Critter News

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

I wish we could stop killing animals for reasons related to killing humans. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has defended its use of more than 100 pigs in explosive tests in Wiltshire. Some 119 pigs were used in the research at the Government's military research laboratory Porton Down, near Salisbury, between 2006 and 2009.

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Although it was previously believed that cats were also safe, a cat in Iowa has now tested positive for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. Potbelly and pygmy pigs are susceptible. Pet pigs may contract swine flu. The ASPCA recommends taking “steps to limit possible transmission from humans to pigs and vice versa.&#

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4 The Love Of Animals

OCTOBER 20, 2009

It can spread to other pets however, such as turkeys and pigs. You should also be careful if you have a pet bird as they have sensitive respiratory systems that are susceptible to other human illnesses (such as colds). H1N1 and Your Pets originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on October 20, 2009. Continue reading at Care2.

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Animal Person

APRIL 7, 2010

As many of you know, 2009 was chock full of creature-related drama for me. Vetsulin was the perfect new product, except for the fact that it's animal (pig) based, unlike human insulins, and then there was the problem with quality control that was first reported last year.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

I think every naturalist in the United States knows the outlines of this urban tale: The pristine marshes of New Jersey are poisoned by pollution, toxic waste, pig farms, and probably every single way in which human beings can destroy the environment. The books provide the facts, the interviews give them an immediacy.

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