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October 6, 2010
SD Dog Breeder Sues HSUS and Others for $5 Million
A dog breeder in South Dakota has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), and local police, an animal rescue organization, and prosecutors who raided and shut down his business, according to the Argus Leader. http://www.agandfoodlaw.com/2010/09/sd-dog-breeder-sues-hsus-and-others-for.htmlPosted by sball at 6:55 AM
October 4, 2010
'Procedures With Care' - New training resource on administration of substances
NC3Rs - The NC3Rs and the IAT have co-funded the production of a new web-based training resource on administration of substances to laboratory mice and rats. http://www.nc3rs.org.uk/news.asp?id=1406Posted by kadams at 9:50 AM
CVM Announces Availability of Online Pet Pharmacy Brochure through Pueblo, Colorado
Although online pet pharmacies may save pet owners money when buying animal medications, not all online pharmacies are reputable. http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/NewsEvents/CVMUpdates/ucm227966.htmPosted by sball at 7:18 AM
October 1, 2010
Online Training for IACUC Community Members
MSMR - The Massachusetts Society for Medical Research (MSMR) offers on-line training for prospective and new IACUC Community Members starting October 25.http://www.msmr.org/MSMR_courses.htmlPosted by kadams at 1:18 PM
CVM Announces Availability of Online Pet Pharmacy Brochure through Pueblo, Colorado
FDA"s Center for Veterinary Medicine is making available a brochure entitled Online Pet Pharmacies. Protect Yourself and Your Pets: Be A.W.A.R.E..http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/NewsEvents/CVMUpdates/ucm227966.htmPosted by kadams at 11:11 AM
September 29, 2010
October 1 Deadline Approaching for CAAT Animal Welfare Enhancement Award Proposals
AltWeb - The focus of these awards is to refine the housing, handling and/or experimental situations for laboratory animals. http://altweb.jhsph.edu/news/current/caatawardPosted by kadams at 4:40 PM
Blueberries Help Fight Artery Hardening, Lab Animal Study Indicates.
Blueberries may help fight atherosclerosis, also known as hardening of the arteries, according to results of a preliminary U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-funded study with laboratory mice. The research provides the first direct evidence that blueberries can help prevent harmful plaques or lesions, symptomatic of atherosclerosis, from increasing in size in arteries. http://tiny.cc/39vqlPosted by sball at 3:57 PM
Animal Welfare Approved Announces 2011 Good Husbandry Grants
Animal Welfare Approved is pleased to announce the 2010-2011 Good Husbandry Grant cycle. Grants will be awarded for the sole purpose of improving farm animal welfare, with a concentration on three areas: increased outdoor access, improved genetics and improved slaughter facilities. http://www.animalwelfareapproved.org/farmers/grants-for-farmers/Posted by sball at 3:55 PM
First Announcement: 5th International Workshop on the Assessment of Animal Welfare at Farm and Group Level (WAFL)
The Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare and the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph are pleased to announce that they will be hosting the 5th International Workshop on the Assessment of Animal Welfare at Farm and Group Level (WAFL), from August 8-11th, 2011. http://www.uoguelph.ca/csaw/wafl/Posted by sball at 3:46 PM
Polar Sidekicks Earn a Place on the Map
NYTimes.com - Some of the dogs and ponies which bore much of the burden of the race to the South Pole in 1911-1912 will be recognized. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/science/28polar.htmlPosted by sball at 3:06 PM
National Aquarium mourns death of 31-year-old dolphin
BaltimoreSun.com - Shiloh made history as mother to first calf born at Baltimore attraction. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-dolphin-20100927,0,458725.storyPosted by sball at 3:05 PM
New set of lion cubs born at National Zoo
WashingtonPost.com - On Aug. 31, four lion cubs were born to Shera, one of the zoo's two female lions. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/27/AR2010092705011.htmlPosted by sball at 3:03 PM
Transport of the pathogenic prion protein through soil... [J Environ Qual. 2010 Jul-Aug] - PubMed result
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are progressive neurodegenerative diseases and include bovine spongiform encephalopathy of cattle, chronic wasting disease (CWD) of deer and elk, scrapie in sheep and goats, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20830901Posted by sball at 3:02 PM
ICCVAM Recommendations to Provide for More Humane Eye Safety Testing
Four test method evaluation reports are now that provide recommendations for performing eye safety testing more humanely and for developing and using non-animal test methods and strategies. http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/ICCVAM10Sep.pdfPosted by sball at 11:42 AM