrel had hardly finished when the housefly spoke up. "If you think that is strange you ought to come with me sometime inside their dens and watch their strange behavior. Let me tell you about the strangest I see. It's one of their eating habits.

Many of them use vegetables for desert after their meal. But instead of eating them they burn them. And I tell you, that smoke really makes you sick. I had to run for my life, oops, fly for my life, several times when it came too close to me.

Also, they have a flag that they wave sometimes. It's a big one. And they are so careless. Some of my relatives died a horrible death when the two-legs waved their flag so fast that there wasn't enough time for evasive maneuvers. But I also know of one place where they have a flag with a hole in the middle. That at least gives one a chance, but only a few places have those advanced designs."

"How about inviting the two-legs back to our Society?" asked the bald eagle. "After all, they used to be members."

"I researched that", answered the elephant. "And I have bad news. They have renounced their membership, saying they are better than we. In fact, they are now even ashamed to ever having been members."