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May 24, 2010
UFO expert investigating Colo. cow mutilations
KDVR.com - Authorities in Colorado's San Luis Valley are trying to solve a series of bizarre, gruesome slaying: cows, mutilated, carved up, left to die in the fields. http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-alien-cows-txt,0,5016258.storyPosted by sball at 2:58 PM
May 21, 2010
Human behavior influences emergence of infectious disease in humans and animals
ScienceDaily - After studying the interactions of human and animal populations in Africa, Kathleen Alexander, associate professor of wildlife science in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources, found powerful evidence of how human behavior can influence the emergence of infectious disease in humans and animals.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100429153953.htmPosted by sball at 1:34 PM
Studies in Mice Show New form of prion disease damages brain arteries
ScienceDaily - National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists investigating how prion diseases destroy the brain have observed a new form of the disease in mice that does not cause the sponge-like brain deterioration typically seen in prion diseases. Instead, it resembles a form of human Alzheimer's disease, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, that damages brain arteries. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100304202246.htmPosted by sball at 1:08 PM
Human-dog Communication: Breed As Important As Species
ScienceDaily (July 27, 2009) — Dog breeds selected to work in visual contact with humans, such as sheep dogs and gun dogs, are better able to comprehend a pointing gesture than those breeds that usually work without direct supervision. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090723194319.htmPosted by sball at 1:05 PM
500 birds seized in cockfighting raid
SignonSanDiego.com - County animal service officers seized about 500 birds believed to be bred for cockfighting from a Pauma Valley property Thursday, and they served search warrants at a home in Fullerton and a restaurant in Anaheim as part of the investigation. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/may/20/500-birds-seized-in-cockfighting-probe/Posted by sball at 11:54 AM
Experimental Vaccine Protects Monkeys from New Ebola Virus
ScienceDaily -- New research has found that an experimental Ebola vaccine developed by researchers at the National Institutes of Health protects monkeys against not only the two most lethal Ebola virus species for which it was originally designed, both recognized in 1976, but also against a newer Ebola virus species that was identified in 2007. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100520212613.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29&utm_content=Google+ReaderPosted by sball at 11:53 AM
May 20, 2010
Exotic Pets And Welfare Labeling Are Top Priorities For New Government, UK
MedicalNewsToday.com - At the annual British Veterinary Association Animal Welfare Foundation (BVA AWF) Discussion Forum delegates voted for the most important animal welfare priorities, which the new Defra ministerial team should focus on. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/189358.phpPosted by sball at 2:43 PM
Common Language Key To Dog Bite Prevention - American Veterinary Medical Association
MedicalNewsToday.com - It's estimated that 4. 7 million people are bitten by dogs every year. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/189127.phpPosted by sball at 2:41 PM
Police, passers-by make way for ducklings
BaltimoreSun.com - Help mother, 11 little mallards through downtown morning rush to Inner Harbor. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-duck-crossing-baltimore-20100519,0,7708924.storyPosted by sball at 2:40 PM
Model animal welfare curriculum in the works
The AVMA will lead a collaborative effort to develop a model animal welfare curriculum for veterinary schools and colleges with funding help from the American Veterinary Medical Foundation. http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/jun10/100601e.aspPosted by sball at 2:39 PM
Welfare policies revised and adopted
The AVMA has revised several of its food animal welfare policies and adopted a policy concerning the use of electromuscular disruption devices (eg, stun guns and devices sold under the trade name Taser) on animals. http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/jun10/100601g.aspPosted by sball at 2:37 PM
May 18, 2010
Healthy Animals
Issue 41, April 2010 - ARS Scientists Work to Reduce Spread of Cattle Viruses http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/np/ha/han41.htmPosted by sball at 8:56 PM
Recent advances in telemetry promote further progress in reduction and refinement
NC3Rs.org - This article discusses the implantable and external telemetry systems that are currently available to researchers, and the various ways that telemetry can help to reduce animal use and refine animal research methods. http://www.nc3rs.org.uk/news.asp?id=1240Posted by sball at 8:52 PM
Bat studies to aid roving robots
BBC News - Detailed studies of the ways bats and dolphins use sound to echo-locate could soon help people with cochlear implants listen in stereo. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/10104494.stmPosted by sball at 8:51 PM