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February 9, 2012
@jhucaat JHU CAAT - InterNICHE is an excellent resource.
fb.me/1pj7vEU48Posted by sball at 10:58 AM
@USDA_APHIS APHIS Wildlife Services leads efforts to design new tools such as live traps, for use with Florida invasive pythons.
go.usa.gov/RSMPosted by sball at 10:19 AM
@USDA_APHIS USDA wildlife specialists provided details at Alcorn State University workshop on feral swine management.
http://www.alcorn.edu/offices/Relations/Default.aspx?id=9164Posted by sball at 8:20 AM
February 8, 2012
@USDA_APHIS USDA streamlines animal and animal product import regulations
go.usa.gov/Rmf #CEMPosted by sball at 10:09 AM
@National_Ag_Lib USDA NAL Farm Animals: regulated under Animal Welfare Act only when used in biomed-research/testing/teaching/exhibition.
bit.ly/8VNpPkPosted by sball at 9:44 AM
@National_Ag_Lib USDA NAL Animal Welfare Act Workshops Dates for 2012. Register now!
bit.ly/tMf3RWPosted by sball at 9:12 AM
@National_Ag_Lib USDA NAL Horse Protection Act prohibits horses subjected to soring from participating in exhibitions/sales/shows/auctions.
bit.ly/bihkXXPosted by sball at 8:28 AM
@FDAanimalhealth - Find out how #FDA regulates veterinary devices
1.usa.gov/aFVpL9Posted by sball at 7:45 AM
February 7, 2012
@AVMAJournals - AVMA soliciting member comments on animal welfare policies
bit.ly/AaEwm0Posted by sball at 9:41 AM
Saving Dogs With Spinal Cord Injuries
ScienceDaily.com - Dogs with spinal cord injuries may soon benefit from an experimental drug being tested by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences -- work that they hope will one day help people with similar injuries. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120118155338.htmPosted by sball at 8:23 AM
Third Monkey Death at Harvard Sparks Federal Probe of Lab Work BusinessWeek
BusinessWeek.com - The Animal Welfare Act requires labs to handle research animals as “carefully” as possible to prevent “trauma,” overheating, physical harm “behavioral stress or unnecessary discomfort.” The USDA enforces the law through its inspection of about 1100 US ... http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-23/third-monkey-death-at-harvard-sparks-federal-probe-of-lab-work.htmlPosted by sball at 8:12 AM