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January 30, 2009
EU Proposal to Create Level Playing Field for Welfare at Slaughter
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK -- A proposal that will ensure all animals across Europe are protected at the time of slaughter will be subject to comprehensive consultation according to Farming Minister. http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/latest/2009/animal-0127.htmPosted by sball at 10:30 AM | Comments (0)
Live-animal testing may ease BSE burden
Calgary Herald, Canada - Since the discovery of BSE in Alberta in May 2003, researchers have been searching for ways to detect the disease in live cattle as an alternative to the current method of diagnosis using post-mortem brain samples. http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/calgarybusiness/story.html?id=53b10902-bd59-4a12-85fd-08942a1308e1Posted by sball at 07:38 AM | Comments (0)
Zoo biologists help save endangered leopards
WorldZooToday.com -- Clouded leopards are in danger with a declining number in the wild and only 75 in North American zoos. But three Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium staff members are working tirelessly to ensure the long-term survival of these shy, elusive cats in the wild and in zoos. http://www.worldzootoday.com/2009/01/29/zoo-biologists-help-save-endangered-leopards/Posted by sball at 07:35 AM | Comments (0)
Dolphin "Chef" Follows Cuttlefish Recipe
National Geographic News -- A wild dolphin has been observed following a specific recipe for preparing a mollusk meal. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/01/090128-dolphin-cuttlefish-meal.html?source=rssPosted by sball at 07:32 AM | Comments (0)
Primate Dialects Recorded in South America - A First
National Geographic News -- The accents and dialects that add so much variety-and sometimes confusion-to everyday life are not unique to humans, and they may be more common in primates than previously thought. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/01/090128-primate-language-dialects-missions.html?source=rssPosted by sball at 07:30 AM | Comments (0)
January 28, 2009
Dog owners more likely to share germs with pets by not washing hands than by sleeping with dog
EurekAlert.org -- Research done by a veterinarian at Kansas State University found that dog owners, who sleep with their pet or permit licks on the face, are no more likely to share the same strains of E. coli bacteria with their pets than are other dog owners. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-01/ksu-dom012709.phpPosted by sball at 03:08 PM | Comments (0)
Big cats, wild pigs and short-eared dogs -- oh my!
EurekAlert.org -- Wildlife Conservation Society releases camera-trap photos from Ecuador's first large-scale jaguar census. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-01/wcs-bcw012709.phpPosted by sball at 03:07 PM | Comments (0)
Biofeedback from the zoo
EurekAlert.org -- According to new Tel Aviv University research, the best way to understand and effectively treat OCD is to look at ourselves as though we're animals in a zoo. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-01/afot-bft012709.phpPosted by sball at 03:03 PM | Comments (0)
Fairmount Implements Horse Welfare Plan
Bloodhorse.com -- To make its position clear on horse slaughter, Fairmount Park in Illinois has put in place a zero-tolerance policy that would take stalls away from trainers involved in the practice. http://news.bloodhorse.com/article/48981.htm?id=48981Posted by sball at 03:00 PM | Comments (0)
MeritCare animal use under fire
Inforum.com - Group filing complaint today with Department of Agriculture over use of live pigs in training classes. http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/229254/Posted by sball at 08:46 AM | Comments (0)
Group complains about ULL center
2theadvocate.com -- An Ohio-based animal-rights organization claims nine primates at University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s New Iberia Research Center died because their illnesses were ignored by staff. http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/suburban/38516622.htmlPosted by sball at 08:28 AM | Comments (0)
Vaccine sought for virus killing 6 zoo elephants
Chron.com -- Baylor College of Medicine and the Houston Zoo will join forces to find a vaccine for a herpes virus that has killed six young Asian elephants born at the zoo. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6233824.htmlPosted by sball at 08:02 AM | Comments (0)
HS3 Technologies Completes Beta Testing With American Humane Association to Monitor Animal Welfare Standards
Money.CNN.com -- Beta testing for a video analytic and monitoring system that ensures food production in North America meets humane animal welfare standards has been successfully completed. http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0469407.htmPosted by sball at 07:57 AM | Comments (0)
January 27, 2009
Welfare Plans for Meat Chickens Published
DEFRA.gov.uk -- Plans to implement Europe’s first comprehensive welfare rules on chickens raised for meat were released for consultation by Farming Minister Jane Kennedy today. http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/2009/090126a.htmPosted by sball at 01:01 PM | Comments (0)
January 26, 2009
Whistles with Dolphins
Scientific American - For the past three decades, Reiss has struggled to pry open that box, and she has used her findings to push for animal welfare. http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=whistles-with-dolphinsPosted by sball at 03:23 PM | Comments (0)
NOAA Gives Navy Marine Mammal Protection Measures for Sonar Training off the Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico
NOAA’s Fisheries Service has issued regulations and a letter of authorization to the U.S. Navy that includes measures to protect marine mammals while conducting Atlantic fleet active sonar training off the Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico. The regulations require the Navy to implement measures designed to protect and minimize effects to marine mammals. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090123_sonartraining.htmlPosted by sball at 12:51 PM | Comments (0)
Spokane police dog about to retire corners man
SeattlePI.nwsource.com -- A police dog on the last night of the job before retirement cornered a teenager sought for investigation of murder, officers said. http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/6420ap_wa_k_9s_last_night.htmlPosted by sball at 08:03 AM | Comments (0)
Service Dog Journeys to Historic Inauguration
ZooToo.com -- Rory, a service dog, stepped out at the Presidential Inauguration on Tuesday to represent children diagnosed with autism. http://www.zootoo.com/petnews/servicedogjourneystohistoricin-1143Posted by sball at 07:53 AM | Comments (0)
Protected Contact Elephant Training and Enrichment Workshop
May 10 - 14, 2009 Presented by Active Environments Hosted by Performing Animal Welfare Society Active Environments is proud to present the fourth elephant Protected Contact Training and Enrichment Workshop, hosted by the Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) at the ARK 2000 facility in San Andreas , CA . For further information contact: Active Environmentsʼ Office 7651 Santos Road Lompoc , CA 93436 Tel: 805-737-3700, Email: active.environments@earthlink.netPosted by sball at 07:25 AM | Comments (0)
Researchers genetically link Lou Gehrig’s disease in humans to dog disease
EurekAlert! -- An incurable, paralyzing disease in humans is now genetically linked to a similar disease in dogs. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-01/uom-rgl012109.phpPosted by sball at 07:23 AM | Comments (0)
Living with females extends the reproductive life of the male mouse, says Penn veterinary researcher
EurekAlert! -- Living with a female mouse can extend the reproductive life of a male mouse by as much as 20 percent. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-01/uop-lwf012209.phpPosted by sball at 07:17 AM | Comments (0)