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Animal scientist Grandin awarded honorary DVM by Kansas State

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Despite the many honorary degrees Temple Grandin, PhD, has received for her advocacy on behalf of animals and autistic people, she received her first honorary veterinary degree this May.

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USDA, DHS celebrate opening of National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility

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Dignitaries gathered this May in Manhattan, Kansas, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NABF), a cutting-edge animal disease research facility replacing the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in New York.

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You Never Know What You’ll Find in Kansas

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The sun was setting fast as my mom and I left Council Grove, Kansas, after a delicious steak dinner and a three hour expedition across the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve. We loved the undulating green of the Kansas Flint Hills, and the positive endorphins of the hike pumped through our veins. There was a lake here?

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Snowy Owl Shot in Kansas

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As bad as birders think photographers are and photographers think birders are neither is as bad as the jerk who took a pot shot at a Snowy Owl in Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area, near Great Bend, Kansas. The bird was brought in to a veterinarian but it was too late and the owl died.

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The Blood Pheasant

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But an excerpt from “Train to Kansas City”, a song also covered by the Shop Assistants. Or if you like Kansas City but dislike trains, you can listen to “ Kansas City ” by Okkervil River. Probably not containing Blood Pheasant blood, though. This song mentions R.E.M.,

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PETA Criticizes University of Kansas

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We recently posted about the University of Kansas which, in response to USDA-cited lab violations, is spending about $1 million on lab renovations (although now I'm hearing it's more like $700,000.) Tags: animal research Kansas PETA. Sorry for the cynicism, but.HAH! Good luck with that argument! The NIH doesn't take back grant money.

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Kansas University Tries to Correct Welfare Violations

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Kansas University Medical Center was nailed by USDA inspectors for violations including improper treatment for sick animals, aging facilities and failing to provide appropriate enrichment opportunities for animals who appear to be under psychological stress.

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