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May 27, 2010
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Care Program, Inspections of Problematic Dealers (Report No: 33002-4-SF, Issued May 2010
PDF, Size: 4,699,844 bytes - U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General. http://www.usda.gov/oig/webdocs/33002-4-SF.pdfPosted by sball at 10:06 AM
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on OIG’s Audit of USDA’s Inspection of Problematic Dog Dealers
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued the following statement regarding OIG’s audit of USDA’s inspection of problematic dog dealers. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/newsroom/content/2010/05/dog_dealers.shtmlPosted by sball at 9:33 AM
Welfare and Safety Summit Announces Agenda
@TheHorse - The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation announced May 25 a wide-ranging agenda of health and safety issues for Thoroughbred racing for the third summit, scheduled for June 28-29 at the Keeneland sale pavilion in Lexington. http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=16412Posted by sball at 9:10 AM
May 25, 2010
Dane county (Wisconsin) committee would 'endorse' or 'oppose' experiments on monkeys
Wisconsin State Journal - A new committee would be tasked with the job of recommending whether the Dane County Board should officially "endorse" or "oppose" scientific experiments on monkeys in the county. http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt_and_politics/article_0b2d5326-652b-11df-8a68-001cc4c03286.htmlPosted by sball at 7:39 AM
May 24, 2010
Virginia Tech Partnership to Help Vet Students Interested in Research Careers
@TheHorse - The Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine, a part of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, will partner with the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD) to create new opportunities to help veterinary students who seek research-oriented careers focused on laboratory investigations and animal disease surveillance. http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=16399Posted by sball at 3:34 PM
New DNA Lab to Open at National Zoo
NBC Washington - A new high tech genetics lab will open at the National Zoo Tuesday with a mission to help protect endangered species in the wild and in zoos ... http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local-beat/New-DNA-Lab-to-Open-at-National-Zoo-94742469.htmlPosted by sball at 3:27 PM
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) http://altweb.jhsph.edu/wc6/Posted by sball at 3:14 PM
Animal Rights On The March
NationalJournal.com - How animal rightists are bringing new meaning to the pledge "with liberty and justice for all." Washington, watch out. http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/cs_20100522_1200.phpPosted by sball at 3:02 PM
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