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Spotlight: Maureen Eiger – To Intervene or Not to Intervene?

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We also try to re-nest uninjured baby birds so we don’t interfere with a bird’s breeding cycle. Predators and storms can wreak havoc and human intervention is sometimes needed for survival. It needs to be properly medicated and triaged. Most likely the bird will need to be medicated for a few days “just in case.”.

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Rats Taking Over from Mice in Labs

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Scientific advances over the last three years have now made it feasible to easily tinker with rat genes, creating the possibility of far better models of certain human diseases, and potentially shortening the time it takes to develop medications. While both rats and mice have similarities to humans, rats win out in key areas.

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Disaster Preparedness Plan May Save Your Pet’s Life

4 The Love Of Animals

. - Folder with list of types of vaccination records & medical history to get from vet. Make sure to include a pre-signed medical treatment authorization in your kit. Most often pets are not allowed in these shelters due to reasons of human health safety. Some dog breeds (e.g. Pit Bull, Rottweiler, Doberman, etc.)

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Book: Shift Your Habit

4 The Love Of Animals

Save $$: Up to $500 or more depending on animal and breed. Save the Planet: Adopting a shelter pet not only saves a life, but it reduces demand for purebred animals, which are more likely to have medical problems due to genetic abnormalities. Contact The Humane Society of the United States to locate a nearby rescue group.

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Deconstructing Slate's "Pepper" Series

Animal Person

For Engber, who dispassionately describes procedures most of the time, the "advances" in the medical care of humans are all well worth what he and other vivisectionists do to dogs and other sentient nonhumans. By the end of my time as researcher, I was performing behavioral experiments on humans. It "guarantees humane treatment?"

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On "Knockout Animals"

Animal Person

Now, any medication we take and surgical procedures we undergo also have a long line of breeding, enslavement, torture and killing of sentient nonhumans leading up to them, so objecting to "knockout animals" on those grounds is to stand on somewhat thin ice. In other words, the perception of pain is affected. What about being raped?

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Unlikely Healer Walks on Three Paws

4 The Love Of Animals

Rather, he was a handy cat, one who could escape from all cages; one who could rouse his humans from a deep sleep as he played with anything and everything they dared to leave on the kitchen counter; one who could even, despite all odds, teach dog-only hearts to open up and love the newest member of their family. I’m Here too!”

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