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May 15, 2008
Colorado Bans Farm Confinement Systems
The PoultrySite.com reported on Wednesday, May 14, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter signed Senate Bill 201 (S.B. 201) into state law to ban the use of veal crates for calves and to ban gestation crates for breeding pigs. http://www.thepoultrysite.com/poultrynews/14894/colorado-bans-farm-confinement-systemsPosted by sball at 03:41 PM | Comments (0)
Horses Abandoned in West as Feed Prices Rise
News.Yahoo.com reports a growing number of unwanted horses are being starved or turned loose to fend for themselves in the U.S. West. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080513/lf_nm/usa_horses_dcPosted by sball at 09:49 AM | Comments (0)
May 14, 2008
Psychological Stress Linked To Overeating, Monkey Study Shows
ScienceDaily.com reports researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have found subordinate female rhesus macaques over consume foods at a higher level than do dominant females. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080513125216.htmPosted by sball at 03:39 PM | Comments (0)
May 13, 2008
ISU Researcher Performs First Veterinary Corneal Implant Procedure in US
EurekAlert.org reports a dogs sight was restored through a surgical procedure that involves taking out the cornea and inserting a plastic cornea. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-05/isu-irp051208.phpPosted by sball at 09:56 AM | Comments (0)
AVMA Opposes Use of Double-Deck Trailers for Transporting Horses and Other Equines
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has reinforced its opposition to the use of double-deck trailers to transport horses and other equines by approving a new policy on the Humane Transport of Equines.http://www.avma.org/press/releases/080512_equine_transport.aspPosted by sball at 09:54 AM | Comments (0)
May 12, 2008
Nanotechnology: Towards Reducing Animal Testing - conference details released
NanoTechWire.com reports scientists from all over the world will meet in London on 28th and 29th May 2008 to discuss how nanotechnology can contribute towards reducing testing on animals. http://nanotechwire.com/news.asp?nid=5959 http://www.nano.org.uk/events/ionevents.htm#animalsPosted by sball at 02:56 PM | Comments (0)
Europe Gets Bullish on Animal Rights Issues
Chron.com reports Europe's animal rights activists have successfully pushed through a string of animal welfare measures lately. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/5769191.htmlPosted by sball at 02:53 PM | Comments (0)
Environmental Enrichment: Implementing a Program at Your Institution
4 Webinar Short Courses. Jun 03 - May 26, 2008 - Waltham, MA. The AWEN Group, Inc. http://www.theawengroup.com/summer08_webinar.htmlPosted by sball at 01:47 PM | Comments (0)
Proceedings of the 6th World Congress on Alternatives & Animal Use in the Life Sciences
Tokyo, Japan • March 31, 2008 Japanese Society for Alternatives to Animal Experiments (JSAAE) 6th World Congress on Alternatives & Animal Use in the Life Sciences -Review progress made toward the 3Rs http://altweb.jhsph.edu/wc6/ http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jsaae/WC6_PC.htmlPosted by sball at 10:54 AM | Comments (0)
Sequencing Of The Platypus Genome Reveals The Early History Of Mammals
MedicalNewsToday.com reports a platypus was sequenced by scientists at the Genome Sequencing Center of Washington University School of Medicine, as part of an international research collaboration including scientists from the UK and Australia. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106753.phpPosted by sball at 10:47 AM | Comments (0)
ASM Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance in Zoonotic Bacteria and Foodborne Pathogens
Sponsored in collaboration with: The Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS),The Technical University of Denmark (DTU), and The University of Guelph http://www.asm.org/Meetings/index.asp?bid=51597Posted by sball at 08:33 AM | Comments (0)
APHIS-2006-0024-0001: Proposed Rule - Minimum Age Requirements for the Transport of Animals
We propose to amend the Animal Welfare Act regulations by adding minimum age requirements for the transport in commerce of exotic and wild animals. http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/component/main?main=DocketDetail&d=APHIS-2006-0024 The regulations currently contain such requirements for dogs and cats, but no corresponding ones for exotic and wild animals, despite the risks associated with the early transport of these species. We also propose to amend the regulations to allow, provided certain conditions are met, for animals to be transported without their mothers for medical treatment and for scientific research before reaching the minimum age and weaning requirement. Establishing minimum age requirements for the transport of exotic and wild animals and providing for the transport of animals that have not met the minimum age requirements are necessary to help ensure the humane treatment of these animals.Posted by sball at 08:23 AM | Comments (0)
May 09, 2008
Green Puppy Born In New Orleans
WDSU.com reports -- "Sometimes, when a puppy is born, the amniotic fluid mixes with the placenta and dyes the coat of the puppy and it almost always happens to very light colored puppies."http://www.wdsu.com/news/16205871/detail.html#Posted by sball at 12:30 PM | Comments (0)
First Deliveries of Realistic Neonatal Simulator to Arrive in Hospitals This Month
MedicalNewsToday reports the SimNewB, a new neonatal patient simulator developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and Laerdal Medical will help health care professionals learn to resuscitate their most vulnerable patients. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/106763.phpPosted by sball at 10:11 AM | Comments (0)