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Chaser, the dog that knows 1000 words! #Chaser1000

4 The Love Of Animals

Just try tricking your pup into going to the vet or getting a bath! Using play and positive reinforcements rather than relying on treats or punishment, he started training her to recognize items by name, and by group. Would the scientific world believe the research if it did show this? Sometimes, they might even know too much!

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Calgary Zoo Feeling Economic Pressure

Critter News

Lanthier, a veterinarian and walrus researcher who took the helm in Calgary two years ago, says the cancellation of the polar bears exhibit might please some animal-rights extremists, but the reality is a blow to Canada's white bears.

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On Charles and Project Treadstone

Animal Person

The vet did give me a hard time about the dogs' animal-free diets (my traditional vets don't, ironically), and my response was that unless she could show me some research that his particular type of injury needs animal protein to heal, I wasn't going to change anything. been there.

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Wisconsin Falconer Legally Traps Snowy Owl

10,000 Birds

Turns out the founder of TRC and many the vets who worked in clinic were falconers as well. When you see a falconer transporting their bird or walking with a group, the bird might be in a dark crate or hooded. They know how to trap raptors and if something is interesting nearby, they will try to band it for research. Not always.

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