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Coast Guard Defends Medical Practice on Animals

Critter News

I knew the military in general used animals for combat medical practice.hadn't thought of the Coast Guard though. Live anesthetized goats have been used in Coast Guard training to treat combat wounds, but the agency could not verify if the video involved its personnel. PETA leads the charge against the Coast Guard.

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Lightning Storms and Eagles

10,000 Birds

This blog was written by Marge Gibson, founder of the Raptor Education Group, Inc. In mammals, maggots eat only dead tissue and are occasionally used to debride wounds. We medicated her for maggots, picked at least 100,000 of the creepy critters from her abdomen, and finally treated the injury. in Antigo, WI. We had to find it.

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Snowy Owl Ethics

10,000 Birds

Most arguments for conserving a species focus on things that we can measure in dollar amounts, such as ecotourism, medical benefits, etc. Profile pages, photography groups, and regional birding groups are filled with Snowy Owl photos this time of year. Social media has become a major pathway for sharing photographs.

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Service Members Get a Second Chance with Service Dogs

4 The Love Of Animals

The DDF will be raising $20,000 for the training and care of a service dog (including medical bills, training and food) which will be donated to one lucky war vet from the FSD group. (FSD) for their second annual philanthropic campaign. The DDF is separate from Dublin Dog Co., About Freedom Service Dogs.

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