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Coast Guard Defends Medical Practice on Animals

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I knew the military in general used animals for combat medical practice.hadn't thought of the Coast Guard though. The courses do involve “live tissue training using live animals,” Lt. PETA leads the charge against the Coast Guard. For the full story, go here to the Washington Post.

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Bird Therapy

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Of course, we insist they do talk to medical professionals if their problems are especially serious.) .” Actually, my wife and I have a fairly deep understanding of counselling techniques — which is a good thing, because studies show that much counselling and mental health work occurs in church settings.

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Birding the silly season – part 2

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She checked my medication schedule again, worried that she must have forgotten the pink tablets. ” This time of year makes great demands on Lady Helen’s patience. “ A picture of what? ” “ That truck. The one that looks like a grebe sp., ” I must commend her for her forbearance. . ” I ventured.

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Debbie Souza-Pappas: Our Trapped Golden Eagle

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Newer devices have been further ‘tweaked’ to fit veterinary medical needs. His inventions are still used in today’s orthopedic surgeries, and I’m sure Dr. Ilizarov would be thrilled to see how far his initial inventions have morphed into amazing medical works of art. We anticipate removal of the device around the end of March.

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Juniper, plagues, and waxwings – Arrowood Farm-Brewery: Waxwing Juniper Farmhouse Ale

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Of course, in our slightly more rational age, we know that these irruptions are driven merely by hunger, as waxwings wander south in search of fruit in the cruelest, coldest winters – just the time of year when humans too are likely to endure significant hardships, as it happens.

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Defending Laboratory Rats

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Nice article about people who are committed to defending "lab rats" used for medical research. These are of course the same people that have no problem watching that stupid Ratatouille movie (or however you spell it) and saying how "cute" it is. Tags: rats animal experimentation laboratories medical research.

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People Think There Are a Ton of Chimpanzees Out There

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And, of course, if they are so severely endangered, why are so many carelessly exploited for medical experimentation? Tags: rant chimpanzees medical research endangered species. If they are members of an endangered species, why are there so many of them around? It's a bad perception problem for chimps.