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Utah's Shelters Providing Strays to Labs for Research

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Scores of abandoned dogs, cats and livestock from Utah animal shelters become subjects of laboratory research at the University of Utah each year. That's because of a little-known state law that requires government-run pounds to turn animals over to researchers if asked. Tags: animal research animal shelters strays.

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When Choosing A Pup, Research ‘Breeds’ Results

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After talking to the owner of the shelter however, I learned there was more to adopting little Chester, or any pet for that matter, than my love at first bark. Before visiting the local animal shelter, I should have done some background research. Don’t let the dog eat your homework. Finding a diamond in the ‘Ruff’.

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Choosing the Right Dog Breed For Your Lifestyle

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You’ll have to do specific research in to the dog breeds you think you are interested in to see what their activity levels are. This is an essential thing to look into when you are considering adopting a pet. Many people mistakenly think that smaller dogs require less physical activity.

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To Tick or Not to Tick – Exotic Birding in Miami

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But its not just parrots that are doing well in their adopted city. I suspect that way more research and documentation is conducted on indigenous bird species. The exceptions to this rule might pertain to increasing exotic species that researchers suspect are having massive impacts on native birds ie.

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Traveling With Your Pets

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Here are my top tips for getting it done right. Try, for instance, spraying lavender on their bed or in their travel cage right before they settle in for the night. Bring them with you in a bag you can access easily during a car trip, or place it right in your pet’s travel cage if you’ll be going by plane. Maintain the Routine.

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Birding Chongming Island in summer

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To support the Ukrainian war effort, I would like to mention a paper on Black-winged Stilt authored by several researchers of Kharkiv University in Ukraine (I know the above does not make any sense but I think it sounds kind of fun, the overblown ego of an irrelevant blog post writer thinking his work has any influence on anything).

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Birds of Belize & Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide Review Doubleheader

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Yet they also bring up questions, which I’m going to talk about right now before diving into the specifics of the guides themselves. I think we do have the right to expect that artwork and species descriptions when repeated are current, reflect recent studies and taxonomic thought. © 2023 by Steve N. .” © 2023 by Steve N.