AVMA News

JANUARY 6, 2024

The AVMA recently hosted more than 30 young adults at a Chicago veterinary clinic for an immersive experience in animal medicine as part of the Association’s ongoing efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the veterinary profession.

Chicago 323

Chicago Experience Experiments Animal 323

4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Nat Geo Wild is airing an amazing show tonight called Shark Attack Experiment: LIVE! will also have the opportunity to connect and tune in to Shark Attack Experiment LIVE online at natgeotv.com and via social media. I for one can’t wait to see what the results of the experiments will be! Will you be tuning in?

Sharks 100

Sharks Experience Experiments South Africa 100

Critter News

DECEMBER 9, 2010

For more than a year, we have worked to block NASA’s planned radiation experiments on live squirrel monkeys. We have just learned that the experiments have been cancelled. Due to the basic anatomical, biological, and physiological differences between squirrel monkeys and humans, these experiments were destined to fail.

Experience 100

Experience Experiments Monkeys Squirrels 100

10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

home about advertise archives birds conservation contact galleries links reviews subscribe Browse: Home / Asides / A First Christmas Bird Count Experience A First Christmas Bird Count Experience By Corey • March 2, 2011 • No comments yet Tweet Share Laura Wright has written an excellent article for onearth about her first Christmas (..)

Experience 162

Experience Experiments Deer 2011 162

Reddit Animals

JULY 18, 2023

So is this type of experience something I should consider or is this just a shady practice and we should stay away from it? submitted by /u/likeabaws69 [link] [comments]

Otters 40

Otters Kangaroos Experience Experiments 40

AVMA News

MAY 29, 2023

She comes to the Foundation with more than 20 years of fundraising experience. Danielle Johnson is the new executive director of the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF), the AVMA’s charitable arm.

Ohio 308

Ohio Medical Experience Experiments 308

AVMA News

JUNE 13, 2023

The Veterinary Hospital Managers Association (VHMA) developed a new Organizational Diagnosis and Design (OrgDD) Toolkit to help practice leaders solve workforce issues and improve their services for a better client experience and improved health care outcomes for pets.

Pets 308

Pets Experience Experiments 308

Reddit Animals

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

submitted by /u/wowchandigarh [link] [comments].

Experience 52

Experience Experiments Zoos Wildlife 52

AVMA News

APRIL 24, 2023

At the 2023 Student AVMA (SAVMA) Symposium, a panel of experts explained the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and the SAVMA Integrative Communications and Diversity Committee (ICDC) announced survey results regarding student experiences with DEI.

Experience 265

Experience Experiments 265

Critter News

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Johannesburg - A Bloemfontein man received a criminal record on Friday for a "backyard experiment" on a pregnant monkey, the NSPCA said. He had severed her spinal cord to paralyse her for a "backyard experiment. The NSPCA in November 2008 charged Jordaan for his "merciless treatment" of a heavily pregnant vervet monkey.

South Africa 100

South Africa Experience Experiments Primates 100

AVMA News

AUGUST 22, 2023

Roughly 11,000 veterinary practices each year experience a cyberattack, and with just over 800,000 complaints of suspected internet crime in 2022, odds are the average practice owner is at risk.

Denver 243

Denver Protection Experience Experiments 243

AVMA News

MAY 23, 2023

Here are 10 exciting attractions to experience while you’re in town for AVMA Convention 2023, taking place July 14-18 at the Colorado Convention Center. Whether you’re looking to have a relaxing nature walk, visit historic landmarks, or check out local beers, Denver offers something for everyone.

Denver 249

Denver Colorado Experience Experiments 249

Critter News

DECEMBER 5, 2009

PETA organized protests to stop these stupid radiation experiments on spider monkeys. The purpose is to determine how astronauts would fare on the way to Mars. We can't even get out of Afghanistan and we're going to Mars. Give me an effing break.

Protest 100

Protest Protesting Protesters Experience 100

AVMA News

APRIL 4, 2023

Speakers at the AVMA Humane Endings Symposium, held January 26-29 in Chicago, shared their personal experiences with depopulation of cattle and sheep for disease control and euthanasia of pigs after a fire.

Euthanasia 256

Euthanasia Psychology Sheep Chicago 256

Animal Person

MARCH 18, 2009

And that fact gives rise to a thought-experiment. They also found evidence on pottery fragments that “very likely” came from mare’s milk fat — a sign that the horses were being milked. So far I'm not seeing the mutual benefit. Among all the animal species on this planet, humans have domesticated only a handful.

Experience 100

Experience Experiments Horses Transported 100

Critter News

MAY 24, 2010

Now this is pretty gross. I understand it's for HIV prevention, but still. testing a vaginal gel on monkeys. Disturbing. The gel was applied vaginally to three pigtailed macaques twice a week for seven weeks. Thirty minutes after each gel application, the animals were exposed to SHIV, for a total of 14 "challenges."

Monkeys 100

Monkeys Experience Experiments Animal Research 100

Critter News

NOVEMBER 7, 2009

Another animal experiment I would not support as a US taxpayer. Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine are calling attention to it. The research project, led by Jack Bergman of McLean Hospital, a Harvard Medical School affiliate in Belmont, Mass.,

Monkeys 100

Monkeys Experience Experiments Squirrels 100

Critter News

MARCH 23, 2009

It was an "experiment" you see, even though they are just Animal Control, not a research facility. Clay County violated five federal animal welfare regulations in a in September 2008 experiment that involved putting a dog in a non-air-conditioned truck for an hour at midday, according to a U.S.

Experience 100

Experience Experiments Animal Welfare Ethical Treatment 100

Critter News

OCTOBER 24, 2009

I came across these stories about two different medical experiments using mice. In this experiment, scientists tested whether lighting can cause depression. Here's another experiment using mice to determine whether stress and chemicals in plastic is leading to messed up male genitals and, therefore, infertility.

Mice 100

Mice Experience Experiments Medical Research 100

Critter News

MAY 15, 2009

If the directive is approved, the number of animals used for experiments will be limited, and the animals’ welfare will be improved in accordance with ethical principles of the EU concerning animals. I really hope this passes.

Experience 100

Experience Experiments Medical Research Animal Research 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

And if you take this phrase, “stamps in weathered passports,” my interpretation is that the experiences from travel are the “stamps” as sights, sounds, tastes, smells, textures, on your “passport,” or soul. Hannah overlooking a valley Traveling into Lesotho from the Sani Pass is an experience more than just the journey to the top.

Lesotho 230

Lesotho Sheep South Africa Africa 230

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Birding Expeditions is a Guatemalan tour company created to help birders to have an unforgettable experience in the Mayan World. We work hard to provide the richest and most rewarding experience of the Neotropics. Besides nature, cultural experiences are a highlight when you visit Guatemala.

Guatemala 252

Guatemala El Salvador Belize Honduras 252

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Both species can theoretically breed in central Mexico, but in my experience are almost exclusively winter visitors. Still, it was exciting to experience, although I hope these feathered friends can soon go back to a more normal existence, with appropriate social distancing. And it brought friends.

Mexico 222

Mexico Investigation Science Experience 222

Critter News

MARCH 15, 2009

Here's a PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania with an interesting post about the same issue, wondering how much we really need to experiment on chimps. He is the assistant vice president for research communications in the Office of University Relations. Here's his post about it.

Experience 100

Experience Experiments Medical Research Animal Welfare 100

Reddit Animals

APRIL 9, 2021

submitted by /u/Kunphen [link] [comments].

Experience 52

Experience Experiments Pigs Monkeys 52

10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2021

The best of summer birding in my experience takes place at the beach. If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. Our land-locked species in temperate zones tend to become too focused on the little details of perpetuating their species to be sufficiently entertaining.

Virginia 253

Virginia Birds Experience Experiments 253

Reddit Animals

MARCH 27, 2022

submitted by /u/Nft-Collectors [link] [comments].

Science 52

Science Experience Experiments Birds 52

Critter News

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Not sure yet, but it could happen per this action alert from Physicians for Responsible Medicine.

Experience 100

Experience Experiments Monkeys Primates 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

We work with the best guides so our guests not only have outstanding hotel services in Mindo Cloud Forest, but they will also have a top-notch experience. Julia Patiño has 20+ years of experience guiding in birding tours and is one of the first women guides in Ecuador! Marcelo Arias has 25+ years of experience guiding.

Ecuador 185

Ecuador Spain Experience Experiments 185

Reddit Animals

APRIL 21, 2023

submitted by /u/Pedropeller [link] [comments]

New York Times 52

New York Times New York Experience Experiments 52

10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2023

As such, it offers some unique birding experiences. Since I have limited experience with eastern Mexico, and even less experience with tropical species, I enthusiastically accepted. Needless to say, I had a spectacular experience with my friend/guide. Next week: our even better experience in a Tabasco jungle.

Mexico 130

Mexico Tigers Birds Cows 130

10,000 Birds

APRIL 5, 2023

Due to the plethora of bird species around, invariably we were to experience something breathtaking. For me, there is little difference between this experience and another where the birds are habituated to human presence, pelicans coming in to grab bycatch from fishermen or storks at a landfill even.

Trinidad 263

Trinidad Birds Ducks Fish 263

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

That was a fleeting occurrence, and part of the beauty of the experience altogether. The light falls on it differently each time, it holds its feathers in unique ways; the combination of these factors leads to a plethora of experiences that mirror the magic of the natural world. Hummingbirds are enthralling by nature.

Experience 176

Experience Experiments Birds Trinidad 176

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Unlike some of us who started birding in midlife, Rogers brings to her new passion an adventurous history of a life lived outdoors–rock climbing (serious rock climbing, not in a gym), kayaking, ballooning, environmental stewardship, time in Alaska and Antarctica–which she uses to inform her new birding experiences.

Birds 264

Birds Sparrows Connecticut New York 264

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2023

2022 gave me a fair share of wonderful birds and birding experiences. Luckily, in one of the most unforgettable birding experiences of my life, at Curi-Cancha, I shared wonderful scoped looks of a male bellbird with old and new friends and birding mentors from Buffalo, NY. With those birds, I already have some highlights for 2023.

Costa Rica 261

Costa Rica Buffalo Birds Endangered Species 261

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 18, 2020

If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of October 2020) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

2020 321

2020 Soreing Birds Eggs 321

10,000 Birds

MARCH 22, 2021

If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. What was your best bird of the weekend? Tell us in the comments section about the rarest, loveliest, or most fascinating bird you observed. The post Best Bird of the Weekend (Third of March 2021) appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

New York 298

New York Birds Experience Experiments 298