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Utah's Shelters Providing Strays to Labs for Research

Critter News

That's because of a little-known state law that requires government-run pounds to turn animals over to researchers if asked. University officials say they only collect animals from shelters willing to participate and pound animals are steered toward nonlethal experiments. Tags: animal research animal shelters strays.

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Angry Birds, What’s Black and White and Hungry All Over, and a Little Something for the Ladies: This Week in Bird News

10,000 Birds

If there’s one common theme to this week’s bird news items, it’s their collective bizarreness: The eagle has landed—on the drone, as France trains birds to take out drones that stray into restricted airspace. The smart-looking example in the photo above is by Michael Catanzariti, through Wikimedia Commons.).

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Is fostering the answer? We think it is.

4 The Love Of Animals

That at least would be a start till our society puts a higher value on the lives and existence of our furry friends, till the law stands up for our 4-legged buddies, till shelters are no longer overflowing with the unwanted. Fostering is a wonderful experience. If a cat is playing, it’s not meowing! Less noise = less stress.

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